Arsenal vs Liverpool
The Argentine has been brilliant this season, and of late, he’s really stepped up. He broke a Premier League record against Bournemouth, with the number of tackles he made.
He’s very involved, he averages a hefty 1.90 fouls per 90, and we need just 1 here.
In his last 5, his foul stats read: 4, 2, 0, 2, 2.
The 0 came against Bournemouth, where as mentioned, he didn’t put a foot wrong.
In the FA Cup meeting with Arsenal he fouled twice.
Saka averages 1.18 fouls per 90 for Arsenal, and is pretty consistent at picking them up.
He does have defensive abilities, due to his time as a wing back when younger.
He tracks back, he presses hard and he’s pretty prone to fouls and cards.
He’s made at least 1 foul in 7 of his last 8.
Again, this includes 2 meetings with Liverpool. He made 1 in the FA Cup and 3 in the League fixture.
Despite being an attacking player, Odegaard is key in pressing and recovering the ball.
He averages 0.96 fouls per 90, and he’s made at least 1 foul in 11 of his last 12 matches which included committing 1 against Liverpool in both the league and cup meetings.
Liverpool draw a lot of fouls in central midfield.
Mac Allister (1.76), Gravenberch (1.51), Szoboszlai (1.66) and Jones (1.20) are all magnets for fouls.