Manchester City v Arsenal, 26 April 2023

Score4-1 to Manchester City
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance53,482

View Manchester City v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 52 Manchester City won: 19 Drawn: 10 Arsenal won: 23 Manchester City scored: 71 Arsenal scored: 73 . Manchester City had now won the last 12 meetings in the Premier League by an aggregate score of 33 goals to five.

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Kevin De Bruyne 7 G
John Stones 45 G
Kevin De Bruyne 54 G
Erling Haaland 90 G

Goals:

Rob Holding 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Erling Haaland

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Gabriel Jesus Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward

Substitutions:

Riyad Mahrez for Ilkay Gündogan 72
Julián Alvarez for Kevin De Bruyne 80
Phil Foden for Jack Grealish 87

Substitutions:

Jorginho for Granit Xhaka 60
Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 60
Emile Smith Rowe for Martin Odegaard 71
Reiss Nelson for Bukayo Saka 80
Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus 80

Cards:

Rúben Dias 45 Y
Jack Grealish 75 Y
Rodri 88 Y

Cards:

Thomas Partey 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now scored three or more goals in each of 16 of their last 20 home games in the Premier League. . Kevin De Bruyne had now scored 64 goals for City in the Premier League; only Sergio Agüero (184) and Raheem Sterling (91) had now scored more. . Erling Haaland became the first top division player to score 49 goals in a season in all competitions since Clive Allen of Tottenham Hotspur in 1986-87 (33 in League Division One, four in the FA Cup and 12 in the League Cup in a total of 54 appearances). . John Stones' goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 1st . This was Arsenal's first defeat in an away game in the Premier League since their visit to Everton on 4 February 2023; longer than any other team currently in the division. . The Gunners had now conceded two or more goals in seven of their last 12 games in the Premier League. . They had now lost five of their last 16 games in all competitions (drawn three).

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Kevin De Bruyne 7 G
John Stones 45 G
Kevin De Bruyne 54 G
Erling Haaland 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Erling Haaland

Substitutions:

Riyad Mahrez for Ilkay Gündogan 72
Julián Alvarez for Kevin De Bruyne 80
Phil Foden for Jack Grealish 87

Cards:

Rúben Dias 45 Y
Jack Grealish 75 Y
Rodri 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now scored three or more goals in each of 16 of their last 20 home games in the Premier League. . Kevin De Bruyne had now scored 64 goals for City in the Premier League; only Sergio Agüero (184) and Raheem Sterling (91) had now scored more. . Erling Haaland became the first top division player to score 49 goals in a season in all competitions since Clive Allen of Tottenham Hotspur in 1986-87 (33 in League Division One, four in the FA Cup and 12 in the League Cup in a total of 54 appearances). . John Stones' goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Rob Holding 86 G

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Gabriel Jesus Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward

Substitutions:

Jorginho for Granit Xhaka 60
Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 60
Emile Smith Rowe for Martin Odegaard 71
Reiss Nelson for Bukayo Saka 80
Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus 80

Cards:

Thomas Partey 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 1st . This was Arsenal's first defeat in an away game in the Premier League since their visit to Everton on 4 February 2023; longer than any other team currently in the division. . The Gunners had now conceded two or more goals in seven of their last 12 games in the Premier League. . They had now lost five of their last 16 games in all competitions (drawn three).