English Premier League

FT Sunday, April 19, 2026
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Manchester City DLWWW 2
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ARS101
MNC112
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Match Report

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Erling Haaland gives Man City crucial win over Arsenal in Premier League title race

Erling Haaland helped Manchester City land a telling blow in the Premier League title race as his goal gave Manchester City a crucial 2-1 win over Arsenal.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
1
41.4
Possession
58.6
9
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
262
Accurate Passes
424
348
Passes
498
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.2
60
Long Balls
51
22
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
10
22
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
9
26
Effective Clearances
27
26
Clearances
27

Highlights

00:54 Leboeuf: Arteta will be to blame if Arsenal don't win the title Watch on ESPN 01:39 Laurens: Man City's win vs. Arsenal was the decisive moment in the title race Watch on ESPN 01:36 Moreno: I'd rather be in Man City's dressing room right now Watch on ESPN 01:21 Arteta won't stop believing that Arsenal can win the title Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 15Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 45Abdukodir KhusanovCD-R
  4. 33Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 27Matheus NunesRB
  6. 10Rayan CherkiAM
  7. 16RodriLM
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 42Antoine SemenyoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5John StonesSUB
  2. 4Tijjani ReijndersSUB
  3. 14Nico GonzálezSUB
  4. 26SávioSUB
  5. 7Omar MarmoushSUB
  6. 47Phil FodenSUB
  7. 21Rayan Aït-NouriSUB
  8. 1James TraffordSUB
  9. 6Nathan AkéSUB

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 5Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 3Cristhian MosqueraRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 10Eberechi EzeLF
  11. 20Noni MaduekeRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Leandro TrossardSUB
  2. 14Viktor GyökeresSUB
  3. 49Myles Lewis-SkellySUB
  4. 4Ben WhiteSUB
  5. 56Max DowmanSUB
  6. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
  7. 16Christian NørgaardSUB
  8. 11Gabriel MartinelliSUB
  9. 9Gabriel JesusSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
  2. 18' Goal! Manchester City 1, Arsenal 1. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 36' Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Noni Madueke.
  5. 60' Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Goal! Manchester City 2, Arsenal 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  7. 74' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Eberechi Eze.
  8. 74' Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Cristhian Mosquera.
  9. 83' Erling Haaland (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 83' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 84' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Martín Zubimendi.
  12. 85' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Rayan Cherki.
  13. 88' Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Jérémy Doku.
  14. 88' Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Rodri because of an injury.
  15. 90'+6' Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Antoine Semenyo.

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