Man City vs Arsenal 2022-23 English Premier League

Manchester City

7': Kevin De Bruyne
45'+1': John Stones
54': Kevin De Bruyne
90'+5': Erling Haaland

FT
4 - 1

Arsenal

86': Rob Holding

Man City beats Arsenal 4-1, Premier League title in sight

Man City pummel Gunners to wrestle control of title rice

— Kevin de Bruyne scored twice as Manchester City beat first-place Arsenal 4-1 on Wednesday to take control of the Premier League title race.

Match Commentary

7': Goal! Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
45'+1': Goal! Manchester City 2, Arsenal 0. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
45'+5': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
45'+6': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Arsenal 0.
54': Goal! Manchester City 3, Arsenal 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
60': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
60': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Granit Xhaka.
71': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard.
72': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
75': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
76': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
80': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
80': Substitution, Manchester City. Julián Álvarez replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
80': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
86': Goal! Manchester City 3, Arsenal 1. Rob Holding (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard following a corner.
87': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Jack Grealish.
88': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Goal! Manchester City 4, Arsenal 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester City 4, Arsenal 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,482

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	35	64	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

ARS		MNC
13	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	1
5	Saves	1
48.1	Possession	51.9
8	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
387	Accurate Passes	422
457	Passes	496
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
8	Crosses	5
0.0	Cross %	0.0
39	Long Balls	49
15	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	2
4	Effective Tackles	8
10	Tackles	11
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
5	Interceptions	9
12	Effective Clearances	8
12	Clearances	8

Line-Ups

Manchester City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
31	Ederson (GK)
3	Rúben Dias
5	John Stones
25	Manuel Akanji
2	Kyle Walker
16	Rodri
8	Ilkay Gündogan
17	Kevin De Bruyne
9	Erling Haaland
10	Jack Grealish
20	Bernardo Silva

Substitutes:

Kalvin Phillips, Riyad Mahrez, Rico Lewis, Sergio Gómez, Aymeric Laporte, Stefan Ortega, Julián Álvarez, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer.

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
16	Rob Holding
35	Oleksandr Zinchenko
4	Ben White
5	Thomas Partey
34	Granit Xhaka
8	Martin Ødegaard
9	Gabriel Jesus
11	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka