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Sport WorldBriefFootball Checked story Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 1 Nov, 18:27 UTC

Liverpool 0–1 Arsenal: Havertz ends Arsenal's 14-year wait for a win at Anfield — and takes them top

Arsenal beat Liverpool 1–0 at Anfield on Sunday 1 November 2026 in the Premier League's Matchday 9 headline fixture. Kai Havertz scored the only goal in the 16th minute, finishing at the far post from a low Declan Rice cross after a poor Alisson pass out from the back put Liverpool under pressure, per Sky Sports' full-time match record — a record TNT Sports and NBC Sports agree on. It is Arsenal's first win at Anfield since September 2012. The win takes Arsenal top of the Premier League on 24 points, three clear of Manchester City; Liverpool stay on 15 points, nine behind the leaders. Liverpool pushed hard after the break — Florian Wirtz hit the bar from a free-kick and Alexis Mac Allister put a free header over — but could not find an equaliser.

Kai Havertz playing for Arsenal (file photo)
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Verified Arsenal beat Liverpool 1–0 at Anfield on Sunday 1 November 2026 (kick-off 16:30 UTC, referee Andy Madley): Kai Havertz scored the only goal in the 16th minute, assisted by Declan Rice, finishing at the far post from a low cross after a poor Alisson pass out from the back.

Key points

  • Final: Liverpool 0, Arsenal 1 at Anfield, Sunday 1 November 2026 — Havertz 16', assisted by Rice, after a poor Alisson pass (Sky Sports, TNT Sports, NBC Sports records agree).
  • Arsenal's first win at Anfield since September 2012 (The Independent's framing, carried across the match reports).
  • Arsenal go top on 24 points, three clear of Manchester City (21 from nine); Liverpool stay fifth on 15, nine points behind the leaders — per the updated standings reports.
  • Liverpool hit the bar through Wirtz and missed a free header through Mac Allister, but the equaliser never came.
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What happened

This was the fixture the whole Matchday 9 weekend pointed at: City had lost to Brighton on Saturday, so Arsenal arrived knowing a draw would take them top — and left with the win that ends a 14-year Anfield drought stretching back to a match Mikel Arteta played in.

Liverpool's frustration was the volume of pressure without the finish: dominant for long spells after the goal, twice within inches through Wirtz and Mac Allister, and still beaten at home by the side that now leads the league.

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Side A · Arsenal

  • Havertz's 16th-minute goal delivered Arsenal's first win at Anfield since September 2012 — at the ground where title challenges go to die.
  • The win takes Arsenal top on 24 points, three clear of Manchester City, with the division's meanest defence holding out for 74 minutes at Anfield.

Side B · Liverpool

  • Liverpool dominated long spells after the goal: Wirtz hit the bar and Mac Allister missed a free header — on another day it is a draw or better.
  • The gap is nine points in November, not May — Liverpool had won five straight in all competitions before this and remain in the race.

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Arsenal beat Liverpool 1–0 at Anfield on Sunday 1 November 2026 (kick-off 16:30 UTC, referee Andy Madley): Kai Havertz scored the only goal in the 16th minute, assisted by Declan Rice, finishing at the far post from a low cross after a poor Alisson pass out from the back. The win is Arsenal's first at Anfield since September 2012. Arsenal go top of the Premier League on 24 points, three points clear of Manchester City, who stay on 21 from nine games after losing to Brighton on Saturday; Liverpool stay in fifth on 15 points, nine behind Arsenal. Liverpool's best chances to equalise came from a Florian Wirtz free-kick that struck the bar and a free header Alexis Mac Allister put over from eight yards.

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  • VerifiedWest Ham United confirmed on Tuesday 3 November 2026 that men's first-team head coach Nuno Espírito Santo has left his position with immediate effect. The club said: 'Following a thorough review of the start to the EFL Championship season, the board of directors believe that a change is necessary at this time in order to ensure that the club's objectives and expectations remain on track.'
  • VerifiedAssistant head coach Rui Pedro Silva and goalkeeper coach Rui Barbosa have also departed. The process of recruiting a new head coach is already under way; Mark Noble, Steve Potts and Gerard Prenderville will take temporary charge of squad preparations ahead of Wednesday evening's EFL Championship fixture at Cardiff City, and the club will make no further comment until the appointment of the new head coach is confirmed.
  • VerifiedNuno replaced Graham Potter at the London Stadium in September 2025 on a three-year contract, oversaw West Ham's relegation from the Premier League last season — they finished 18th — and was kept on in May to lead the promotion bid. This season West Ham sit eighth in the Championship after 13 games, with back-to-back home defeats sealing his departure: 3–2 by Southampton and then 3–1 by West Brom on Saturday, a third home defeat in seven, after a run of two wins in seven games that followed a 6–0 win over Wrexham at the start of September.
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  • VerifiedThe National Sports Commission confirmed on Monday 2 November 2026 that the Super Falcons' players have received — and begun receiving — the naira equivalent of President Bola Tinubu's $100,000-per-player reward pledge, with members of the technical crew receiving the equivalent of $50,000 each, completing the cash component of the reward package for the team's 10th WAFCON title.
  • VerifiedThe pledge was made at a presidential reception for the team at the State House in Abuja on 28 July 2025, two days after the Super Falcons came from 2–0 down to beat hosts Morocco 3–2 in the WAFCON final in Rabat on 26 July 2025, winning a record-extending 10th continental title; the President approved the naira equivalent of $100,000 for each of the 24 players and $50,000 for each member of the technical team.
  • VerifiedNSC chairman Shehu Dikko said: 'The Super Falcons made Nigeria proud, and Mr President has honoured his commitment to them in full,' adding that some Nigerian sports heroes had endured years of waiting for promised rewards; team captain Rasheedat Ajibade thanked President Tinubu for keeping his word, describing the payment as recognition of the team's achievement.
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  • VerifiedSL Benfica beat FC Alverca 1–0 at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on Monday 2 November 2026 in Liga Portugal Matchday 10 (0–0 at half-time): Vangelis Pavlidis scored the only goal, a penalty, in the 51st minute, and the match ended at 90+5 minutes.
  • VerifiedAlverca matched Benfica's six shots on target: the team statistics read 61% possession to Benfica and 17 shots to 9 overall, but 6 shots on target each, with Benfica goalkeeper Samuel Soares making six saves and Alverca's Matheus Mendes five.
  • VerifiedThe breakthrough came six minutes after a half-time change: Claudio Echeverri replaced Andreas Schjelderup at the start of the second half, and Pavlidis's penalty followed in the 51st minute.
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