{"id":6368,"date":"2022-01-18T09:02:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/18\/why-arsenal-vs-liverpool-is-in-doubt-again-after-first-leg-stalemate\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T09:02:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:02:10","slug":"why-arsenal-vs-liverpool-is-in-doubt-again-after-first-leg-stalemate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/18\/why-arsenal-vs-liverpool-is-in-doubt-again-after-first-leg-stalemate\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Arsenal vs Liverpool is in doubt again after first leg stalemate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Arsenal snatch 0-0 at Anfield<\/h2>\n<p>In a game where it was hard to tell whether Liverpool were poor or Arsenal defended well, a ten-man Gunners side held on for a 0-0 draw at Anfield in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>With the game in the balance, Granit Xhaka was sent off for the denial of a clear goalscoring opportunity in the 24th minute, forcing a reshuffle in the Arsenal ranks as Eddie Nketiah was hauled off for Rob Holding.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A hard-fought draw at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>Onto the second leg \u2013 ! \u270a<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CarabaoCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CarabaoCup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arsenal (@Arsenal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arsenal\/status\/1481742713687093250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And, in the end, they held on to ensure that the tie has effectively become a one-legged event at The Emirates Stadium this Thursday. Or will it be?<\/p>\n<h2>Game in doubt?<\/h2>\n<p>Now, according to the iPaper, the fixture could be in some doubt, as the Gunners are assessing their playing squad to see if they have the requisite number of players.<\/p>\n<p>As per Sam Cunningham:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe club remain unsure if they will have enough players available to pick a squad to face Liverpool this week. An insider has told <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-inews-red-color\">i\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>the players are being assessed day by day and a decision will be made closer to the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">STORY: Arsenal uncertain if they will be able to fulfil their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Liverpool on Thursday after north London derby postponed due to Covid.<br \/>\nMore <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theipaper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theipaper<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#THFC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fhfqj8ziTN\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/fhfqj8ziTN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Cunningham (@samcunningham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samcunningham\/status\/1483390378921414656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.efl.com\/news\/2021\/december\/efl-statement-covid-19-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EFL rules state that<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the wake of recent EFL fixture postponements due to COVID-19 cases at Clubs, the EFL has also provided guidance on non-fulfilment of fixtures, confirming that Clubs will be expected to play where it has 14 players including a goalkeeper available from the Club\u2019s registered squad list\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, in the same vein as the North London Derby, Arsenal could well request another postponement, although the EFL may take a harsher stance than their fellow governing body.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/some-arsenal-fans-spot-massive-dusan-vlahovic-transfer-clue-in-fiorentinas-latest-clash\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Some Arsenal fans spot massive Dusan Vlahovic transfer clue in Fiorentina\u2019s latest clash<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/premier-league-betting-tips-round-up\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Premier League betting tips round-up<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal snatch 0-0 at Anfield In a game where it was hard to tell whether Liverpool were poor or Arsenal defended well, a ten-man Gunners side held on for a 0-0 draw at Anfield in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final. With the game in the balance, Granit Xhaka was sent off for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-6368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6368\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}