Manchester City FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Manchester City FC

5 – 0

Full Time

Arsenal FC

Sat 28 Aug 2021 · 11:30 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Cedric

Y 28' Sead Kolasinac

R 35' Granit Xhaka

Rodri 67' Y

Overview

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

Manchester City FC 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Arsenal FC 5 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren England
Referee Andy Madley
Referee Peter Kirkup
Referee Richard West
Referee Lee Betts
Referee Martin Atkinson

6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

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

Manchester City FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Arsenal FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-28 Manchester City FC 5–0 Arsenal FC 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

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Arsenal FC	H	5–0	W
21 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	5–0	W
15 Aug	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	0–1	L
29 May	Chelsea FC	H	0–1	L
23 May	Everton FC	H	5–0	W
18 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	2–3	L

Arsenal FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Manchester City FC	A	0–5	L
22 Aug	Chelsea FC	H	0–2	L
13 Aug	Brentford FC	A	0–2	L
23 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–0	W
19 May	Crystal Palace FC	A	3–1	W
12 May	Chelsea FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

60% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Arsenal FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Arsenal FC

Bukayo Saka	3 G
Martin Odegaard	2 G
Kai Havertz	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Etihad Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Arteta will be considering his options from the bench.
7' What a moment for Ilkay Gundogan! That strike on 7 puts his side firmly in control.
12' Ferran Torres has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 12 minutes.
17' Aymeric Laporte has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
22' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
24' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cedric.
28' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sead Kolasinac on 28 minutes.
33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' A moment of madness from Granit Xhaka on 35 minutes earns him a Red card. Arsenal FC will be frustrated.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
43' Assisted by Jack Grealish with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gabriel Jesus makes no mistake. 3-0!
46' Fresh legs for Manchester City FC! Oleksandr Zinchenko comes on to replace Kyle Walker.
51' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
53' Magnificent from Rodri! That is 31 goals in 526 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
58' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Raheem Sterling is hanging Bernardo Silva on the field on 58 minute.
59' Alexandre Lacazette is replacing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for the Arsenal FC side.
61' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 61 minute. Gabriel Jesus leaves to be changed by Riyad Mahrez.
66' Arsenal FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rodri.
71' Ainsley Maitland-Niles gets the nod from Arsenal FC. He replaces Martin Odegaard and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Cedric, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
81' Arsenal FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
84' Ferran Torres is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the forward.
89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 438 games and scored 1027 goals.
Another three points for Manchester City FC.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Bernd Leno
34
Granit Xhaka
16
Rob Holding
31
Sead Kolasinac
14
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ↓ Alexandre Lacazette 59'
10
Emile Smith Rowe
17
Cedric
21
Calum Chambers
8
Martin Odegaard ↓ Ainsley Maitland-Niles 71'
3
Kieran Tierney
7
Bukayo Saka ↓ Mohamed El Neny 46'

Bench

Coach Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kevin De Bruyne	6
Raheem Sterling	5
Erling Haaland	5
Sergio Aguero	3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	2
John Stones	2
Ferran Torres	2
Rodri	2

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

2021-08-28 Manchester City FC 5–0 Arsenal FC W 2021-08-21 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC W 2021-08-15 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L 2021-05-29 Manchester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC L 2021-05-23 Manchester City FC 5–0 Everton FC W 2021-05-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Manchester City FC L

Arsenal FC Form

2021-08-28 Manchester City FC 5–0 Arsenal FC L 2021-08-22 Arsenal FC 0–2 Chelsea FC L 2021-08-13 Brentford FC 2–0 Arsenal FC L 2021-05-23 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-05-19 Crystal Palace FC 1–3 Arsenal FC W 2021-05-12 Chelsea FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.29 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.78 Arsenal FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC66% Draw20% Arsenal FC14%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Arsenal FC

34%

Manchester City FC or Arsenal FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC50% Draw39% Arsenal FC11%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted

5 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

12%

1 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

3 – 0

8.9%

3 – 1

0 – 0

6.2%

4 – 0

5.1%

4 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

3.6%

1 – 2

3.1%

0 – 1

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Arsenal FC covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	21%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	23%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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