English Premier League

FT Sunday, January 18, 2015
Arsenal WWLWW 2
–
Manchester City WDWWD 0
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ARS112
MNC000
Etihad Stadium · 45,596 att.

Match Report

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Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud land Arsenal victory at Man City

Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud struck in each half as Arsenal stunned lacklustre champions Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
16
4
Saves
1
35.3
Possession
64.7
9
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
275
Accurate Passes
535
360
Passes
634
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
42
0.1
Cross %
0.1
42
Long Balls
47
23
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
17
22
Tackles
28
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
50
Effective Clearances
12
50
Clearances
12

Head to Head

MNC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joe HartG
  2. 26Martín DemichelisCD-L
  3. 4Vincent KompanyCD-R
  4. 22Gaël ClichyLB
  5. 5Pablo ZabaletaRB
  6. 21David SilvaAM
  7. 6FernandoLM
  8. 25FernandinhoRM
  9. 16Sergio AgüeroF
  10. 7James MilnerAM-L
  11. 15Jesús NavasAM-R

ARS · 4-1-4-1

  1. 13David OspinaG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 4Per MertesackerCD-R
  4. 34Francis CoquelinDM
  5. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  6. 39Héctor BellerínRB
  7. 19Santi CazorlaCM-L
  8. 16Aaron RamseyCM-R
  9. 17Alexis SánchezLM
  10. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainRM
  11. 12Olivier GiroudF

Timeline

  1. 3' Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 24' Goal! Manchester City 0, Arsenal 1. Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 38' Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 41' Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Stevan Jovetic replaces James Milner.
  6. 54' Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  7. 56' Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 63' Substitution, Manchester City. Frank Lampard replaces Fernandinho.
  9. 66' Substitution, Arsenal. Tomas Rosicky replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  10. 67' Goal! Manchester City 0, Arsenal 2. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Cazorla following a set piece situation.
  11. 76' Substitution, Manchester City. Edin Dzeko replaces Jesús Navas.
  12. 84' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs replaces Alexis Sánchez.
  13. 84' Substitution, Arsenal. Mathieu Flamini replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  14. 86' Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.

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