Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
Arsenal
Match Time & Date:
20/01/2022
20:45
Prediction: 1-0
Liverpool
A place in the EFL Cup final will be at stake when Arsenal and Liverpool go head to head at Emirates Stadium on Thursday evening. The Gunners are hit by AFCON absences, with all Aubameyang, Elneny, Partey, and Pepe being on international duty. Granit Xhaka once again misses out through suspension, with Odegaard stepping up. Both Saka and Smith Rowe should be fit for the match as well.
The Reds, on the other hand, are still without Mohamed Salah, Naby Keita, and Sadio Mane, who represent their national teams at the Africa Cup of Nations. Since Arsenal want this win more than Liverpool, we predict that Jurgen Klopp’s troops are going to return home empty-handed. Oxlade-Chamberlain has joined the likes of Thiago, Phillips, and Elliott in the recovery room, speaking of the away side. In the first leg the two teams played out a goalless draw at Anfield.
Highlighted Player (Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang):
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the most famous Gabonese player and he is the first footballer from Gabon to appear in Bundesliga. Aubameyang played for the likes of Dijon, Lille, Monaco and St. Etienne in the past before joining Borussia Dortmund on July, 2013. The pacey attacker signed a five-year contract with the Millionaires and he has been producing outstanding performances with the Signal-Iduna-Park outfit ever since.
Aubameyang impressed in the 2015–16 Bundesliga, scoring 25 goals in 31 appearances for Borussia Dortmund, but that did not help Thomas Tuchel’s men win the domestic trophy. Speaking of his international career, the 187-cm-tall striker made his Gabon debut on 25 March, 2009 and he scored his first goal for the national team in a 3-2 win over Morocco.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang helped Gabon make it to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. It has to be noted, though, that he played for France U-21 team in the past. Aubameyang was born in Laval, France on 18 June, 1989.
Highlighted Team (Liverpool):
Founded back in 1892, Liverpool are one of England’s and world’s most famous clubs. The Reds hold a high-profile rivalry with Everton and there have always been fireworks when the two teams take on each other in the Merseyside derby.
The Reds welcome their opponents at Anfield and it has to be noted that they have already won 18 first division trophies. Liverpool were on the verge of lifting the 2014/2015 Premier League trophy, but Steven Gerrard slipped in the decider against Chelsea and left the Reds without a title.
Liverpool won one of their last Champions League trophy's in 2005, with the team coming from three goals behind to beat Milan in a historic clash in Istanbul. The Reds have clinched six European Cups and it is no surprise they are regarded as one of the greatest European clubs.
The likes of Steven Gerrard, Robbie Fowler, Paul Ince, Ian Rush, Graeme Souness, Sami Hyypia and Luis Suarez are some of the most notable footballers to have represented the club over the years. The club’s anthem is You’ll Never Walk Alone and their shirt colour is red.
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