Manchester City vs Arsenal, 2020-21 English Premier League

Sterling strike sees Man City edge past Arsenal

Raheem Sterling scored the only goal of the game as Manchester City earned a 1-0 win over Arsenal at the Etihad on Saturday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
• 2': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
• 2': Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 7': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
• 8': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 8': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
• 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
• 12': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo.
• 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by David Luiz.
• 13': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
• 13': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 13': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 13': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
• 14': Rodrigo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 16': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo.
• 16': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
• 16': Willian (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 18': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
• 18': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 21': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
• 21': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 23': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Agüero.
• 23': Goal! Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
• 25': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
• 25': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ederson.
• 26': Attempt blocked. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 26': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
• 27': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Cancelo.
• 27': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
• 27': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
• 29': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by David Luiz.
• 34': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by João Cancelo.
• 34': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Agüero.
• 35': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
• 35': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 38': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
• 40': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a through ball.
• 40': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ederson.
• 40': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
• 40': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 41': Offside, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
• 45'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
• 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian with a cross.
• 45'+1': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0.
• 46': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a cross.
• 49': Foul by Willian (Arsenal).
• 49': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 50': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
• 51': Attempt missed. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a headed pass following a corner.
• 55': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Agüero.
• 58': David Luiz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
• 60': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
• 60': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 61': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
• 61': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 62': David Luiz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 62': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
• 63': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
• 63': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 63': João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 64': Attempt blocked. David Luiz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
• 64': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by João Cancelo.
• 64': Ederson (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 64': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
• 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Sergio Agüero.
• 66': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 66': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
• 68': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 68': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
• 68': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 69': Attempt missed. David Luiz (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
• 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Willian.
• 71': Foul by David Luiz (Arsenal).
• 71': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 74': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 74': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
• 76': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Héctor Bellerín.
• 77': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by David Luiz.
• 78': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan following a corner.
• 80': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
• 81': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
• 81': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 82': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
• 83': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Nicolas Pépé.
• 83': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Granit Xhaka.
• 84': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
• 84': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 84': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
• 88': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
• 89': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Phil Foden.
• 90': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
• 90'+2': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
• 90'+2': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+4': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
• 90'+4': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 90'+4': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0.
• 0': Match ends, Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0.