English Premier League

FT Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Arsenal WWDDD 1
–
Manchester City WWWDW 4
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ARS011
MNC224
Etihad Stadium · 53,482 att.

Match Report

Man City beats Arsenal 4-1, Premier League title in sight

— Kevin de Bruyne scored twice as Manchester City beat first-place Arsenal 4-1 on Wednesday to take control of the Premier League title race.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
1
5
Saves
1
48.1
Possession
51.9
8
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
387
Accurate Passes
422
457
Passes
496
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
0
8
Crosses
5
0.0
Cross %
0.0
39
Long Balls
49
15
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
2
4
Effective Tackles
8
10
Tackles
11
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
9
12
Effective Clearances
8
12
Clearances
8

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 5John StonesCD-R
  4. 25Manuel AkanjiLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 8Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 17Kevin De BruyneRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 10Jack GrealishLF
  11. 20Bernardo SilvaRF

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  4. 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  2. 45'+1' Goal! Manchester City 2, Arsenal 0. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  3. 45'+5' Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 54' Goal! Manchester City 3, Arsenal 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  5. 60' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  6. 60' Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Granit Xhaka.
  7. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  8. 72' Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  9. 75' Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 76' Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
  12. 80' Substitution, Manchester City. Julián Álvarez replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  13. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  14. 86' Goal! Manchester City 3, Arsenal 1. Rob Holding (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard following a corner.
  15. 87' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Jack Grealish.
  16. 88' Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+5' Goal! Manchester City 4, Arsenal 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.

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