Arsenal’s first Premier League win at Anfield since 2012 put the champions three points clear at the top of the table, after Kai Havertz’s 16th-minute finish secured a 1-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday, according to reports of the Matchweek 9 contest. The champions have 24 points from nine matches. It was a victory built on control, discipline and a single moment of quality — and it ended a 14-year wait that had become a talking point every time Arsenal travelled north.
Havertz strikes early
Liverpool were edged 0-1 at Anfield after Havertz’s 16th-minute finish proved decisive, according to the EPL roundup. Florian Wirtz hit the crossbar for the home side, and Liverpool’s bench featured Victor Muñoz and Dominik Szoboszlai, but the Reds could not force an equaliser. Attendance was 60,406. Arsenal defended their lead with maturity, staying compact, breaking up Liverpool’s rhythm and managing the game’s final stages without panic. Title-winning teams win games like this: away from home, against a rival, with a single goal and a clean sheet.
Rivals stumble around them
The weekend could hardly have gone better for Arsenal. Manchester City lost to Brighton, Chelsea beat Manchester United, and the champions took full advantage. City remain their nearest challengers on 21 points after Brighton’s 1-0 win at the Etihad. Arsenal now host Hull City on Saturday as Matchweek 10 begins on Friday, November 6. With a three-point cushion and a monkey off their back at Anfield, the champions look increasingly hard to catch — though the season is young, and the chasing pack will not wait long for a slip.
What Anfield tells us about the title race
Winning at Anfield for the first time in 14 years is about more than three points; it removes a psychological barrier that had followed Arsenal for over a decade. Champions are often defined by the grounds where they finally win, and this was one of those grounds. Liverpool will be disappointed, but the wider title picture now favours Arsenal: three points clear, rivals dropping points, and a squad that knows how to win tight away games. The champions are setting the pace, and everyone else is chasing.
