Arsenal
1 - 0
Man City

Mikel Arteta lifts lid on Gabriel Martinelli conversation after Man City triumph

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta pictured on October 8, 2023

Mikel Arteta reveals how Gabriel Martinelli defied club doctors to recover from a hamstring injury and score the winner in Arsenal's 1-0 victory over Manchester City.

"It's my fault" - Mikel Arteta takes blame for David Raya blunders

Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya pictured on September 17, 2023

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta takes the blame for David Raya's distribution errors in Sunday's 1-0 Premier League win over Manchester City.

Howard Webb: 'Mateo Kovacic extremely lucky to avoid red card against Arsenal'

Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic, Phil Foden and Erling Braut Haaland with Arsenal's Declan Rice on October 8, 2023

PGMOL director Howard Webb admits that Mateo Kovacic was "extremely fortunate" to avoid a red card in Manchester City's 1-0 defeat to Arsenal last weekend.

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Arsenal

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Lens 2-1 Arsenal
Tuesday, October 3 at 8pm in Champions League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Manchester City

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: RB Leipzig 1-3 Man City
Wednesday, October 4 at 8pm in Champions League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 39.38%. A win for Arsenal had a probability of 36.24% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.75%) and 0-2 (5.91%). The likeliest Arsenal win was 2-1 (8.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.

Result
Arsenal	Draw	Manchester City
36.24% ( -0.89)	24.38% ( 0.29)	39.38% ( 0.6)

Both teams to score 59.97% (

-1.14)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

57.22% (

-1.44)

42.78% (

1.44)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.82% (

-1.45)

65.18% (

1.45)

Arsenal Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.64% (

-1.12)

23.36% (

1.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.67% (

-1.65)

57.33% (

1.65)

Manchester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.25% (

-0.34)

21.75% (

0.34)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.06% (

-0.52)

54.93% (

0.52)

Score Analysis

Arsenal 36.24%

Manchester City 39.38%

Draw 24.38%

Arsenal	Draw	Manchester City
2-1 @ 8.2% ( -0.1) 1-0 @ 7.39% ( 0.23) 2-0 @ 5.37% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 3.97% ( -0.18) 3-2 @ 3.03% ( -0.17) 3-0 @ 2.6% ( -0.09) 4-1 @ 1.44% ( -0.12) 4-2 @ 1.1% ( -0.1) 4-0 @ 0.95% ( -0.07) Other @ 2.18% Total : 36.24%	1-1 @ 11.27% ( 0.24) 2-2 @ 6.25% ( -0.14) 0-0 @ 5.08% ( 0.32) 3-3 @ 1.54% ( -0.1) Other @ 0.23% Total : 24.38%	1-2 @ 8.6% ( 0.09) 0-1 @ 7.75% ( 0.41) 0-2 @ 5.91% ( 0.26) 1-3 @ 4.37% ( 0) 2-3 @ 3.18% ( -0.11) 0-3 @ 3.01% ( 0.1) 1-4 @ 1.67% ( -0.02) 2-4 @ 1.21% ( -0.05) 0-4 @ 1.15% ( 0.03) Other @ 2.54% Total : 39.38%

How you voted: Arsenal vs Man City

Arsenal

37.7%

Draw

17.4%

Manchester City

44.9%

Head to Head

Aug 6, 2023 4pm

Final

1-1

Arsenal win 4-1 on penalties

Trossard (90+11')
Partey (8'), Havertz (27'), Magalhaes (66')

Palmer (77')
Alvarez (31')

> Match Report

Apr 26, 2023 8pm

Gameweek 33

4-1

De Bruyne (7', 54'), Stones (45+1'), Braut Haaland (90+5')

Holding (86')

> Match Report

Feb 15, 2023 7.30pm

Gameweek 12

1-3

Saka (42' pen.)

De Bruyne (24'), Grealish (72'), Braut Haaland (82')

> Match Report

Jan 27, 2023 8pm

Fourth Round

Ake (64')

Jan 1, 2022 12.30pm

Gameweek 21

1-2

Man City 2-0 Nott'm Forest

Saka (31')
Xhaka (55'), Magalhaes (57'), Saka (63'), Holding (68')
Magalhaes (59')

Mahrez (57' pen.), Rodri (90+3')
Rodri (90+4'), Silva (90+5')

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Form Guide

Lens 2-1 Arsenal

Bournemouth 0-4 Arsenal

Brentford 0-1 Arsenal

Arsenal 2-2 Spurs

Arsenal 4-0 PSV

Everton 0-1 Arsenal

RB Leipzig 1-3 Man City

Wolves 2-1 Man City

Newcastle 1-0 Man City

Man City 3-1 Red Star

West Ham 1-3 Man City

Build-up

Bukayo Saka in Arsenal training on October 2, 2023

Arsenal handed Bukayo Saka injury concern ahead of Manchester City clash

Bukayo Saka is an injury doubt for Arsenal's weekend encounter with Manchester City, after limping off in their 2-1 defeat at Lens this evening.

Bukayo Saka 'nursing hamstring injury, doubt for Manchester City clash'

Arsenal's Bukayo Saka in action with RC Lens' Deiver Machado on October 3, 2023

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka is reportedly a doubt for Sunday's Premier League clash with European champions Manchester City.

Arsenal team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Manchester City

Sports Mole rounds up all of Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash with Manchester City.

Manchester City team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Arsenal

Manchester City's Rodri walks off the pitch after being sent off on September 23, 2023

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Arsenal on Sunday.

How Arsenal could line up against Manchester City

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up for Sunday's Premier League clash with Manchester City.

How Manchester City could line up against Arsenal

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Sunday's Premier League clash with Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta confirms Bukayo Saka is "in contention" for Man City clash

Arsenal's Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring their first goal on September 30, 2023

Mikel Arteta reveals that Bukayo Saka is "in contention" for Arsenal's clash with Manchester City despite coming off with a hamstring injury against Lens.

Manchester City defender John Stones ruled out of Arsenal clash

Manchester City's John Stones pictured on August 6, 2023

Pep Guardiola reveals that John Stones "is not ready" to play for Manchester City in Sunday's Premier League clash with Arsenal, and provides an encouraging update on Kevin De Bruyne's fitness.

Manchester City looking to equal Premier League winning record against Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta shakes hands with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola before the match on January 27, 2023

Manchester City will be looking to equal a Premier League winning record when they take on Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.