LONDON. Manchester City was capable to turn the tables against Arsenal to win 2-1. It was Arsenal to strike first with a goal of B. Saka at the 31′. Then it was a penalty in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Rodri gave the win to Manchester City in the 90′ minute. Manchester City was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Gabriel received a red card (59′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Arsenal lost the match.

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell assisted by Kevin Friend and Simon Long. The 4th official was Constantine Hatzidakis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Manchester City had a strong ball possession 71% while Arsenal was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.​

Arsenal shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 4 yellow cards (G. Xhaka, Gabriel, B. Saka and R. Holding). Regarding the opposition, Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (Rodri and B. Silva).

Gabriel (Arsenal) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (59′).

Standings

After playing this match, Arsenal will stay with 35 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City will have 53 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away with Tottenham Hotspur on the 16th of January with a 13-10 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (12 draws).

Manchester City will host Chelsea on the 15th of January with a 20-17 head to head in favor of Chelsea (3 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

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

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale (5.9), Takehiro Tomiyasu (7.0), Ben White (7.1), Gabriel Magalhães (6.0), Kieran Tierney (6.8), Thomas Partey (7.3), Granit Xhaka (6.0), Bukayo Saka (6.4), Martin Ødegaard (6.3), Gabriel Martinelli (6.9) and Alexandre Lacazette (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Nicolas Pépé, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Rob Holding (6.6), Emile Smith Rowe (6.4), Mohamed Elneny (6.2), Cédric Soares, Nuno Tavares, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Bernd Leno.

Substitutions

Arsenal made 3 changes: M. Odegaard for R. Holding (63′), A. Lacazette for E. Smith Rowe (71′) and B. Saka for M. Elneny (84′).

Best player: Thomas Partey​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Thomas Partey.

His rating is (7.3) with 31 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Manchester City – Formation

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

Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson (6.7), João Cancelo (6.3), Rúben Dias (6.7), Aymeric Laporte (7.0), Nathan Aké (6.8), Bernardo Silva (7.2), Rodri (7.2), Kevin De Bruyne (6.6), Riyad Mahrez (7.4), Gabriel Jesus (7.0) and Raheem Sterling (7.2).

They had on the bench: Fernandinho, Jack Grealish, Luke Mbete, James McAtee, Kayky, Cole Palmer, Zack Steffen, İlkay Gündoğan (6.2) and Kyle Walker.

Substitutions

Manchester City made only 1 change substituting Gabriel Jesus for I. Gundogan (63′)​.

Best player: Riyad Mahrez​

The most impressive player for Manchester City was Riyad Mahrez.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 49 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Arsenal – Manchester City – 1-2
• Crystal Palace – West Ham United – 2-3
• Watford – Tottenham Hotspur – 0-1