Liverpool and Arsenal's next five Premier League fixtures compared after late Gunners drama

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCArsenal beat Newcastle 2-1 at St James's Park on Sunday afternoon to move within two points of leaders Liverpool, who lost at Crystal Palace on SaturdayLiverpool have certainly had much better Premier League weekends.If the Reds were still smarting from their last gasp defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday, they had to watch Arsenal turns things around late on to beat Newcastle at St James's Park on Sunday afternoon.Nick Woltemade's header had looked to be giving the Magpies victory over the Gunners until Mikel Merino headed home Declan Rice's cross in the 84th minute. Better was then to come for Arsenal, who won the game thanks to centre-back Gabriel's header from substitute Martin Odegaard's corner in the sixth minute of injury time.READ MORE: Marc Guehi shows true colours with new Liverpool claim as Oliver Glasner proven rightREAD MORE: Liverpool suffer fresh injury setback as striker dealt new fitness concernIt was a heartbreaking way for Newcastle to suffer defeat, with the Magpies having also gone down 3-2 to Liverpool last month after Rio Ngumoha's 100th minute winner.Liverpool had been the masters of the late goal this season until their trip to Selhurst Park, with former Arsenal man Eddie Nketiah struck in the 97th minute to beat the Reds.

Federico Chiesa had earlier equalised with just three minutes of normal time remaining after Liverpool had gone a goal down to an Ismaila Sarr strike in the first half.The results have seen a three-point swing in the Premier League table, although the Reds remain top with 15 points from their six matches compared to Arsenal's 13 from their six.And it has set up an intriguing next few weeks in the Premier League, with Liverpool going to both Chelsea and Manchester City in their next batch of five games. The Reds also host Manchester United and Aston Villa and go to Brentford between now and the third and final international break of the year.Arsenal, meanwhile, appear to have more favourable fixtures, with the Gunners hosting West Ham and Crystal Palace and going away to Fulham, Burnley and Sunderland.Liverpool's next five Premier League fixtures: October 4 - Chelsea (A), October 19 - Manchester United (H), October 25 - Brentford (A), November 1 - Aston Villa (H), November 8 - Manchester City (A)Arsenal's next five Premier League fixtures: October 4 - West Ham (H), October 18 - Fulham (A), October 26 - Crystal Palace (H), November 1 - Burnley (A), November 8 - Sunderland (A)