Manchester City v Arsenal, 17 June 2020
| Score | 3-0 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Anthony Taylor |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Etihad Stadium |
View Manchester City v Arsenal head to head
Kick-off: 8.15pm
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Premier League Head to Head
Played: 46
Manchester City won: 13
Drawn: 10
Arsenal won: 23
Manchester City scored: 55
Arsenal scored: 70
After the Premier League and Football League announced on 13 March 2020 that, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, all games would be suspended until at least 3 April 2020, this was the second senior game to be played in England since 11 March 2020. Aston Villa played Sheffield United at Villa Park in the Premier League earlier in the evening.
In line with the temporary law amendment made by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) due to coronavirus, this was also the second league game in England to allow up to nine substitutes to be selected and up to five substitutions to be made. Each team would be allowed only three opportunities to make substitutions during each game to minimise disruption.
Manchester City had now won the last seven meetings in league and cup, and scored exactly three goals in six of those seven games.
3 Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Goals:
| Raheem Sterling | 45 |
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| Kevin De Bruyne | penalty | 51 |
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| Phil Foden | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ederson
Defender
Eric García
Defender
Aymeric Laporte
Defender
Benjamin Mendy
Defender
Kyle Walker
Midfielder
David Silva
Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling
Forward
Gabriel Jesus
Substitutions:
| Bernardo Silva for David Silva | 65 |
| Phil Foden for Riyad Mahrez | 65 |
| Fernandinho for Aymeric Laporte | 70 |
| Rodri for Kevin De Bruyne | 70 |
| Sergio Agüero for Gabriel Jesus | 80 |
Cards:
| Rodri | 79 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Scott Carson
Defender
Nicolás Otamendi
Defender/Midfielder
Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder
Rodri
Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward
Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward
Leroy Sané
Forward
Sergio Agüero
Comments:
League position: 2nd This was first time that Manchester City had played a senior game in June since a 5-1 win against Newport County at Maine Road in League Division Two on 14 June 1947. Raheem Sterling's opener was the first goal scored in a game in the Premier League since Harvey Barnes scored Leicester City's fourth goal in their win against Aston Villa on 9 March 2020. After Joe Hart, Ederson became the second goalkeeper to make 100 appearances for City in the Premier League. Having used their five substitutes, City were reduced to ten men in the 89th minute when Eric Garcia was withdrawn due to a head injury.0 Arsenal
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Bernd Leno
Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín
Defender
Shkodran Mustafi
Defender
Pablo Marí
Defender
Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder
Joe Willock
Midfielder
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward
Eddie Nketiah
Forward
Substitutions:
| Dani Ceballos for Granit Xhaka | 8 |
| David Luiz for Pablo Marí | 24 |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Mattéo Guendouzi | 67 |
| Reiss Nelson for Joe Willock | 67 |
| Alexandre Lacazette for Eddie Nketiah | 67 |
Cards:
| David Luiz | 49 | R |
| Kieran Tierney | 79 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Emiliano Martínez
Defender/Midfielder
David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder
Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder
Dani Ceballos
Midfielder
Reiss Nelson
Midfielder/Forward
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward
Nicolas Pépé
Forward
Gabriel Martinelli
Forward
Alexandre Lacazette