Arsenal v Manchester City, 15 December 2019

Score3-0 to Manchester City
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,031

View Arsenal v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 45 Arsenal won: 23 Drawn: 10 Manchester City won: 12 Arsenal scored: 70 Manchester City scored: 52 Manchester City had now won six consecutive games against Arsenal in all competitions for the first time. Arsenal had now failed to score in three of their last 61 home games in the Premier League since November 2016; each time against Manchester City (also 1 March 2018 and 12 August 2018).

0 Arsenal

Manager: Freddie Ljungberg

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Goals:

Kevin De Bruyne 2 G
Raheem Sterling 15 G
Kevin De Bruyne 40 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Benjamin Mendy Defender
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Bukayo Saka for Sead Kolašinac 40
Emile Smith Rowe for Mesut Özil 59
Joe Willock for Lucas Torreira 81

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Phil Foden 56
Riyad Mahrez for Ilkay Gündogan 70
Olexsandr Zinchenko for Benjamin Mendy 85

Cards:

Sokratis Papastathopoulos 72 Y

Cards:

Fernandinho 17 Y
Rodri 35 Y
Ilkay Gündogan 61 Y
Benjamin Mendy 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Joe Willock
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Angeliño
Defender Eric García
Defender/Midfielder João Cancelo
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez

Comments:

League position: 9th This was the second time that Arsenal had conceded three or more goals in the first-half of a home league game since March 1989; also against Manchester City in the Premier League on 1 March 2018. The Gunners remained without a win in their last six home games in all competitions for the first time since February 1995, and had now lost the last three. They had now conceded the opening goal in six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time.

Comments:

League position: 3rd Manchester City had now scored 600 goals in their 433 away games in the Premier League (conceded 573). They equalled their club record of scoring in 20 consecutive away games in the Premier League; also from March 2014 to March 2015. This was the second time that Kevin De Bruyne had scored two or more goals in a game for City; also versus Hull City in the League Cup on 1 December 2015 (two goals).

0 Arsenal

Manager: Freddie Ljungberg

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Substitutions:

Bukayo Saka for Sead Kolašinac 40
Emile Smith Rowe for Mesut Özil 59
Joe Willock for Lucas Torreira 81

Cards:

Sokratis Papastathopoulos 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Joe Willock
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Comments:

League position: 9th This was the second time that Arsenal had conceded three or more goals in the first-half of a home league game since March 1989; also against Manchester City in the Premier League on 1 March 2018. The Gunners remained without a win in their last six home games in all competitions for the first time since February 1995, and had now lost the last three. They had now conceded the opening goal in six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time.

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Kevin De Bruyne 2 G
Raheem Sterling 15 G
Kevin De Bruyne 40 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Benjamin Mendy Defender
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Phil Foden 56
Riyad Mahrez for Ilkay Gündogan 70
Olexsandr Zinchenko for Benjamin Mendy 85

Cards:

Fernandinho 17 Y
Rodri 35 Y
Ilkay Gündogan 61 Y
Benjamin Mendy 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Angeliño
Defender Eric García
Defender/Midfielder João Cancelo
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez

Comments:

League position: 3rd Manchester City had now scored 600 goals in their 433 away games in the Premier League (conceded 573). They equalled their club record of scoring in 20 consecutive away games in the Premier League; also from March 2014 to March 2015. This was the second time that Kevin De Bruyne had scored two or more goals in a game for City; also versus Hull City in the League Cup on 1 December 2015 (two goals).