English Premier League

Manchester City vs Arsenal, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 7': Ilkay Gündogan
  • 12': Ferran Torres
  • 43': Gabriel Jesus
  • 53': Rodri
  • 84': Ferran Torres
FT
5 - 0
  • Red Card 35': Granit Xhaka

Man City shrug off Kane, Ronaldo snubs to humiliate Arsenal

Manchester City put a difficult week behind them by cruising to a 5-0 victory over 10-man Arsenal on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
  • 5': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
  • 7': Goal! Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a cross.
  • 9': Foul by Calum Chambers (Arsenal).
  • 9': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 11': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Goal! Manchester City 2, Arsenal 0. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 14': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City - Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal (Ferran Torres).
  • 17': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a cross.
  • 20': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
  • 22': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 24': Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
  • 24': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Cédric Soares (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Offside, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tries a through ball, but Granit Xhaka is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
  • 28': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
  • 35': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
  • 35': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the red card.
  • 38': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus following a corner.
  • 38': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a cross.
  • 39': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rob Holding.
  • 43': Goal! Manchester City 3, Arsenal 0. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 44': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 3, Arsenal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 3, Arsenal 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Kyle Walker.
  • 50': Offside, Arsenal. Calum Chambers tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 53': Goal! Manchester City 4, Arsenal 0. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 55': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
  • 57': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 57': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 59': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 62': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodri with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 66': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 66': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a through ball.
  • 68': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a corner.
  • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 75': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rob Holding.
  • 76': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rob Holding.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a through ball.
  • 78': Offside, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
  • 82': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
  • 84': Goal! Manchester City 5, Arsenal 0. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 88': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
  • 90': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
  • 90': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': 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 Raheem Sterling.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a through ball.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Arsenal 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 5, Arsenal 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 14
5 Saves 0
19.6 Possession 80.4
1 SHOTS 25
0 ON GOAL 10
0.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
125 Accurate Passes 693
185 Passes 757
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 7
3 Crosses 30
0.3 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 33
16 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 10
6 Effective Tackles 10
9 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 4
31 Effective Clearances 3
31 Clearances 3

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,276

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 35 +41 76
2 Manchester City 34 +37 71
3 Manchester United 35 +15 64
4 Liverpool 35 +12 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
3 Rúben Dias
27 João Cancelo
2 Kyle Walker
16 Rodri
8 Ilkay Gündogan
20 Bernardo Silva
21 Ferran Torres
10 Jack Grealish
9 Gabriel Jesus

ARS Arsenal (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Bernd Leno (GK)
16 Rob Holding
31 Sead Kolasinac Yellow Card
21 Calum Chambers
3 Kieran Tierney
17 Cédric Yellow Card
34 Granit Xhaka Red Card
8 Martin Ødegaard
10 Emile Smith Rowe
7 Bukayo Saka
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

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