EFL Cup | Semi-Finals | 1st Leg
Jan 20, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Emirates Stadium
Arsenal0 - 2Liverpool
The Match
Match Report
Liverpool book their place in the EFL Cup final as Diogo Jota strikes twice in a 2-0 semi-final second leg win over Arsenal.
Team News
Martin Odegaard, Emile Smith Rowe and Takehiro Tomiyasu return to Arsenal's first XI for the visit of Liverpool in Thursday's EFL Cup semi-final second leg.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's EFL Cup clash between Arsenal and Liverpool, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Liverpool could line up for Thursday's EFL Cup semi-final second-leg tie against Arsenal.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final with Arsenal.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Liverpool win with a probability of 46.62%. A win for Arsenal had a probability of 29.41% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.68%) and 0-2 (7.27%). The likeliest Arsenal win was 2-1 (7.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.15%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Arsenal | Draw | Liverpool |
| 29.41% | 23.98% | 46.62% |
| Both teams to score 58.79% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
