Willian and Bukayo Saka should be fit to return after missing the 3-3 draw against West Ham prior to the international break, although Emile Smith Rowe is a doubt after picking up an injury on duty with the England under-21 squad.
Roberto Firmino and Divock Origi are in contention after missing the last couple of games prior to the international break due to injury and Caoimhin Kelleher will be assessed, but Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Jordan Henderson remain sidelined.
No fixture in Premier League history has seen more goals scored than Arsenal vs Liverpool (166). 94 of these goals have been scored by Liverpool, the most goals the Gunners have shipped against a single opponent in the competition.
Arsenal haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last eight Premier League matches, last having a longer run without one in December 2019 (9). The Gunners have conceded the first goal in four of their last five league games, but have come back to win two of those games (D1 L1).
36 - At 36 years and 193 days, Thiago Silva is the oldest Chelsea player to be sent off in a Premier League game, overtaking John Terry against Sunderland in May 2016. Unwise.
Thiago Silva’s red card after 29 minutes is Chelsea’s earliest in a Premier League game since Gary Cahill was sent off after 14 minutes against Burnley in August 2017.