Arsenal v Manchester City, 02 February 2025

Score5-1 to Arsenal
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,355

View Arsenal v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 56 Arsenal won: 25 Drawn: 12 Manchester City won: 19 Arsenal scored: 81 Manchester City scored: 74 . This became Arsenal’s biggest win against Manchester City since a 5-1 victory at Maine Road in the Premier League on 22 February 2003.

5 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Martin Odegaard 2 G
Thomas Partey 56 G
Myles Lewis-Skelly 62 G
Kai Havertz 76 G
Ethan Nwaneri 90+3 G

Goals:

Erling Haaland 55 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Starting lineup:

Stefan Ortega Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Sávio Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward
Omar Marmoush Forward

Substitutions:

Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 84
Ethan Nwaneri for Leandro Trossard 84
Riccardo Calafiori for Myles Lewis-Skelly 90
Raheem Sterling for Kai Havertz 90

Substitutions:

Kevin De Bruyne for Omar Marmoush 72
James McAtee for Phil Foden 72

Cards:

Jurriën Timber 25 Y
Martin Odegaard 71 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Neto
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal had now scored five goals in three of their last 12 games in the Premier League. . They had now scored 103 goals in their 42 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2024 (conceded 32). . This was the first time that two teenagers had scored in a league game for the Gunners since Tony Adams and Niall Quinn in a 2-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday at Highbury on 2 September 1986 in League Division One. [c/o Tom Ede]

Comments:

League position: 4th . This was Manchester City’s biggest defeat in the Premier League since their 8-1 loss at Middlesbrough on 11 May 2008. . City had now conceded four or more goals in four of their last 20 games in all competitions. . They conceded five or more goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since a 5-2 home defeat by Leicester City on 27 September 2020; longer than any other current Premier League team.

5 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Martin Odegaard 2 G
Thomas Partey 56 G
Myles Lewis-Skelly 62 G
Kai Havertz 76 G
Ethan Nwaneri 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Substitutions:

Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 84
Ethan Nwaneri for Leandro Trossard 84
Riccardo Calafiori for Myles Lewis-Skelly 90
Raheem Sterling for Kai Havertz 90

Cards:

Jurriën Timber 25 Y
Martin Odegaard 71 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Neto
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal had now scored five goals in three of their last 12 games in the Premier League. . They had now scored 103 goals in their 42 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2024 (conceded 32). . This was the first time that two teenagers had scored in a league game for the Gunners since Tony Adams and Niall Quinn in a 2-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday at Highbury on 2 September 1986 in League Division One. [c/o Tom Ede]

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Erling Haaland 55 G

Starting lineup:

Stefan Ortega Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Sávio Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward
Omar Marmoush Forward

Substitutions:

Kevin De Bruyne for Omar Marmoush 72
James McAtee for Phil Foden 72

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee

Comments:

League position: 4th . This was Manchester City’s biggest defeat in the Premier League since their 8-1 loss at Middlesbrough on 11 May 2008. . City had now conceded four or more goals in four of their last 20 games in all competitions. . They conceded five or more goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since a 5-2 home defeat by Leicester City on 27 September 2020; longer than any other current Premier League team.