The Emirates is the venue for a much anticipated Premier League clash as the two title favourites are set to come head-to-head in a game which kicks off at 4:30 on Sunday Afternoon.
With just one point separating these two sides in the league, Sunday’s game could prove to be a pivotal outing in determining where the league will head come the end of the season. City are currently sat at the summit of the league on 18 points, whilst Arsenal have amassed 17 points from their 7 league games.
In their last Premier League outing, Pep Guardiola’s side were handed a humbling defeat as they were beaten 2-1 by Wolves at the Etihad. Whilst Arsenal recorded a comfortable 4-0 victory over Bournemouth, meaning it is the London side who come into this meeting with the better league form.
Both of these sides also featured in midweek Champions League action as Arsenal travelled to Lens and City travelled to face Leipzig.
Gabriel Jesus gave the Gunners an early lead with a well-placed finish into the bottom left corner, but goals from Adrien Thomasson and Elye Wahi saw the hosts overturn the deficit. Arsenal came close in the second-half, notably through Takehiro Tomiyasu and Reiss Nelson, but Lens battled to take the points.
Manchester City came from behind to beat RB Leipzig 3-1 in the Champions League group stage. Christopher Nkunku put Leipzig ahead in the 22nd minute with a well-placed finish, but City equalised through Phil Foden in the 45th minute. Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku scored in the second half to give City a comfortable victory.
The fixture of Arsenal and Manchester City has a long and storied history, with the sides first meeting in 1893. In total, the two sides have met 209 times in competitive games, with Manchester City having won 65, Arsenal having won 99 and there being 45 draws.
City’s last trip to the Emirates proved to be a pivotal game in the title race as a 3-1 City victory saw Pep Guardiola’s side rise to the top of the table at the expense of the Gunners.
These sides also met each other at the beginning of this season in the Community Shield in which Arsenal came out on top of a tight affair in which the Gunners ran out winners following a penalty shootout.
In the Premier League, Manchester City have dominated this in recent years and have won each of the last twelve meetings. This fixture is often a high scoring affair, in the last four Premier League meetings between the two sides, there have been 17 goals.
These sides are fairly evenly matched at the bookies ahead of this matchup, however it is Man City who are narrowly favoured and are currently priced @ 6/4, whilst a win for Arsenal is priced @ 7/4.We are backing Over 1.5 goals, 3+ Arsenal corners, 5+ Manchester City corners and each team 10+ booking pts.