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Arsenal vs Manchester City is an elite English matchup with City holding stronger historical evidence, while Arsenal have shown they can turn home pressure into a statement. Arsenal won 5–1 at the Emirates on 2 February 2025 and 3–0 at Wembley in the Community Shield on 16 August 2026; City answered 2–1 at home on 19 April 2026. A new meeting will test whether Arsenal’s response can reshape the hierarchy.
Past matches, Arsenal vs Manchester City
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Starting eleven
Starting XI Arsenal
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1G
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4D
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3D
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6D
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33D
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39M
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49M
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20M
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8M
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17M
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29F
Manchester City Starting XI
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G
1
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D
45
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D
3
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D
24
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D
33
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M
5
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M
8
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M
42
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M
47
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M
11
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F
9
Substitutes Arsenal
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41M
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5D
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7F
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36M
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14F
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10M
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13G
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56M
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23M
Manchester City Substitutes
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M
18
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F
7
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D
6
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D
82
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M
10
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M
14
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G
28
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D
21
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D
22
Match events
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1'⚽Riccardo Calafiori Normal Goal (Asst: Myles Lewis-Skelly)
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24'Phil Foden Yellow Card
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28'⚽Kai Havertz Normal Goal (Asst: Christos Tzolis)
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38'Riccardo Calafiori Yellow Card
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46'Jack Grealish Jérémy Doku
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46'Declan Rice Bruno Guimarães
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48'⚽Martin Ødegaard Normal Goal (Asst: Christos Tzolis)
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53'Joško Gvardiol Yellow Card
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53'Omar Marmoush Erling Haaland
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54'Marc Guéhi Nico O'Reilly
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60'R. Lewis E. Anderson
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60'R. Cherki P. Foden
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60'B. Saka N. Madueke
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60'P. Hincapie R. Calafiori
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60'Piero Hincapié Riccardo Calafiori
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60'Bukayo Saka Noni Madueke
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60'Rayan Cherki Phil Foden
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60'Rico Lewis Elliot Anderson
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75'V. Gyokeres K. Havertz
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75'M. Zubimendi M. Lewis-Skelly
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75'Martín Zubimendi Myles Lewis-Skelly
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75'Viktor Gyökeres Kai Havertz
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79'Nico González Mateo Kovačić
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84'Martin Ødegaard Yellow Card
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84'Eberechi Eze Martin Ødegaard
Stats for this game
Matchup Arsenal VS Manchester City
City carry the broader evidence
Manchester City’s 4–1 win at the Etihad on 26 April 2023, 3–1 at the Emirates on 15 February 2023 and 2–0 at Wembley in the League Cup on 22 March 2026 show the scale of their reference. City also won 2–1 at home on 19 April 2026. These results support a City-led profile, but they do not mean every meeting follows the same tactical path or that Arsenal cannot impose a different game.
Arsenal’s responses raise the level
Arsenal beat City 5–1 at home on 2 February 2025 and 3–0 at Wembley in the Community Shield on 16 August 2026. A 1–1 draw at the Emirates on 21 September 2025 and a 0–0 at the Etihad on 31 March 2024 add closer reference points. City remain the stronger historical benchmark, while Arsenal’s challenge is to turn high-level responses into sustained control. That tension gives every new meeting a meaningful test of hierarchy.
Past head to head stats
Arsenal VS Manchester City
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Arsenal VS Manchester City
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