LONDON. Manchester City beats Arsenal 3-1. Arsenal was truly better in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 60,276 spectators.​ The referee was Anthony Taylor with the collaboration of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Arsenal

1 - 3

Manchester City

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 10 Total 9
  • 1 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 1
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 89 Attack 92
  • 47 Dangerous attack 27
  • 88 Ball safe 62
  • 17 Free Kicks 11
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Arsenal had a strong ball possession 64% while Manchester City was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Manchester City was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Arsenal shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Manchester City shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (T. Tomiyasu and E. Nketiah). On the opposite side, Manchester City received 4 yellow cards (Kyle Walker, Ederson, Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish).

Match Timeline

24'
Kevin De Bruyne(goal)
34'
Kyle Walker- Yellow
36'
Ederson- Yellow
Bukayo Saka (penalty)
42'
45'
Bernardo Silva- Yellow
Takehiro Tomiyasu- Yellow
48'
58'
Erling Haaland(var)
61'
Manuel Akanji- sub ->Riyad Mahrez
62'
Jack Grealish- Yellow
Edward Nketiah- Yellow
64'
72'
Jack Grealish(goal)
Leandro Trossard- sub ->Gabriel Martinelli
76'
77'
Phil Foden- sub ->Jack Grealish
82'
Erling Haaland(goal)Kevin De Bruyne
Fábio Vieira- sub ->Granit Xhaka
83'
Ben White- sub ->T. Tomiyasu
83'
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After this match, Arsenal will stay with 51 points like Manchester City to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City will have 51 points like Arsenal to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 13th of May with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

Manchester City will play away agasint Everton on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (7 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
Aaron Ramsdale 1.England
6.3
D
Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan
5.4
83' 48'
D
Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil
6.2
D
William Saliba 12.France
6.2
D
Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine
6.1
M
Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland
6.7
83'
M
Jorginho 20.Italy
7.2
M
Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway
6.1
F
Bukayo Saka 7.England
7.1
42'
F
Edward Nketiah 14.England
5.9
64'
F
Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil
7.0
76'
Substitutes
G
Matt Turner 30.United States
D
Ben White 4.England
83'
D
J. Kiwior 15.Poland
D
Rob Holding 16.England
D
Kieran Tierney 3.Scotland
M
Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal
83'
M
Amario Cozier-Duberry 85.England
F
Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium
6.2
76'
F
Reiss Nelson 24.England

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale (6.3), Takehiro Tomiyasu (5.4), William Saliba (6.2), Gabriel Magalhães (6.2), Oleksandr Zinchenko (6.1), Martin Ødegaard (6.1), Jorginho (7.2), Granit Xhaka (6.7), Bukayo Saka (7.1), Edward Nketiah (5.9) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Fábio Vieira, Matt Turner, Benjamin White, Jakub Kiwior, Rob Holding, Leandro Trossard (6.2), Kieran Tierney, Amario Cozier-Duberry and Reiss Nelson.

Substitutions

Arsenal made 3 changes: Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard (76′), Granit Xhaka for Fabio Vieira (83′) and T. Tomiyasu for Ben White (83′).

Best player: Jorginho​

The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Jorginho.

His rating is (7.2) with 59 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 4.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
5.8
36'
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
6.8
34'
D
Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands
6.8
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
7.4
M
İlkay Gündoğan 8.Germany
7.0
M
Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium
8.3
87' 24'
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
6.9
45'
M
Rodri 16.Spain
7.1
F
Jack Grealish 10.England
7.6
77' 62' 72'
F
Riyad Mahrez 26.Algeria
7.0
61'
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
7.1
82'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
D
Aymeric Laporte 14.Spain
D
Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland
6.5
61'
D
Rico Lewis 82.England
M
Sergio Gómez 21.Spain
M
Cole Palmer 80.England
M
Phil Foden 47.England
6.4
77'
M
Kalvin Phillips 4.England
87'
F
Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina

Manchester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson (5.8), Kyle Walker (6.8), Rúben Dias (7.4), Nathan Aké (6.8), Rodri (7.1), Bernardo Silva (6.9), Riyad Mahrez (7.0), Kevin De Bruyne (8.3), İlkay Gündoğan (7.0), Jack Grealish (7.6) and Erling Haaland (7.1).

They had on the bench: Aymeric Laporte, Sergio Gómez, Stefan Ortega, Julián Álvarez, Cole Palmer, Phil Foden (6.4), Manuel Akanji (6.5), Kalvin Phillips and Rico Lewis.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 3 changes: Riyad Mahrez for Manuel Akanji (61′), Jack Grealish for Phil Foden (77′) and Kevin De Bruyne for Kalvin Phillips (87′).

Best player: Kevin De Bruyne​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 18 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​