Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Arsenal FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Arsenal FC
5 – 1
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Sun 2 Feb 2025 · 16:30 UTC Emirates Stadium 60,355 HT 45' · FT 45'
Martin Odegaard 2' 1–0
1–1 55' Erling Haaland
Thomas Partey 57' 2–1
Myles Lewis-Skelly 63' 3–1
Kai Havertz 76' 4–1
Ethan Nwaneri 90+3' 5–1
Jurrien Timber 26' Y
Martin Odegaard 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Assistant 1 Edward Smart (England)
  • Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)
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
2025-02-02 Arsenal FC 5–1 Manchester City FC 2024-09-22 Manchester City FC 2–2 Arsenal FC 2024-03-31 Manchester City FC 0–0 Arsenal FC 2023-10-08 Arsenal FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2023-04-26 Manchester City FC 4–1 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Manchester City FC H 5–1 W
29 Jan Girona FC A 2–1 W
25 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
22 Jan GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 3–0 W
18 Jan Aston Villa FC H 2–2 D
15 Jan Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Arsenal FC A 1–5 L
29 Jan Club Brugge KV H 3–1 W
25 Jan Chelsea FC H 3–1 W
22 Jan Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–4 L
19 Jan Ipswich Town FC A 6–0 W
14 Jan Brentford FC A 2–2 D

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Arsenal FC and Manchester City FC is underway.
  • 2' Martin Odegaard has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 2 minutes.
  • 7' Raheem Sterling needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 12' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 17' With 2 assists to his name this season, Kai Havertz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Arsenal FC.
  • 22' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 26' Jurrien Timber picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' Belgium international Leandro Trossard has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James McAtee made 438 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Magnificent from Erling Haaland! That is 257 goals in 83 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 57' Thomas Partey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 62' A quiet spell here at Emirates Stadium. Manchester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 63' GOAL! Myles Lewis-Skelly fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 68' Gabriel Magalhaes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 71' Martin Odegaard has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 71.
  • 72' Manchester City FC make a change. Phil Foden trudges off to be replaced by James McAtee on 72 minutes.
  • 76' GOAL! Kai Havertz scores on 76. Assisted by Martinelli
  • 81' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 83' Arsenal FC make a change. Martin Odegaard trudges off to be replaced by Mikel Merino on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Jurrien Timber is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
  • 89' A change in the Arsenal FC ranks — Kai Havertz exits the field as Raheem Sterling enters on 89.
  • With this win, Arsenal FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-02-02 Arsenal FC 5–1 Manchester City FC 2024-09-22 Manchester City FC 2–2 Arsenal FC 2024-03-31 Manchester City FC 0–0 Arsenal FC 2023-10-08 Arsenal FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2023-04-26 Manchester City FC 4–1 Arsenal FC

Arsenal FC Form

2025-02-02 Arsenal FC 5–1 Manchester City FC W 2025-01-29 Girona FC 1–2 Arsenal FC W 2025-01-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2025-01-22 Arsenal FC 3–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W 2025-01-18 Arsenal FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC D 2025-01-15 Arsenal FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2025-02-02 Arsenal FC 5–1 Manchester City FC L 2025-01-29 Manchester City FC 3–1 Club Brugge KV W 2025-01-25 Manchester City FC 3–1 Chelsea FC W 2025-01-22 Paris Saint-Germain FC 4–2 Manchester City FC L 2025-01-19 Ipswich Town FC 0–6 Manchester City FC W 2025-01-14 Brentford FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.06 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC52% Draw23% Manchester City FC25%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Manchester City FC
48%
Arsenal FC or Manchester City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC37% Draw40% Manchester City FC23%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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