Arsenal vs Manchester City: Match preview, predicted line-ups, team news and prediction | OneFootball

Arsenal take on Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Arsenal defeated Chelsea 4-2 on aggregate in the semi-final, booking their place in the competition’s final for the first time since the 2017/18 season.

Meanwhile, City thrashed Newcastle 5-1 on aggregate, securing their spot in the final for the 10th time.

Match preview

Arsenal are aiming to win the Carabao Cup for the third time and continue their bid to win the quadruple this season.

The Gunners rank fifth for goals scored (nine), second for both big chances created (16) and big chances missed (11), and are joint-top for most clean sheets (three).

Arsenal are the in-form side, making them favourites. They are unbeaten in their last 14 matches across all competitions.

However, Arsenal lost 3-0 to Man City the last time they met in the competition’s final.

City’s season has gone pear-shaped. They have been knocked out of the UEFA Champions League and are unlikely to win the Premier League.

While they remain in the FA Cup, winning Sunday’s showdown would guarantee they do not finish the season trophyless.

City rank first for goals scored (12), accurate passes per game (604), and are joint-top for most clean sheets (three) in the Carabao Cup this season.

Victory would make Pep Guardiola the most successful manager in the competition’s history with five titles.

Team news

Arsenal are assessing Jurrien Timber and Martin Odegaard’s fitnesses. Eberechi Eze has been declared fit, while Mikel Merino is ruled out.

Arteta will decide whether to start David Raya or Kepa Arrizabalaga in goal.

Josko Gvardiol is City’s only injury concern, but Marc Guehi is cup-tied. Guardiola has confirmed that James Trafford will start over Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal.

Predicted line-ups

Arsenal (4-3-3): Kepa Arrizabalaga, Piero Hincapie, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Jurrien Timber, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Leandro Trossard, Viktor Gyokeres, Bukayo Saka.

Man City (4-2-3-1): James Trafford, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Matheus Nunes, Nico O’Reilly, Rodri, Antoine Semenyo, Bernardo Silva, Rayan Cherki, Erling Braut Haaland.

Prediction

We fancy a 2-1 win for Arsenal.

Stats from sofascore.com