Liverpool vs. Arsenal - Football Match Report - April 9, 2023 - ESPN

A late Roberto Firmino header helped Liverpool come from two goals behind to secure a stunning 2-2 comeback draw with Premier League leaders Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday.

Arsenal pulled six points clear of second-placed Manchester City after first-half goals by <a _ a href=«https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/269844/Gabriel-Martinelli» id="" player soccer>Gabriel Martinelli

and Gabriel Jesus were cancelled out by Mohamed Salah and Firmino. The result adds significance to Arsenal's title-defining clash with City on April 26, as Pep Guardiola's side have a game in hand on the league leaders.

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Arsenal had not won at Anfield since September 2012 — a game which manager Mikel Arteta played in for the London side — but they started strong and opened the scoring on eight minutes through Martinelli.

Bukayo Saka initiated a blistering surge forward and Jesus' pass was deflected into the path of Martinelli by Virgil van Dijk. The Brazil winger, under pressure from the recovering Liverpool backline, kept his composure and prodded the ball under the advancing Alisson.

The Premier League leaders continued to push and looked to have put their Anfield curse firmly behind them as Jesus doubled their lead on 28 minutes.

Martinelli burst beyond Trent Alexander-Arnold to latch onto Granit Xhaka's searching ball. He found space to swing in a right-footed cross perfectly on the head of Jesus, who directed his effort in beyond Alisson to strengthen Arsenal's title bid.

However, a clash between Xhaka and Alexander-Arnold lifted the Liverpool crowd and the hosts rallied to claw a goal back three minutes before half-time. <a _ a href=«http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/208133/Diogo-Jota»