The giants of the Premier League Arsenal and Manchester City lock the horns Sunday afternoon in an appetizing confrontation at the Emirates Stadium.
The couple played a frantic draw and drama in the inverted match in September, the effort of the 98th minute of John Stones denying the victory of the Gunners of ten men. Many has changed since then, however, Man City having endured a hot form in recent months.
The failed Cityzens collapsed on the table following their bad race, but began to rediscover their mojo since the start of the year. Selfly with their place in the Champions League players in the middle of the week with a 3-1 victory against club Brugge, the Pep Guardiola team has now won five of its last seven outings.
However, they remain behind Arsenal in the Premier League while the side of Mikel Arteta seems to keep the pace of the leaders of the Liverpool League. The Northern Londoners are perched in second place, but need a victory on Sunday to avoid becoming more delay in the title race, especially if we given that Arne Slot table toppers have a match in hand.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to a premier league mammoth.
Arsenal vs Man City Tête-à-tête (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Arsenal | Man |
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Girona 1-2 Arsenal – 01/29/25 | Man City 3-1 Club Brugge – 01/29/25 |
Wolves 0-1 Arsenal – 01/25/25 | Man City 3-1 Chelsea – 01/25/25 |
Arsenal 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb – 01/22/25 | PSG 4-2 Man City – 01/22/25 |
Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa – 01/18/25 | Ipswich 0-6 Man City – 19/01/25 |
Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham – 01/15/25 | Brentford 2-2 Man City – 01/14/25 |
Country | TV channel / live flow |
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United Kingdom | Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Go, Sky Go Extra, now TV |
UNITED STATES | Peacock |
Canada | Fubotv Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada |
Arsenal was able to rotate players in the middle of the week and goalkeeper David Raya received a forced rest against Girona after having made a minor injury. On Sunday, there are concerns about its availability, but recent reports have suggested that it should be adopted.
Myles Lewis-Skelly saw the hard red card he chose against Wolverhampton Wanderers last week and will be available for the weekend.
However, Arsenal is still without influential Bukayo Saka attack duo and Gabriel Jesus, while the right back Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ben White also remain on the treatment table.
Arsenal predicted programming against Man City (4-3-3): Raya; Title, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, partial, rice; Martinelli, Havertz, Trossard.
The list of injuries of Man City is not as extensive as it is this season, but they still lack key artists. Rodri remains a long -term absent and he is joined on the sidelines by the defensive duo Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake.
In advanced areas, Jeremy Doku remains out of action due to a muscle injury and Oscar Bobb is sort of the physical form of the match when he continues his recovery of a broken leg.
The January recruits Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis were not all eligible to appear in Europe in the middle of the week, but are available on Sunday.
Man City predicted the alignment vs arsenal (4-1-4-1): Ederson; Nunes, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Foden, de Bruyne, Silva, Marmoush; Haaland.
None of the two parties is their best, before the Sunday meeting, the key injuries having had an impact on both. These absent could lead to a case of joy to the Emirates, the pair fighting an intense tactical battle in search of marginal gains.
It is difficult to know if Man City has turned their fortune in the long term, but Sunday will prove to be an all-powerful test of their references. Arsenal has lacked attacking invention and creativity in recent weeks, but still boasts of the best in division.
We have seen disjointed meetings between these two giants before and the shock of the weekend could add to a growing list of tight and harsh battles.