Manchester City v Arsenal, 18 December 2016

Score2-1 to Manchester City
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance54,409

View Manchester City v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 4.00pm This was Manchester City's first win in their last seven meetings with Arsenal in all competitions (lost three).

2 Manchester City

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Leroy Sané 47 G
Raheem Sterling 71 G

Goals:

Theo Walcott 5 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Fernando
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Gabriel Paulista Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Bakary Sagna for Pablo Zabaleta 46
Jesús Navas for Leroy Sané 76
Kelechi Iheanacho for Kevin De Bruyne 84

Substitutions:

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Alex Iwobi 65
Olivier Giroud for Francis Coquelin 75
Mohamed El Neny for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 78

Cards:

David Silva 38 Y
Yaya Touré 51 Y
Kevin De Bruyne 80 Y
Fernando 90 Y

Cards:

Mohamed El Neny 88 Y
Gabriel Paulista 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Bakary Sagna
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Aleix García
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Nolito

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Lucas Pérez

Comments:

League position: 2nd This was the first time that Manchester City had won a game in the Premier League when they were losing at half-time since the visit of Tottenham Hotspur on 11 November 2012. City had now won two of their last six home games in the Premier League. They had now kept only three clean sheets so far in this Premier League season (played 17).

Comments:

League position: 4th All three of Arsenal's defeats so far in this Premier League season had come after scoring the opening goal. The Gunners remained as the only team who had yet to be trailing at half-time in a game so far in this Premier League season. Leroy Sane's goal was the 500th that Arsenal had conceded in their away games in the Premier League (played 471).

2 Manchester City

Goals:

Leroy Sané 47 G
Raheem Sterling 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Fernando
Midfielder Yaya Touré
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

Bakary Sagna for Pablo Zabaleta 46
Jesús Navas for Leroy Sané 76
Kelechi Iheanacho for Kevin De Bruyne 84

Cards:

David Silva 38 Y
Yaya Touré 51 Y
Kevin De Bruyne 80 Y
Fernando 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Bakary Sagna
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Aleix García
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Nolito

Comments:

League position: 2nd This was the first time that Manchester City had won a game in the Premier League when they were losing at half-time since the visit of Tottenham Hotspur on 11 November 2012. City had now won two of their last six home games in the Premier League. They had now kept only three clean sheets so far in this Premier League season (played 17).

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Theo Walcott 5 G

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Gabriel Paulista Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Alex Iwobi 65
Olivier Giroud for Francis Coquelin 75
Mohamed El Neny for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 78

Cards:

Mohamed El Neny 88 Y
Gabriel Paulista 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Lucas Pérez

Comments:

League position: 4th All three of Arsenal's defeats so far in this Premier League season had come after scoring the opening goal. The Gunners remained as the only team who had yet to be trailing at half-time in a game so far in this Premier League season. Leroy Sane's goal was the 500th that Arsenal had conceded in their away games in the Premier League (played 471).