Viktor Gyokeres has come in for plenty of criticism after Arsenal’s goalless draw with Liverpool. The Swedish forward was signed to address the club’s lack of goals, but things haven’t really clicked so far this season.

The Thursday match at Emirates Stadium will be broadcast on NBCSN and streaming on Peacock. To catch the game live, you need a Peacock Premium or Premium Plus subscription. While Peacock is the least expensive option, live TV streaming services such as YouTube TV carry NBCSN in their channel lineups.

Arsenal are back to being six points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League, failing to capitalize on City being held to a draw of their own on Wednesday. On Thursday, Arsenal dominated the opening 25 minutes but let Liverpool back into the game and the Merseyside club looked more likely to score in the second half.

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Liverpool did a number on Arsenal but missed the injured Hugo Ekitike in attack in a 0-0 draw on Thursday. Arne Slot's side comfortably contained the Premier League leaders with an organised and disciplined performance but never looked like breaking the deadlock themselves,

Arsenal and Liverpool joined the host of big boys to drop points at midweek, as Mikel Arteta's men failed to grow their table lead via a 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.

When Liverpool faltered earlier this year, Arsenal picked up steam. They went on a run that led to them grabbing first place in the Premier League, a spot they have not relinquished over the past couple of months. The Gunners are riding a five-match win streak in league play, having won seven matches overall dating back to last month.

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So far, Ekitiké has represented the best of Liverpool’s record-breaking 2025 summer transfer window, arguably the only signing who can be considered an outright success at this stage. He cost £79 million (106.1 million) to prise away from Eintracht Frankfurt but has repaid that with goals.

Mikel Arteta and Arne Slot will have interesting thoughts from North London after Arsenal vs Liverpool ended in a 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium.