Premier League · Sun, 19 Apr 2026 ·
Manchester City vs Arsenal — 2 - 1
Etihad Stadium · Referee: A. Taylor
Match report
Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-1
Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-1 in Premier League matchday 33 on Sunday, 19 April 2026 at Etihad Stadium. R. Cherki (16') and E. Haaland (65') scored for Manchester City, while K. Havertz (18') found the net for Arsenal. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Manchester City had 59% of the ball and 15 shots (5 on target) against Arsenal’s 9 (3 on target). Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Manchester City 1st in the Premier League table on 15 points and Arsenal 2nd on 12.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton | 5 | +11 | 10 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 29 Nov 2026, Arsenal – Manchester City
Match events
- 16'goalR. CherkiAssist: M. Nunes
- 18'goalK. HavertzNormal Goal
- 36'yellow cardCristhian MosqueraYellow Card
- 46'substitutionN. MaduekeOff: G. Martinelli
- 60'yellow cardMarc GuéhiYellow Card
- 65'goalE. HaalandNormal Goal
- 74'substitutionC. MosqueraOff: B. White
- 74'substitutionE. EzeOff: L. Trossard
- 83'yellow cardErling HaalandYellow Card
- 83'yellow cardGabriel MagalhãesYellow Card
- 84'substitutionM. ZubimendiOff: V. Gyökeres
- 85'substitutionR. CherkiOff: P. Foden
- 88'substitutionRodriOff: Nico
- 88'substitutionJ. DokuOff: Savinho
- 90+6'substitutionA. SemenyoOff: N. Ake
Lineups
Manchester City
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Pep Guardiola
Starting XI
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27M. NunesD
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 15M. GuehiD
- 33N. O'ReillyD
- 20B. SilvaM
- 16RodriM
- 42A. SemenyoM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 11J. DokuM
- 9E. HaalandF
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 21R. Ait-NouriD
- 5J. StonesD
- 6N. AkeD
- 47P. FodenM
- 7O. MarmoushF
- 14NicoM
- 26SavinhoF
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Mikel Arteta
Starting XI
- 1D. RayaG
- 3C. MosqueraD
- 2W. SalibaD
- 6GabrielD
- 5P. HincapieD
- 8M. OdegaardM
- 36M. ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 29K. HavertzF
- 10E. EzeF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 59%Possession41%
- 1.36Expected goals (xG)1.62
- 15Total shots9
- 5Shots on target3
- 5Shots off target3
- 5Blocked shots3
- 13Shots inside the box8
- 2Shots outside the box1
- 8Corners5
- 0Offsides4
- 5Fouls12
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves2
- 498Passes348
- 424Accurate passes262
- 85%Pass accuracy75%
- -0.64Goals prevented-0.64
Player statistics
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 15Marc GuéhiD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 27Matheus NunesD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 33Nico O'ReillyDTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Rayan CherkiM | 85 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 11Jérémy DokuM | 88 | 7.5 | ||
| 16RodriM | 88 | 7.6 | ||
| 20Bernardo SilvaM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 42Antoine SemenyoM | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Erling HaalandF | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 1James TraffordG | – | – | ||
| 5John StonesD | – | – | ||
| 6Nathan AkeD | 1 | – | ||
| 21Rayan Aït-NouriD | – | – | ||
| 4Tijjani ReijndersM | – | – | ||
| 14Nico GonzálezM | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 47Phil FodenM | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Omar MarmoushF | – | – | ||
| 26SavinhoF | 10 | 6.3 |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David RayaG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 2William SalibaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Cristhian MosqueraD | 74 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Piero HincapiéD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 6Gabriel MagalhãesD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Martin OdegaardM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 36Martín ZubimendiM | 84 | 6.9 | ||
| 41Declan RiceM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Eberechi EzeF | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Noni MaduekeF | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 29Kai HavertzF | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG | – | – | ||
| 4Ben WhiteD | 16 | 6.7 | ||
| 49Myles Lewis-SkellyD | – | – | ||
| 16Christian NorgaardM | – | – | ||
| 56Max DowmanM | – | – | ||
| 9Gabriel JesusF | – | – | ||
| 11Gabriel MartinelliF | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Viktor GyökeresF | 14 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Leandro TrossardF | 16 | 7.0 |