Arsenal v Manchester City, 08 October 2023

Score1-0 to Arsenal
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,233

View Arsenal v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 53 Arsenal won: 24 Drawn: 10 Manchester City won: 19 Arsenal scored: 74 Manchester City scored: 71 . This win ended Arsenal's run of 12 consecutive defeats to Manchester City in the Premier League since April 2017.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

0 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 86 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Nathan Aké Defender
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Julián Alvarez Midfielder/Forward
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard 46
Kai Havertz for Eddie Nketiah 75
Takehiro Tomiyasu for Olexsandr Zinchenko 75
Thomas Partey for Jorginho 75

Substitutions:

Jérémy Doku for Julián Alvarez 68
Matheus Nunes for Mateo Kovačić 68
John Stones for Rico Lewis 68

Cards:

Jorginho 11 Y
Gabriel Jesus 90+3 Y

Cards:

Bernardo Silva 23 Y
Mateo Kovačić 29 Y
Ederson 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Nunes

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal were now unbeaten in the Premier League since their visit to Nottingham Forest on 20 May 2023; along with Tottenham Hotspur, longer than any other team currently in the division. . This was the first time they had won a Premier League game against reigning champions since a 1-0 victory against Leicester City on 26 April 2017. . Bukayo Saka's injury absence ended his run of 87 consecutive appearances in the Premier League; the longest such sequence for the Gunners in the top division since David Seaman’s 118 appearances from August 1990 to May 1993.

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Manchester City had now lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2018. . City had now suffered three losses in the space of four games in all competitions within the same season for the first time since April 2018. . Excluding penalty shoot-outs, they had now lost four of their last 41 games in all competitions (won 30).

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Substitutions:

Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard 46
Kai Havertz for Eddie Nketiah 75
Takehiro Tomiyasu for Olexsandr Zinchenko 75
Thomas Partey for Jorginho 75

Cards:

Jorginho 11 Y
Gabriel Jesus 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal were now unbeaten in the Premier League since their visit to Nottingham Forest on 20 May 2023; along with Tottenham Hotspur, longer than any other team currently in the division. . This was the first time they had won a Premier League game against reigning champions since a 1-0 victory against Leicester City on 26 April 2017. . Bukayo Saka's injury absence ended his run of 87 consecutive appearances in the Premier League; the longest such sequence for the Gunners in the top division since David Seaman’s 118 appearances from August 1990 to May 1993.

0 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Nathan Aké Defender
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Julián Alvarez Midfielder/Forward
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Jérémy Doku for Julián Alvarez 68
Matheus Nunes for Mateo Kovačić 68
John Stones for Rico Lewis 68

Cards:

Bernardo Silva 23 Y
Mateo Kovačić 29 Y
Ederson 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Nunes

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Manchester City had now lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2018. . City had now suffered three losses in the space of four games in all competitions within the same season for the first time since April 2018. . Excluding penalty shoot-outs, they had now lost four of their last 41 games in all competitions (won 30).