Arsenal can take over at the top of the Premier League on Saturday even if Liverpool end a rare losing run at injury-hit Chelsea. Beaten 2-1 by undefeated Crystal Palace in the league last weekend, Liverpool went down 1-0 at Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday when they also lost goalkeeper Alisson to injury. Chelsea have similar problems, the West Londoners at risk of a third successive league defeat but at least back to winning ways in Europe with a 1-0 home Champions League victory over Benfica on Tuesday. Chelsea are likely to be lacking eight first-team regulars at Stamford Bridge against a side that last suffered consecutive Premier League defeats in April 2023. “Obviously with Arsenal winning in the last minute, it feels like they’re in the ascendancy a little bit,” former Liverpool striker Peter Crouch said in his podcast.