Arsenal vs Manchester United – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 16
Arsenal
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Manchester United
Emirates Stadium

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Last 5 matches

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
Manchester United 0 W · 3 D · 2 L
  1. D Manchester United – Aston Villa Premier League · 4–4
  2. L Chelsea – Manchester United Premier League · 2–0
  3. L Manchester United – Bournemouth Premier League · 0–3
  4. D Leeds – Manchester United Premier League · 1–1
  5. D Manchester United – Tottenham Premier League · 1–1

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Arsenal Manchester United
Goals scored 7(1.4 per match) 6(1.2 per match)
Goals conceded 1(0.2 per match) 11(2.2 per match)
Matches without conceding 4 of 5 0 of 5
Matches without scoring 0 of 5 2 of 5
Yellow cards 7(1.4 per match) 17(3.4 per match)
Corners 31(6.2 per match) 27(5.4 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
18 Manchester United 10 1 5 4 14 19 -5 8
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

Gap between teams: 19 points

Full Premier League standings

This season compared

Premier League 2026/2027
Arsenal Manchester United
10 Matches played 10
1.5 Goals scored per match 1.4
0.5 Goals conceded per match 1.9
60% Average possession 55%
4 of 10 Matches with 3 or more goals 4 of 10
5.6 Corners per match 6.3
1.2 Yellow cards per match 2.3
7 of 10 Matches without conceding 0 of 10

Top scorers

Premier League 2026/2027
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
Manchester United
Bruno Fernandes

Midfielder

4 Goals
2 Assists
Minutes per goal 203'
Pass accuracy 81%
Matches played 9
Minutes played 810'

Also scoring

  1. Bryan Mbeumo Attacker · 223' per goal 4 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Matheus Cunha Attacker · 706' per goal 1 Goals 2 Assists

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

Head to head Last 5 meetings
Arsenal wins
Draws
Manchester United wins
3
1
1
60%
20%
20%
Total goals 11 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 2.2 2.2 per match
Arsenal goals 7 1.4 per match
Manchester United goals 4 0.8 per match
Both teams scored 40% 2/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 20% 1/5 matches
Avg corners per match 10.6 Across 5 meetings
Avg cards per match 2.8 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 2 - 3
Arsenal 2–3 2 3 Manchester United
Manchester United 0–1 0 1 Arsenal
Manchester United 1–1 1 1 Arsenal
Arsenal 2–0 2 0 Manchester United
Manchester United 0–1 0 1 Arsenal

See full Arsenal vs Manchester United history & stats

About the match

Arsenal vs Manchester United will be played on 20 December 2026 at 16:30 UTC at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Arsenal are 1st in the Premier League standings, while Manchester United are 18th.

Head-to-head

Arsenal and Manchester United have met 52 times in the available head-to-head data.

Arsenal won 18 times, while Manchester United won 20 times, with 14 meetings ending in draws.