English Premier League

Manchester City vs Arsenal, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Manchester City
  • 16': Rayan Cherki
  • 65': Erling Haaland
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2 - 1
Arsenal
  • 18': Kai Havertz

Erling Haaland gives Man City crucial win over Arsenal in Premier League title race

Erling Haaland helped Manchester City land a telling blow in the Premier League title race as his goal gave Manchester City a crucial 2-1 win over Arsenal.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
  • 1': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
  • 2': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
  • 6': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Rodri.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Offside, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
  • 10': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 16': Goal! Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
  • 18': Goal! Manchester City 1, Arsenal 1. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 19': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
  • 19': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 28': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 30': Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
  • 31': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
  • 33': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Declan Rice.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Abdukodir Khusanov with a cross.
  • 33': David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
  • 36': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
  • 36': Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 37': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
  • 39': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 40': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
  • 42': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 43': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 43': Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Manchester City).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Arsenal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Arsenal 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Noni Madueke.
  • 46': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
  • 46': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Abdukodir Khusanov.
  • 53': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 57': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 58': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 65': Goal! Manchester City 2, Arsenal 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 69': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 69': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 72': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Eberechi Eze.
  • 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Cristhian Mosquera.
  • 77': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ben White.
  • 78': Handball by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 79': Offside, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
  • 83': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 83': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Martín Zubimendi.
  • 85': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Rayan Cherki.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 88': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Jérémy Doku.
  • 88': Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Rodri because of an injury.
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Antoine Semenyo.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Arsenal 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Arsenal 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 1
41.4 Possession 58.6
9 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
262 Accurate Passes 424
348 Passes 498
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 51
22 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 5
14 Effective Tackles 10
22 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 9
26 Effective Clearances 27
26 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,523

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 5 +8 15
2 Arsenal 5 +4 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 +11 10
4 Brentford 5 +6 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
15 Marc Guéhi Yellow Card
45 Abdukodir Khusanov
33 Nico O'Reilly
27 Matheus Nunes
10 Rayan Cherki
16 Rodri
20 Bernardo Silva
9 Erling Haaland
11 Jérémy Doku
42 Antoine Semenyo
Manchester City Substitutes:
John Stones, Tijjani Reijnders, Nico González, Sávio, Omar Marmoush, Phil Foden, Rayan Aït-Nouri, James Trafford, Nathan Aké.

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães Yellow Card
2 William Saliba
5 Piero Hincapié
3 Cristhian Mosquera Yellow Card
36 Martín Zubimendi
41 Declan Rice
8 Martin Ødegaard
29 Kai Havertz
10 Eberechi Eze
20 Noni Madueke
Arsenal Substitutes:
Leandro Trossard, Viktor Gyökeres, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ben White, Max Dowman, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Christian Nørgaard, Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus.

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