MANCHESTER. Manchester City and Arsenal didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Manchester City was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (72%).
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor who was helped by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.34 degrees Celsius or 56.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
- 12 Total 6
- 1 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 119 Attack 77
- 103 Dangerous attack 17
- 75 Ball safe 62
- 21 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 20
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 72% while Arsenal was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more pushing with 103 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Manchester City to win the match.
Manchester City shot 12 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (David Raya and Gabriel Jesus).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Manchester City has 64 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Arsenal will has 65 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will host Aston Villa on the 3rd of April with a 26-5 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (8 draws).
Arsenal will host Luton Town on the 3rd of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (0 draws).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Amr Hassan , Manuel Akanji , Rúben Dias , Nathan Aké , Josko Gvardiol , Rodri , Bernardo Silva , Kevin De Bruyne , Mateo Kovacic , Phil Foden and Erling Haaland .
The home team had on the bench: John Stones, Jack Grealish , Jérémy Doku , Sergio Gómez, Matheus Nunes, Scott Carson, O. Bobb, Rico Lewis and Julián Álvarez.
Manchester City could not rely on the presence of Rico Lewis (injured).
Substitutions
Manchester City made 3 changes: Nathan Aké for Rico Lewis (27′), Phil Foden for Jérémy Doku (61′) and Mateo Kovacic for Jack Grealish (61′).
Player of the match: Rodri
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Rodri.
His rating is with 118 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 15 duels out of 24.
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: David Raya , B. White , W. Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Jakub Kiwior , M. Ødegaard , Jorginho , Declan Rice , Bukayo Saka , Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus .
They had on the bench: Aaron Ramsdale, Thomas Partey , E. Smith Rowe, E. Nketiah, Takehiro Tomiyasu , Leandro Trossard , Fábio Vieira, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Martinelli .
Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Gabriel Martinelli (injured).
Substitutions
Arsenal made 4 changes: Jorginho for Thomas Partey (66′), Jakub Kiwior for Takehiro Tomiyasu (66′), Gabriel Jesus for Leandro Trossard (72′) and Bukayo Saka for Gabriel Martinelli (78′).
Player of the match: Gabriel Jesus
The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Gabriel Jesus.
His rating is with 10 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.