Liverpool vs Arsenal Carabao Cup prediction

Arsenal will take on Liverpool for the second time in a matter of days and will be looking to exact revenge on their Premier League rivals, however this time it is for the privilege of progressing in the Carabao Cup.

The Gunners were beaten 3-1 at Anfield on Monday night when Alexandre Lacazette’s fortunate opener was cancelled out almost immediately by Sadio Mane before Andrew Robertson made amends for his mistake in the opener and then new-boy Diogo Jota bagged on his debut.

This game promises to be just as entertaining, however it may be a little more difficult to predict just what to expect from Jurgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta’s sides as both will likely be rather different from the team they sent out just a few days ago, although Mesut Ozil is unlikely to feature.

Indeed, the two sides already have recent history against each other in the competition, having faced each other at the same stage and that proved incredibly entertaining. On that occasion Arsenal led 3-1, 4-2 and 5-4 but were eliminated 5-4 on penalties after a 5-5 draw. For bettors who fancy working out what the potential rewards could be on a high-scoring game, they can use a very handy betting tool like The Bet Calculator to help them work things out.

Gunners eye swift revenge

Arsenal and Arteta will be hurting from their defeat to Liverpool on Monday as it saw their 100% record in the 2020/21 Premier League campaign go, whilst their performance hardly deserved a scoreline as big as that – although that could be a testament to just how good the Reds are.

Nonetheless, the Carabao Cup will provide the Gunners with the perfect opportunity to assert themselves as Liverpool will be likely to make a number of changes that could play into the north London outfit’s hands.

The Reds will be without some of their key players, whilst Arteta had initially named the likes of Nicolas Pepe, Bakayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah on the bench, and could be in line to return to the starting line-up; given that they made an appearance in the previous round of the tournament against Leicester City.

The Gunners’ record at Anfield makes for pretty grim reading, as Arsenal have failed to win there in their last nine attempts, however their win in the FA Community Shield may give them some confidence that they can get the job done.

Gunners good for half-time lead

Arsenal have managed to start rather early in most of their games this season, having scored in the first half of all their matches this season – except for the Carabao Cup 3rd Round tie with Leicester City. It would not be a surprise to see that fast-paced beginning happen again.