English Premier League

FT Sunday, February 2, 2025
Manchester City DWLWW 1
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Arsenal WDWWW 5
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MNC011
ARS145
Emirates Stadium · 60,355 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 11Gabriel MartinelliRF

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Stefan OrtegaG
  2. 5John StonesCD-L
  3. 25Manuel AkanjiCD-R
  4. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 27Matheus NunesRB
  6. 7Omar MarmoushAM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 26SávioAM-L
  11. 47Phil FodenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 25' Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 56' Goal! Arsenal 2, Manchester City 1. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 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.
  6. 71' Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 72' Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Phil Foden.
  8. 72' Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Omar Marmoush.
  9. 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.
  10. 84' Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Leandro Trossard.
  11. 84' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  12. 90' Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  13. 90' Substitution, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling replaces Kai Havertz.
  14. 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.

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