Liverpool BOTTOM of the 2025-26 ‘Massive Six’ Head to Head desk

December 1, 2025
12:36 am

We’re approaching the midway level of the 2025-26 Premier League season on the level at which level all the ‘massive six’ sides – Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester Metropolis and Manchester United – could have performed each other.

However which aspect has the most effective file in these marquee video games? The outcomes would possibly shock you.

Liverpool had the most effective file in these video games final season, stepping up on the massive event a key purpose for his or her title triumph as they did the league double over Manchester Metropolis and held chasers Arsenal to attracts house and away.

It was solely after securing the title with a convincing 5-1 victory over Tottenham that Arne Slot’s Reds lastly misplaced a sport to ‘massive six’ opposition, shedding 3-1 away to Chelsea after every week of celebrations.

Regular service seemed to be resumed as they gained their first 5 outings of the 2025-26 Premier League marketing campaign, together with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Arsenal. ]

However issues took a swift and dramatic flip from there, with subsequent defeats to Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester Metropolis (alongside additional shock defeats to Crystal Palace, Brentford and Nottingham Forest).

Arsenal’s slender defeat at Anfield, because of Dominik Szoboszlai’s long-range free-kick, introduced an finish to their lengthy unbeaten file in such ‘massive six’ fixtures.

Earlier than that, they’d gone 22 matches with out defeat (13 wins, 9 attracts) within the league towards their fellow ‘massive six’, together with a 1-0 victory away to Manchester United on the opening weekend of this season.

It’s been one thing of a reversal since then, with Mikel Arteta’s Gunners mounting an imperious title problem by commonly notching routine wins over the remainder of the league, whereas dropping additional factors towards Liverpool, Manchester Metropolis and Chelsea.

Enzo Maresca’s Blues have been lowered to 10 males in two of their 4 ‘massive six’ outings. Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was dismissed early on of their 2-1 loss at Outdated Trafford, however they produced a creditable efficiency to attract 1-1 at house to Arsenal after Moises Caicedo’s first-half crimson card. With 11 males, they’ve overwhelmed each Liverpool and Tottenham.

Elsewhere, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis have proven their mettle with resounding wins towards Liverpool and Manchester United, solely denied three factors late on by an Arsenal equaliser. They did undergo a seemingly compulsory defeat to Tottenham again in August, although.

It’s been a combined bag for Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United undertaking, with assertion victories over reigning champions Liverpool and ten-man Chelsea alongside defeats to Arsenal and Man Metropolis and a last-ditch draw towards Tottenham.

Spurs, in the meantime, have suffered chastening defeats to London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea alongside the 4 factors they took from the Manchester golf equipment.

Right here’s how the ‘massive six’ head-to-head desk stacks up in full thus far in 2025-26, with every crew positioned so as of their points-per-game: