Arsenal v Manchester City, 21 September 2025

Score1-1
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,161

View Arsenal v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 57 Arsenal won: 25 Drawn: 13 Manchester City won: 19 Arsenal scored: 82 Manchester City scored: 75 . Arsenal had now become the first team to avoid defeat in five consecutive games in the Premier League against a Manchester City team managed by Pep Guardiola.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 90+3 G

Goals:

Erling Haaland 9 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Eberechi Eze for Mikel Merino 46
Bukayo Saka for Noni Madueke 46
Gabriel Martinelli for Jurriën Timber 80
Ethan Nwaneri for Leandro Trossard 84
Cristhian Mosquera for Martín Zubimendi 90+8

Substitutions:

Matheus Nunes for Abdukodir Khusanov 46
Nathan Aké for Phil Foden 68
Nico González for Erling Haaland 76
Sávio for Jérémy Doku 87
John Stones for Nico O'Reilly 87

Cards:

Jurriën Timber 46 Y

Cards:

Bernardo Silva 36 Y
Gianluigi Donnarumma 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder/Forward Divine Mukasa
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal failed in their attempt to win their first three home games of a league season without conceding for the first time since 1960-61 in League Division One. . The Gunners had now avoided feat in 36 of their last 38 games in the Premier League immediately after a midweek game in a UEFA competition (won 24). . They had now conceded 22 goals in their last 30 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 9th . Manchester City had now failed to win eight of their last 23 games in all competitions (won 15). . City had now avoided defeat in three of their last eight games in the Premier League immediately following a midweek UEFA competition game (won two). . Erling Haaland had now scored 20 goals in the 21 games he had played in the Premier League in London.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Substitutions:

Eberechi Eze for Mikel Merino 46
Bukayo Saka for Noni Madueke 46
Gabriel Martinelli for Jurriën Timber 80
Ethan Nwaneri for Leandro Trossard 84
Cristhian Mosquera for Martín Zubimendi 90+8

Cards:

Jurriën Timber 46 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal failed in their attempt to win their first three home games of a league season without conceding for the first time since 1960-61 in League Division One. . The Gunners had now avoided feat in 36 of their last 38 games in the Premier League immediately after a midweek game in a UEFA competition (won 24). . They had now conceded 22 goals in their last 30 games in the Premier League.

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Erling Haaland 9 G

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Matheus Nunes for Abdukodir Khusanov 46
Nathan Aké for Phil Foden 68
Nico González for Erling Haaland 76
Sávio for Jérémy Doku 87
John Stones for Nico O'Reilly 87

Cards:

Bernardo Silva 36 Y
Gianluigi Donnarumma 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder/Forward Divine Mukasa
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio

Comments:

League position: 9th . Manchester City had now failed to win eight of their last 23 games in all competitions (won 15). . City had now avoided defeat in three of their last eight games in the Premier League immediately following a midweek UEFA competition game (won two). . Erling Haaland had now scored 20 goals in the 21 games he had played in the Premier League in London.