Manchester City vs Arsenal, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier League3 - 0
Sterling strikes, Luiz sent off as Manchester City outclass Arsenal
Manchester City defeated Arsenal behind goals from Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, and Phil Foden. Arsenal's David Luiz was sent off in the loss.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Arsenal. Bernd Leno tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Pablo Marí (Arsenal).
- 3': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 4': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 4': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
- 8': Substitution, Arsenal. Dani Ceballos replaces Granit Xhaka because of an injury.
- 8': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pablo Marí.
- 9': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 10': Offside, Arsenal. Bernd Leno tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 14': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
- 14': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 16': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 21': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
- 24': Substitution, Arsenal. David Luiz replaces Pablo Marí because of an injury.
- 24': Offside, Arsenal. Joseph Willock tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 34': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Silva.
- 34': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 35': Attempt saved. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 37': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
- 39': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
- 40': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- 41': Offside, Arsenal. Héctor Bellerín tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- 42': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 44': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
- 45': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Goal! Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': Foul by Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal).
- 45'+4': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 49': Penalty Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 49': Penalty conceded by David Luiz (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 49': David Luiz (Arsenal) is shown the red card.
- 50': VAR Decision: Penalty Manchester City.
- 51': Goal! Manchester City 2, Arsenal 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 51': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
- 51': Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
- 59': Offside, Arsenal. Bernd Leno tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 63': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces David Silva.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Riyad Mahrez.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Eddie Nketiah.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Matteo Guendouzi.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Joseph Willock.
- 69': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 69': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 70': Substitution, Manchester City. Rodrigo replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 70': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Aymeric Laporte.
- 71': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
- 76': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
- 76': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 77': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 78': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
- 79': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
- 79': Rodrigo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Agüero replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 89': Eric García went off injured after Manchester City had used all subs.
- 90': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
- 90': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 90'+1': Goal! Manchester City 3, Arsenal 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 90'+8': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fernandinho.
- 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Arsenal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 3, Arsenal 0.
Statistics
ARS |
MNC![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 9 | Saves | 0 |
| 32.9 | Possession | 67.1 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 279 | Accurate Passes | 639 |
| 333 | Passes | 692 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 31 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 7 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 15 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 11 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +41 | 76 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 34 | +14 | 61 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | +13 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 50 | Eric García |
| 22 | Benjamin Mendy |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 21 | David Silva |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez |
Arsenal (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 22 | Pablo Marí |
| 20 | Shkodran Mustafi |
| 3 | Kieran Tierney |
| 2 | Héctor Bellerín |
| 29 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 28 | Joe Willock |
| 30 | Eddie Nketiah |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 77 | Bukayo Saka |
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