LONDON. Arsenal snatched a late win Manchester City 1-0 after G. Martinelli scored just 1 goal (86′).

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 11:30 am local time. In front of 60,233 spectators.​ The referee was Michael Oliver who was helped by Stuart Burt and Lee Betts. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.8 degrees Celsius or 46.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Arsenal was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Manchester City that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match​.

Arsenal shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (Gabriel Jesus and Jorginho). Talking about the opposition, Manchester City received 3 yellow cards (Bernardo Silva, Ederson and Mateo Kovačić).

Standings

After this match, Arsenal will have 20 points like Tottenham Hotspur to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Manchester City will stay with 18 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away against Chelsea on the 21st of October with a 24-15 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (10 draws).

Manchester City will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 21st of October with a 11-1 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

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

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: David Raya (7.1), Ben White (7.8), William Saliba (7.3), Gabriel Magalhães (7.3), Oleksandr Zinchenko (7.1), Martin Ødegaard (7.3), Jorginho (6.7), Declan Rice (7.8), Gabriel Jesus (7.0), Eddie Nketiah (7.0) and Leandro Trossard (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Kai Havertz (7.0), Aaron Ramsdale, Thomas Partey (6.7), Emile Smith Rowe, Gabriel Martinelli (7.9), Jakub Kiwior, Takehiro Tomiyasu (6.8), Fábio Vieira and Reiss Nelson.

Substitutions

Arsenal made 4 changes: Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli (46′), Eddie Nketiah for Kai Havertz (75′), Jorginho for Thomas Partey (75′) and Oleksandr Zinchenko for Takehiro Tomiyasu (75′).

Best player: Gabriel Martinelli​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Gabriel Martinelli.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 7 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson (6.8), Kyle Walker (7.0), Rúben Dias (6.8), Nathan Aké (6.7), Joško Gvardiol (7.0), Rico Lewis (6.7), Bernardo Silva (7.1), Mateo Kovačić (6.8), Julián Álvarez (6.8), Erling Haaland (7.1) and Phil Foden (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Jeremy Doku (6.3), Manuel Akanji, Matheus Nunes (7.0), Kalvin Phillips, John Stones  (6.3), Jack Grealish, Stefan Ortega, Sergio Gómez and Oscar Bobb.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 3 changes: Julián Álvarez for Jeremy Doku (68′), Mateo Kovačić for Matheus Nunes (68′) and Rico Lewis for John Stones  (68′).

Best player: Phil Foden​

The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Phil Foden.

His rating is (7.5) with 33 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 20. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Aston Villa – 1-1
• West Ham United – Newcastle United – 2-2
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Liverpool – 2-2
• Arsenal – Manchester City – 1-0