Arsenal vs Manchester City — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 1

Arsenal

0–2Full-time

Manchester City

WWLWWWGoals 18-6

WDLWLWGoals 19-12

Emirates Stadium, London · Capacity 60,383 · grass · Referee: Michael Oliver

Match events

4'Raheem Sterling
14'Raheem Sterling (B. Mendy)
27'S. Papastathopoulos
35'A. Maitland-Niles (S. Lichtsteiner)
52'Granit Xhaka
54'Aaron Ramsey (Alexandre Lacazette)
60'Riyad Mahrez (Kevin De Bruyne)
64'Bernardo Silva (B. Mendy)
70'Granit Xhaka (Lucas Torreira)
73'Kevin De Bruyne
79'Sergio Agüero (Gabriel Jesus)
87'Raheem Sterling (Leroy Sané)

Lineups

Arsenal

Manchester City

4-2-3-1

Unai EmeryCoach

Pep Guardiola

Bench (7)

Match trends

Arsenal have averaged 1.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Manchester City have averaged 1.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

3Arsenal wins

3Draws

2Manchester City wins

13-8Goals

Arsenal

3–0Aug 16, 2026, 2:00 PM

Manchester City

2–1Apr 19, 2026, 3:30 PM

Arsenal

0–2Mar 22, 2026, 4:30 PM

Manchester City

Arsenal

1–1Sep 21, 2025, 3:30 PM

Manchester City

Arsenal

5–1Feb 2, 2025, 4:30 PM

Manchester City

2–2Sep 22, 2024, 3:30 PM

Arsenal

Manchester City

0–0Mar 31, 2024, 3:30 PM

Arsenal

1–0Oct 8, 2023, 3:30 PM

Manchester City

Pre-match comparison

1.8Goals scored per game1.9

0.6Goals conceded per game1.2

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Michael Oliver

3.03Yellow cards / game

0.16Red cards / game

0.16Penalties scored / game

Based on 32 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Arsenal

0-15'

16.7%

16-30'

16.7%

31-45'

8.3%

46-60'

16.7%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

41.7%

Manchester City

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

100%

Match statistics

42%Possession58%

—Expected goals (xG)—

3Shots on target8

9Total shots17

4Shots off target5

2Blocked shots4

5Shots inside the box8

4Shots outside the box9

2Corners9

7Offsides2

11Fouls14

2Yellow cards2

—Red cards—

6Goalkeeper saves3

401Total passes555

320Accurate passes467

80%Pass accuracy84%

Player ratings

1B. MendyManchester City🅰️ 27.9
2EdersonManchester City7.6
3P. CechArsenal7.5
4H. BellerinArsenal7.4
5John StonesManchester City7.3
6Kyle WalkerManchester City7.2

Box score

Arsenal

15

15A. Maitland-NilesD · 35'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles1

Duels63%

2

2H. BellerinD · 90'

7.4

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes75%

Tackles2

Duels86%

29Matteo GuendouziM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes80%

Tackles4

Duels64%

7

7H. MkhitaryanM · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes77%

Tackles5

Duels67%

34Granit XhakaM · 70'

🟨6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles1

Duels60%

8Aaron RamseyM · 54'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes66%

Tackles2

Duels71%

20Shkodran MustafiD · 90'

7.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes90%

Tackles4

Duels75%

10Mesut ÖzilM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes76%

Tackles1

Duels83%

1

1P. Cech (C)G · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes73%

Tackles—

Duels—

5

5S. PapastathopoulosD · 90'

🟨6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles1

Duels50%

14

14P. AubameyangF · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels60%

Bench (7)

11Lucas TorreiraM · 20'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes93%

Tackles—

Duels50%

12

12S. LichtsteinerD · 55'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles—

Duels25%

19Bernd LenoG

—

16Rob HoldingD

—

17Alex IwobiM

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9Alexandre LacazetteF · 36'

6.4

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes85%

Tackles1

Duels20%

4Mohamed ElnenyM

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Manchester City

31EdersonG · 90'

7.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes64%

Tackles—

Duels100%

7Raheem SterlingM · 87'

⚽ 1🟨6.8

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels25%

2Kyle WalkerD · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes90%

Tackles—

Duels56%

5John StonesD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes93%

Tackles2

Duels83%

26Riyad MahrezM · 60'

7.2

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes86%

Tackles1

Duels38%

10Sergio AgüeroF · 79'

6.8

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes81%

Tackles1

Duels60%

25

25Fernandinho (C)M · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels29%

8

8I. GündoganM · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels43%

22

22B. MendyD · 90'

🅰️ 27.9

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes76%

Tackles2

Duels25%

20Bernardo SilvaM · 90'

⚽ 16.8

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes69%

Tackles—

Duels14%

14Aymeric LaporteD · 90'

7.0

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes93%

Tackles—

Duels20%

Bench (7)

30Nicolás OtamendiD

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17Kevin De BruyneM · 30'

🟨6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes92%

Tackles—

Duels50%

19Leroy SanéF · 3'

6.8

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes71%

Tackles—

Duels100%

4

4V. KompanyD

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33Gabriel JesusF · 11'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels25%

47Phil FodenF

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1Claudio BravoG

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Arsenal vs Manchester City played?+

The match is played at Emirates Stadium, London (capacity 60,383).

What time does Arsenal vs Manchester City kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 12, 2018, 3:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).