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57 mins

Arsenal 0-1 Liverpool (agg: 0-1)

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale comes steaming off his line to a hanging cross and punches not only the ball but team-mate Kieran Tierney on the face too.

Ouch.

Japan international Takehiro Tomiyasu is not having the best of games, he looks off the pace.

A drag back on Curtis Jones earns him a yellow card.

Ohh this is a shocker from the teenager.

Diogo Jota has the beating of Ben White down the left, leaving the England international in his wake.

Jota puts the ball on a plate for Kaide Gordon eight yards out in front of goal, but the 17-year-old leans back and fires his shot way over.

Again, Arsenal have started off the better side in this half and a good chance fell their way but they failed to take it.

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Oh this is a great opening for Arsenal.

Skipper Alexandre Lacazette brings Albert Sambi Lokonga's pass down but laces his shot over the crossbar.

A wayward finish from the Frenchman.

Steven Keeyes: Couple of tactical changes from Arteta and reckon Arsenal turn this round.

Matty AFC: Absolutely crazy that Liverpool have their right back playing free roam in possession. Shows how much they value his footballing ability.

Bukayo Saka chases down a lost cause into the corner and tries to exchange passes with Martin Odegaard, but the Norwegian's attempted pass by chipping the ball over is poor, with Caoimhin Kelleher off his line to smother.

Away we go again.

A change for Liverpool at the start of the second half, Ibrahima Konate replaces Joel Matip at the back.

Don Hutchison
Ex-Liverpool midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

Arsenal have to be braver and push higher. That has to be the Arsenal teamtalk at half-time.

Ted Scott: Arsenal haven’t been good enough. Smith-Rowe has been non existent, they struggling on the right hand side, and defence hasn’t been good enough.

Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Arsenal started with great intensity and took the game to Liverpool. The goal knocked the stuffing out of them. Liverpool are cruising so plenty of thinking to do for Arteta.

Diogo Jota's goal in the difference at the break.

Arsenal started well but fizzled out at the half wore on.

First booking of the night goes to Arsenal skipper Alexandre Lacazette for a late challenge on the baller Curtis Jones.

Arsenal have been disappointing since falling behind, tbh.

They've offered very little in the final third.

Two minutes to go to half-time, when they can go in and regroup.

DJ: Liking Curtis Jones so far tonight. Looks really confident, with good link up play.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

Arsenal are not playing badly but some of the early confidence and zip has gone out of their play and they have been living dangerously playing the ball out from the back.

Curtis Jones is having a fine night in midfield for Liverpool.