Arsenal v Manchester City, 21 December 2015

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,053

View Arsenal v Manchester City head to head

Arsenal had now lost only one of their 19 Premier League home games against Manchester City (won 12). Kick-off: 8.00pm

2 Arsenal

1 Manchester City

Goals:

Theo Walcott 33 G
Olivier Giroud 45 G

Goals:

Yaya Touré 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Starting lineup:

Joe Hart Goalkeeper
Aleksandar Kolarov Defender
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Bakary Sagna Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
Eliaquim Mangala Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Fabian Delph Midfielder
Yaya Touré Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward

Substitutions:

Kieran Gibbs for Joel Campbell 70
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Mesut Özil 76
Calum Chambers for Theo Walcott 88

Substitutions:

Raheem Sterling for Fabian Delph 46
Wilfried Bony for Sergio Agüero 63
Jesús Navas for David Silva 73

Cards:

Cards:

David Silva 31 Y
Nicolás Otamendi 48 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender/Midfielder Martín Demichelis
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Wilfried Bony
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 2nd Theo Walcott's goal was his 100th for Arsenal in all competitions and Arsenal's 100th goal in 2015. Olivier Giroud had now scored 12 goals in his last 14 matches for the Gunners in all competitions. After 17 games, Arsenal now had a total of 36 points. They had only had more points at this stage of a season in the Premier League in 2007-08 (40 points) and 2003-04 (39 points). They had now scored in each of their last 11 Premier League games.

Comments:

League position: 3rd Manchester City had now lost five games in this Premier League season. The last team to lose five or more games in the top division before Christmas Day and go on to win the league title was Everton in 1986-87. [Opta] City were now without a win in their last five away games in the Premier League. Yaya Toure's late goal meant they had avoided failing to score in four consecutive Premier League away games for the first time since February 2006.

2 Arsenal

Goals:

Theo Walcott 33 G
Olivier Giroud 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Kieran Gibbs for Joel Campbell 70
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Mesut Özil 76
Calum Chambers for Theo Walcott 88

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi

Comments:

League position: 2nd Theo Walcott's goal was his 100th for Arsenal in all competitions and Arsenal's 100th goal in 2015. Olivier Giroud had now scored 12 goals in his last 14 matches for the Gunners in all competitions. After 17 games, Arsenal now had a total of 36 points. They had only had more points at this stage of a season in the Premier League in 2007-08 (40 points) and 2003-04 (39 points). They had now scored in each of their last 11 Premier League games.

1 Manchester City

Goals:

Yaya Touré 82 G

Starting lineup:

Joe Hart Goalkeeper
Aleksandar Kolarov Defender
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Bakary Sagna Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
Eliaquim Mangala Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Fabian Delph Midfielder
Yaya Touré Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward

Substitutions:

Raheem Sterling for Fabian Delph 46
Wilfried Bony for Sergio Agüero 63
Jesús Navas for David Silva 73

Cards:

David Silva 31 Y
Nicolás Otamendi 48 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender/Midfielder Martín Demichelis
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Wilfried Bony
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 3rd Manchester City had now lost five games in this Premier League season. The last team to lose five or more games in the top division before Christmas Day and go on to win the league title was Everton in 1986-87. [Opta] City were now without a win in their last five away games in the Premier League. Yaya Toure's late goal meant they had avoided failing to score in four consecutive Premier League away games for the first time since February 2006.