Soccer-Arsenal claim top spot as Havertz seals win at Liverpool

Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Arsenal - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - November 1, 2026 Arsenal's Kai Havertz celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Phil Noble

LIVERPOOL, England, Nov ⁠1 (Reuters) - Champions Arsenal moved three points ⁠clear at the top of the ‌Premier League with Kai Havertz's early goal securing a statement 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield on ​Sunday.

German striker Havertz tapped in ⁠from Declan Rice's low ⁠cross in the 16th minute after the ⁠hosts ‌were caught out trying to play the ball out of defence.

Liverpool ⁠responded strongly as halftime approached with Florian ​Wirtz curling ‌a free kick against the crossbar ⁠and Alexis ​Mac Allister heading a good chance over the bar.

Arsenal weathered the storm though and ⁠defended superbly to keep Liverpool largely ​at arm's length after the break and seal their first Premier League win at Anfield ⁠for 14 years.

Mikel Arteta's side replace Manchester City at the top with 24 points from nine games, with City on ​21 after losing at home ⁠to Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.

Liverpool's ​second league defeat of ‌the season left them nine ​points behind Arsenal in fifth place.

(Reporting by Martyn HermanEditing by Toby Davis)

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英格兰利物浦，11 月 1 日（路透社）——周日，卫冕冠军阿森纳凭借凯·哈弗茨的早期进球，在安菲尔德球场以 1-0 战胜利物浦，在英超联赛积分榜上领先 3 分。

第 16 分钟，主队在试图将球从后场带出时被德克兰·赖斯低平球传中，哈弗茨接球轻松破门。

上半场临近结束时，利物浦做出了强有力的回应，弗洛里安·维尔茨的一记任意球击中了横梁，而阿莱克西斯·麦卡利斯特的头球攻门也高出了横梁。

不过，阿森纳顶住了压力，下半场防守出色，基本没有让利物浦取得领先，最终在安菲尔德球场取得了14年来的首场英超联赛胜利。

米克尔·阿尔特塔率领的球队以9场比赛积24分取代曼城登上榜首，而曼城在周六主场输给布莱顿和霍夫阿尔比恩后积21分。

利物浦本赛季的第二场联赛失利让他们落​​后排名第五的阿森纳9分。

（Martyn Herman报道，Toby Davis编辑）

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