Premier League · Matchweek 5 · Oct 17

Manchester City - Arsenal

Manchester City beat Arsenal 1-0 in Premier League (Matchweek 5). Goals: R. Sterling 23'.

🏟 Etihad Stadium 👤 Referee: C. Kavanagh
Key events
14' 🟨 RodriYellow card Manchester C
23' R. Sterling(1 - 0) Manchester C
63' 🟨 João CanceloYellow card Manchester C
68' 🟨 Rúben DiasYellow card Manchester C
84' 🟨 Nathan AkéYellow card Manchester C
90' 🟨 Thomas ParteyYellow card Arsenal
Quick stats
%58 Possession %42
13 Total shots 11
5 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 3
8 Shots inside box 7
5 Shots outside box 4
3 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
RodriYellow card🟨
14'
R. Sterling(1 - 0)
23'
HT 1 - 0
João CanceloYellow card🟨
63'
S. Agüero ↔ İ. GündoğanSubstitution🔁
65'
Rúben DiasYellow card🟨
68'
69'
🔁Willian ↔ A. LacazetteSubstitution
83'
🔁N. Pépé ↔ E. NketiahSubstitution
83'
🔁G. Xhaka ↔ T. ParteySubstitution
Nathan AkéYellow card🟨
84'
P. Foden ↔ FernandinhoSubstitution🔁
89'
90'
🟨Thomas ParteyYellow card
FT 1 - 0
Match statsManchester City · Arsenal
Key stats
%58 Possession %42
Shots
13 Total shots 11
5 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 3
8 Shots inside box 7
5 Shots outside box 4
3 Saves 4
Passing
665 Total passes 462
591 Accurate passes 391
%89 Pass accuracy %85
Set pieces & discipline
6 Corners 6
0 Offsides 2
15 Fouls 10
Cards
4 Yellow cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD16 meetings · 2020–2026
Manchester City 9
Dec 22who was on topAug 16
Arsenal 3
9 Manchester City 4 draw 3 Arsenal
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.9goals / match
2918total goals
5/3clean sheets
5-0Manchester City best win · Aug 28
5-1Arsenal best win · Feb 2
%75 Over 1.5 12/16
%56 Over 2.5 9/16
%38 Over 3.5 6/16
%56 BTTS 9/16
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Manchester City at home6 matches
4W 2D 0L 14:4
Arsenal at home10 matches
3W 2D 5L 14:15
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Manchester City4W 1D 0L Arsenal3W 1D 1L
2.60 2.00 Points per game
11 7 Goals scored
5 3 Goals conceded
2.33 1.43 xG average
1.04 1.34 xGA average
%40 %60 Clean sheets
%60 %40 BTTS
%80 %40 Over 2.5
10.0 4.2 Corners
0.8 1.0 Cards
Manchester City6W 2D 2L Arsenal4W 2D 4L
2.00 1.40 Points per game
19 10 Goals scored
11 9 Goals conceded
2.05 1.50 xG average
1.11 1.20 xGA average
%40 %50 Clean sheets
%50 %40 BTTS
%70 %40 Over 2.5
9.1 5.5 Corners
1.5 1.0 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
1Manchester Cityin the table86pts
38matches 27-5-6W-D-L 83:32goals +51diff
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8Arsenalin the table61pts
38matches 18-7-13W-D-L 55:39goals +16diff
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Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
2.00 2.24 Points per game
1.68 1.74 xG average
1.14 0.88 xGA average
%40 %52 Clean sheets
%48 %44 BTTS
%60 %52 Over 2.5
5.5 6.1 Corners
1.8 1.4 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Aug 16 Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City Community Shield
Apr 19 Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal Premier League
Mar 22 Arsenal 0-2 Manchester City League Cup
Sep 21 Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City Premier League
Feb 2 Arsenal 5-1 Manchester City Premier League
Sep 22 Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal Premier League
Mar 31 Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal Premier League
Oct 8 Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City Premier League
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