Manchester City v Arsenal, 19 April 2026

Score2-1 to Manchester City
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance52,523

View Manchester City v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 58 Manchester City won: 20 Drawn: 13 Arsenal won: 25 Manchester City scored: 77 Arsenal scored: 83 . Arsenal were now without a win in their last 11 visits to the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League (lost eight).

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Rayan Cherki 16 G
Erling Haaland 65 G

Goals:

Kai Havertz 18 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Piero Hincapié Defender
Cristhian Mosquera Defender
William Saliba Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder/Forward
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Rayan Cherki 85
Nico González for Rodri 88
Sávio for Jérémy Doku 88
Nathan Aké for Antoine Semenyo 90+6

Substitutions:

Gabriel Martinelli for Noni Madueke 46
Leandro Trossard for Eberechi Eze 74
Ben White for Cristhian Mosquera 74
Viktor Gyökeres for Martín Zubimendi 84

Cards:

Marc Guéhi 60 Y
Erling Haaland 83 Y

Cards:

Cristhian Mosquera 36 Y
Gabriel 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City were now unbeaten in their last 15 home games in the Premier League (won 12). . The Citizens had now won 30 of their last 33 games in the Premier League played in April (lost one). . They had now scored two or more goals in 13 of their last 15 home games in the Premier League (scored 38).

Comments:

League position: 1st . Excluding UEFA competition games, Arsenal had now lost four consecutive games in all other competitions for the first time since March 2018 (four). . This was the Gunners’ first away defeat in the Premier League since a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa on 6 December 2025: longer than any other team currently in the division. . They now became the 19th team in the division to lose consecutive games in this Premier League season; Manchester United currently remain to do this.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Rayan Cherki 16 G
Erling Haaland 65 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Rayan Cherki 85
Nico González for Rodri 88
Sávio for Jérémy Doku 88
Nathan Aké for Antoine Semenyo 90+6

Cards:

Marc Guéhi 60 Y
Erling Haaland 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City were now unbeaten in their last 15 home games in the Premier League (won 12). . The Citizens had now won 30 of their last 33 games in the Premier League played in April (lost one). . They had now scored two or more goals in 13 of their last 15 home games in the Premier League (scored 38).

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Kai Havertz 18 G

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Piero Hincapié Defender
Cristhian Mosquera Defender
William Saliba Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder/Forward
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Gabriel Martinelli for Noni Madueke 46
Leandro Trossard for Eberechi Eze 74
Ben White for Cristhian Mosquera 74
Viktor Gyökeres for Martín Zubimendi 84

Cards:

Cristhian Mosquera 36 Y
Gabriel 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Comments:

League position: 1st . Excluding UEFA competition games, Arsenal had now lost four consecutive games in all other competitions for the first time since March 2018 (four). . This was the Gunners’ first away defeat in the Premier League since a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa on 6 December 2025: longer than any other team currently in the division. . They now became the 19th team in the division to lose consecutive games in this Premier League season; Manchester United currently remain to do this.