English Premier League

Arsenal vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Arsenal
  • 2': Martin Ødegaard
  • 56': Thomas Partey
  • 62': Myles Lewis-Skelly
  • 76': Kai Havertz
  • 90'+3': Ethan Nwaneri
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5 - 1
Manchester City
  • 55': Erling Haaland

Arsenal crush Man City to keep pressure on Liverpool

Arsenal delivered a statement of intent in the Premier League title race with a 5-1 hammering of champions Manchester City to close the gap at the top to six points on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 2': Goal! Arsenal 1, Manchester City 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 6': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
  • 8': Offside, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes is caught offside.
  • 10': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 10': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
  • 13': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Savinho.
  • 23': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Marmoush with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
  • 24': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  • 24': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
  • 24': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
  • 25': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
  • 31': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Marmoush with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
  • 34': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
  • 42': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Manchester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Manchester City 0.
  • 51': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 51': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
  • 55': Goal! Arsenal 1, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Savinho.
  • 56': Goal! Arsenal 2, Manchester City 1. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
  • 62': Goal! Arsenal 3, Manchester City 1. Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice with a through ball.
  • 68': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 68': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 71': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Phil Foden.
  • 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Omar Marmoush.
  • 72': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 74': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
  • 74': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Goal! Arsenal 4, Manchester City 1. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli following a fast break.
  • 80': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 82': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
  • 82': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 85': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 89': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 90': Substitution, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Arsenal 5, Manchester City 1. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 5, Manchester City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 5, Manchester City 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 3
54.3 Possession 45.7
7 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 7
0.6 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
426 Accurate Passes 347
474 Passes 398
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 1
14 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.1
35 Long Balls 37
20 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 5
21 Effective Clearances 20
21 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,355

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 10 +15 25
2 Manchester City 10 +12 19
3 Liverpool 10 +4 18
4 Sunderland 10 +4 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
2 William Saliba
49 Myles Lewis-Skelly
12 Jurriën Timber Yellow Card
5 Thomas Partey
41 Declan Rice
8 Martin Ødegaard
29 Kai Havertz
19 Leandro Trossard
11 Gabriel Martinelli
Arsenal Substitutes:
Kieran Tierney, Mikel Merino, Ethan Nwaneri, Jakub Kiwior, Jorginho, Raheem Sterling, Neto, Riccardo Calafiori, Oleksandr Zinchenko.

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
18 Stefan Ortega (GK)
5 John Stones
25 Manuel Akanji
24 Josko Gvardiol
27 Matheus Nunes
7 Omar Marmoush
8 Mateo Kovacic
20 Bernardo Silva
9 Erling Haaland
26 Savinho
47 Phil Foden
Manchester City Substitutes:
Jack Grealish, Vitor Reis, Scott Carson, Ilkay Gündogan, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rico Lewis, Nico O'Reilly, James McAtee, Kevin De Bruyne.

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