Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Arsenal FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Arsenal FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sun 21 Feb 2021 · 16:30 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 51' Bernardo Silva
Granit Xhaka 53' Y
Y 64' Joao Cancelo
Hector Bellerin 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Emirates Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Daniel Robathan
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

3
3
12
Arsenal FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-21 Arsenal FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2020-10-17 Manchester City FC 1–0 Arsenal FC 2020-07-18 Arsenal FC 2–0 Manchester City FC 2020-06-17 Manchester City FC 3–0 Arsenal FC 2019-12-15 Arsenal FC 0–3 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Manchester City FC H 0–1 L
18 Feb Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–1 D
14 Feb Leeds United FC H 4–2 W
06 Feb Aston Villa FC A 0–1 L
02 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
30 Jan Manchester United FC H 0–0 D
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Arsenal FC A 1–0 W
17 Feb Everton FC A 3–1 W
13 Feb Tottenham Hotspur FC H 3–0 W
10 Feb Swansea City AFC A 3–1 W
07 Feb Liverpool FC A 4–1 W
03 Feb Burnley FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Arsenal FC Manchester City FC
#2 Position #1
12 Points 15
5 Played 5
4 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 0 / 0
8 Scored 13
4 Conceded 5
+4 GD +8
2.40 PPG 3.00
80% Win % 100%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Arsenal FC are 2nd (12 pts). Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Arsenal FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Manchester City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Arsenal FC
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Martin Odegaard 2 G
Kai Havertz 2 G
Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 5 G
Rayan Cherki 3 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 2 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Arsenal FC welcome Manchester City FC for this crunch clash at Emirates Stadium.
  • 2' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Raheem Sterling makes it 0-1.
  • 7' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 12' Ilkay Gundogan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 22' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Fernandinho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 27' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
  • 42' Both keepers have barely been tested. Arsenal FC and Manchester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 51' Bernardo Silva is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
  • 53' Granit Xhaka was booked on 53.
  • 58' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 63' Kevin De Bruyne makes way for Gabriel Jesus at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester City FC.
  • 64' Joao Cancelo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' Mohamed El Neny has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 73' The Arsenal FC manager makes a substitution. Martin Odegaard departs to be replaced by Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 78' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 82' The whistle greets Rob Holding as he departs to be replaced by David Luiz.
  • 86' Dani Ceballos gets the nod from Arsenal FC. He replaces Mohamed El Neny and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Hector Bellerin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Arsenal FC.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin De Bruyne 6
Erling Haaland 5
Raheem Sterling 5
Sergio Aguero 3
Kai Havertz 2
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2
John Stones 2
Ferran Torres 2

Head to Head

2021-02-21 Arsenal FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2020-10-17 Manchester City FC 1–0 Arsenal FC 2020-07-18 Arsenal FC 2–0 Manchester City FC 2020-06-17 Manchester City FC 3–0 Arsenal FC 2019-12-15 Arsenal FC 0–3 Manchester City FC

Arsenal FC Form

2021-02-21 Arsenal FC 0–1 Manchester City FC L 2021-02-18 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2021-02-14 Arsenal FC 4–2 Leeds United FC W 2021-02-06 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC L 2021-02-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Arsenal FC L 2021-01-30 Arsenal FC 0–0 Manchester United FC D

Manchester City FC Form

2021-02-21 Arsenal FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2021-02-17 Everton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2021-02-13 Manchester City FC 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2021-02-10 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2021-02-07 Liverpool FC 1–4 Manchester City FC W 2021-02-03 Burnley FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.04 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC24% Draw27% Manchester City FC49%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Manchester City FC
76%
Arsenal FC or Manchester City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC19% Draw47% Manchester City FC34%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 2
8.9%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 1
5.9%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 23% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.