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Viktor Gyokeres stats emerge after Arsenal lose to Liverpool and they look like a typo

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Published 19:16 31 Aug 2025 GMT+1

Viktor Gyokeres stats emerge after Arsenal lose to Liverpool and they look like a typo

Arsenal striker Gyokeres had a difficult afternoon at Anfield.

Ryan Smart

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Arsenal forward Viktor Gyokeres' stats have emerged after his side's 1-0 defeat to Liverpool - and they do not make for good reading.

The Gunners fell to a stunning second half 83rd-minute free-kick from Dominik Szoboszlai, with the Hungarian curling his right-footed effort into the top left corner from 32 yards out.

It was a rare moment of quality in what was a cagey match between the two Premier League title favourites, with Alisson and David Raya forced into just three saves between them.

Liverpool are the only side to have won all three of their opening Premier League matches this season.

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Arsenal, meanwhile, tasted defeat for the first time in 2025/26, having beaten Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford on the opening day before thrashing Leeds 5-0 last weekend.

Gyokeres scored twice in the latter game to open his competitive Arsenal account, but the fixture at Anfield on Sunday proved to be much more of a struggle.

The Swede failed to have a single shot over the course of the 90 minutes, and completed just five passes out of a total seven attempts - though four of those were in the final third.

He also didn't win any of three aerial duel attempts.

Gyokeres capped off a challenging afternoon by receiving a yellow card for tripping in the second half.

It is, of course, early days for the striker after he completed a £64 million move from Portuguese side Sporting CP in the summer.

He scored 87 goals in all competitions, including the Champions League, during his two seasons in Portugal after leaving Championship side Coventry.

And many Arsenal fans believe that the problem was more down to the lack of creativity by the Gunners rather than simply Gyokeres himself.

One wrote: "There is no point in having a striker if you're not going to create chances for him."

A second added: "Nobody is passing to him. No chance being created. He's on his own."

And a third stated: "The two big games away from home, games where you sign an expensive striker and he barely sees the ball, that has to change. It's not necessarily a Gyokeres problem, it is more so how we approach the play when he's the spearhead in these types of matches.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Viktor Gyokeres, Arsenal, Liverpool, Premier League, Mikel Arteta, Football, Fan Reactions

Ryan Smart
Ryan Smart

Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan. Written in the past for SPORF, GiveMeSport and more.

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