MX23RW : Sunday, November 24 07:46:46| >> :120:34468:34468:
[monks data]
Arsenal logo
Premier League | Gameweek 25
Feb 21, 2021 at 4.30pm UK
Emirates Stadium
Manchester City logo

Arsenal
0 - 1
Man City


Xhaka (53'), Bellerin (87')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Sterling (2')
Silva (51'), Cancelo (64')

Team News: Arsenal vs. Man City predicted XIs as Tierney, De Bruyne, Gundogan all return

Sports Mole provides team news and predicted XIs for Arsenal and Manchester City ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium.

Man City are hopeful that in-form midfielder Ilkay Gundogan will be ready to return for this one, having missed out against Everton in midweek due to a slight groin injury.

The German added another brace to his goal tally last weekend to make him Man City's leading Premier League scorer this season, with all of his 11 goals coming in his last 12 outings.

Ominously for the rest of Europe, Man City's options only seem to be getting stronger too; Kevin De Bruyne returned from injury off the bench in midweek and could start this match, while record goalscorer Sergio Aguero was also among the substitutes for that game.

Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez would all usually be among the first in line to drop out in favour of Gundogan or De Bruyne, but they were all on the scoresheet against Everton to make Pep Guardiola's selection headache even bigger.

Raheem Sterling was the man to make way for De Bruyne on Wednesday, but he is expected to start again having scored four goals and created two more in his last five Premier League games against Arsenal, including goals in each of his last three.

Should Gundogan return then Nathan Ake would be the only injury absentee for Man City, and Arsenal also have a relatively clean bill of health for this contest.

Thomas Partey will again be assessed ahead of kickoff despite being expected to fall short once more, but Kieran Tierney is now back available having returned off the bench in midweek.

Mikel Arteta named an unchanged team in Rome, with Rob Holding and Alexandre Lacazette among those to miss out again, although both could return for this one as Arteta looks to keep his squad fresh.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will also expect to start following his hat-trick last weekend, making it five goals in his last two top-flight starts.

Another two-goal haul this weekend would see the skipper become the first Arsenal player since Derek Tapscott in March 1956 to score two or more goals in three consecutive league starts.

Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Leno; Bellerin, Holding, Luiz, Tierney; Ceballos, Xhaka; Saka, Smith Rowe, Aubameyang; Lacazette

Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan; Mahrez, Sterling, Foden

ID:436001: cacheID:436001:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:4519:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola pictured in February 2021
Read Next:
Pep Guardiola: 'Mikel Arteta will turn Arsenal into title contenders'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
6pm
Vikings
@
Bears
6pm
Lions
@
Colts
6pm
Patriots
@
Dolphins
6pm
Buccaneers
@
Giants
6pm
Chiefs
@
Panthers
6pm
Titans
@
Texans
6pm
Cowboys
@
Washington
9.05pm
Broncos
@
Raiders
9.25pm
49ers
@
Packers
9.25pm
Cardinals
@
Seahawks
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Crystal Palace121561017-78
19Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
20Southampton11119721-144


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!