Arsenal beats Liverpool 1-0 to end Anfield torment and go top of the Premier League
By: Steve Douglas, The Associated PressPosted:2:02 PM EST Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 Last Modified: 2:43 PM EST Sunday, Nov.
1, 2026 Arsenal eked out its first win at Anfield in 14 years by beating Liverpool 1-0 through Kai Havertz's first-half goal to climb to first place in the Premier League on Sunday. Read this article for free: We need your support!
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Arsenal eked out its first win at Anfield in 14 years by beating Liverpool 1-0 through Kai Havertz's first-half goal to climb to first place in the Premier League on Sunday. Read unlimited articles for free today: Arsenal eked out its first win at Anfield in 14 years by beating Liverpool 1-0 through Kai Havertz's first-half goal to climb to first place in the Premier League on Sunday.
Not since 2012 - when current manager Mikel Arteta was commanding the team's midfield - had Arsenal won at Liverpool's intimidating home ground. The curse was broken by Havertz, who slotted home a close-range finish at the back post after a low center across the face of goal by all-action midfielder Declan Rice in the 16th minute.
Arsenal's Kai Havertz, left, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Arsenal in Liverpool, England, Sunday, Nov. (AP Photo/Jon Super) Arsenal then defended doggedly, especially in the first half when the visitors were pinned back by Liverpool, to keep its sixth clean sheet in nine games of a title defense that is going according to plan.
"In the end, that defensive line, the way we stick together, that togetherness we have, is undefeated," Rice said. "It's nothing I've ever seen before.
With this eighth victory of the campaign, the Gunners leapfrogged Manchester City into top spot and holds a three-point lead. Perhaps more presciently, given the uncertainty surrounding City's future following its guilty verdict for large-scale financial rule-breaking, Arsenal is now five points ahead of third-place Brighton - the only team to defeat the defending champions so far."