Manchester City vs Arsenal – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 23
Manchester City
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Arsenal
Etihad Stadium

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Last 5 matches

Manchester City 2 W · 0 D · 3 L
  1. L Nottingham Forest – Manchester City Premier League · 3–1
  2. L Manchester City – Brighton Premier League · 0–1
  3. L Aston Villa – Manchester City Premier League · 2–1
  4. W Manchester City – Ipswich Premier League · 3–2
  5. W Liverpool – Manchester City Premier League · 0–3
Arsenal 5 W · 0 D · 0 L
  1. W Arsenal – Hull City Premier League · 1–0
  2. W Liverpool – Arsenal Premier League · 0–1
  3. W Arsenal – Everton Premier League · 2–0
  4. W Nottingham Forest – Arsenal Premier League · 0–1
  5. W Arsenal – Leeds Premier League · 2–1

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Manchester City Arsenal
Goals scored 8(1.6 per match) 7(1.4 per match)
Goals conceded 8(1.6 per match) 1(0.2 per match)
Matches without conceding 1 of 5 4 of 5
Matches without scoring 1 of 5 0 of 5
Yellow cards 7(1.4 per match) 7(1.4 per match)
Corners 30(6 per match) 31(6.2 per match)
League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arsenal 10 9 0 1 15 5 +10 27
3 Manchester City 10 7 0 3 21 13 +8 21
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

Gap between teams: 6 points

Full Premier League standings

This season compared

Premier League 2026/2027
Manchester City Arsenal
10 Matches played 10
2.1 Goals scored per match 1.5
1.3 Goals conceded per match 0.5
65% Average possession 60%
7 of 10 Matches with 3 or more goals 4 of 10
6.1 Corners per match 5.6
1.2 Yellow cards per match 1.2
3 of 10 Matches without conceding 7 of 10

Top scorers

Premier League 2026/2027
Manchester City
Erling Haaland

Attacker

9 Goals
0 Assists
Minutes per goal 99'
Pass accuracy 66.7%
Matches played 10
Minutes played 890'

Also scoring

  1. Rayan Cherki Midfielder · 113' per goal 5 Goals 2 Assists
  2. Antoine Semenyo Attacker · 277' per goal 2 Goals 3 Assists
Arsenal
Martin Ødegaard

Midfielder

3 Goals
0 Assists
Minutes per goal 277'
Pass accuracy 88.6%
Matches played 10
Minutes played 830'

Also scoring

  1. Bukayo Saka Attacker · 200' per goal 3 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Kai Havertz Attacker · 245' per goal 3 Goals 0 Assists

Minutes per goal: how many minutes, on average, the player needs to score. Lower is better.

Head to head Last 5 meetings
Manchester City wins
Draws
Arsenal wins
1
3
1
20%
60%
20%
Total goals 15 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 3 3 per match
Manchester City goals 6 1.2 per match
Arsenal goals 9 1.8 per match
Both teams scored 80% 4/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 60% 3/5 matches
Average corners per match 10.6 Across 5 meetings
Average cards per match 4.4 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 2 - 1
Manchester City 2–1 2 1 Arsenal
Arsenal 1–1 1 1 Manchester City
Arsenal 5–1 5 1 Manchester City
Manchester City 2–2 2 2 Arsenal
Manchester City 0–0 0 0 Arsenal

See full Manchester City vs Arsenal history & stats

About the match

Manchester City vs Arsenal will be played on 30 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Manchester City are 3rd in the Premier League standings, while Arsenal are 1st.

Head-to-head

Manchester City and Arsenal have met 50 times in the available head-to-head data.

Manchester City won 20 times, while Arsenal won 19 times, with 11 meetings ending in draws.