Arsenal vs Manchester City (Premier League): Match Preview, Team News, Head to Head, How To Watch | OneFootball

Manchester City travel to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon for yet another crunch meeting for the club in the English top-flight in their top-four pursuit.

Pep Guardiola and his players have seen their form recovering after a serious slump across November and December, recording crucial victories against the likes of Chelsea in the Premier League and Club Brugge in European competition.

That rise in performance standards has also coincided with the likes of Phil Foden finding their own individual form once more, and other players stepping up alongside an influx of new talent arriving via the transfer market.

Last time out saw Manchester City secure a place in the Champions League’s play-off positions for the last-16 of the competition, where they are now set to face off against Real Madrid in a two-legged affair within the next two weeks.

As for Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal side, they came from behind in Spain to record a 1-2 away win over City Football Group’s Girona to secure a hugely impressive third-placed finish in the UEFA Champions League table.

But as both sides gear up to face off in what is expected to be another hotly-contested Premier League affair, here is everything you need to know ahead of the encounter at the Emirates Stadium!

Match Details

Manchester City travel to North London to take on Arsenal in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday 2 February with kick-off scheduled for 16:30 (UK).

Match Officials

The Premier League have confirmed that Peter Bankes will oversee the high-profile top-flight clash between Arsenal and Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.

You can check out the full list of match officials for the contest here!

Team News

Mikel Arteta is expected to be without four first-team players for the visit of Manchester City, while goalkeeper David Raya remains subject to a late assessment over his availability in the contest.

Gabriel Jesus is not expected to make a return to action until the end of the year after sustaining damage to his ACL in the left knee, while Bukayo Saka has a preliminary return date from a thigh problem in early April.

The other two absentees for Arsenal are expected to be Ben White (knee) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee).

As for Manchester City, Pep Guardiola is likely to compete with the same first-team squad that was deemed available for selection against Chelsea last weekend, while his three new signings return to eligibility after absences in the UEFA Champions League in midweek.

That will leave the central defensive pairing of Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake being ruled out through injury, alongside Jeremy Doku and the long-term absentee in Rodri, while Oscar Bobb could return to the matchday squad after a five-month absence.

Head To Head

Arsenal and Manchester City have met on a total of 212 occassions, with the latter sitting on 99 defeats to the Gunners, having emerged on level terms in matches 48 times and winning 65 of such games.

Manchester City’s last visit to the Emirates Stadium resulted in a late defeat as Gabriel Martinelli’s 86th-minute deflected-winner grabbed all three points for Arsenal en route to claiming a second-placed finish to Pep Guardiola’s eventual league champions.

As for the last meeting between the two clubs, Erling Haaland’s early opener at the Etihad Stadium in September was cancelled out by Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Magalhaes, before John Stones grabbed a late equaliser to earn a point in a game marred by Rodri’s injury.

Statistics

Arsenal won this exact fixture 1-0 last season, last winning consecutive home league games against Manchester City between 2005/06 and 2008/09 (a run of four).

Having won 12 consecutive league games against Arsenal between 2017 and 2023, Manchester City are now winless in their last three against the Gunners (D2, L1).

Arsenal are unbeaten in 13 Premier League matches (W8, D5) and have won the most points of any side from MD11 onwards (29). The Gunners have never had a longer unbeaten run under Mikel Arteta, last going 14 without defeat between August and December 2018 under Unai Emery.

Manchester City are unbeaten in six Premier League games (W4, D2) and only Newcastle (15) have won more points since Christmas than City (14), while City have scored the most goals in that time (18).

Manchester City have lost just one of their last 40 Premier League matches played from January until the end of the campaign (W33, D6), losing 1-0 to Brentford on the final day of 2022/23. They are unbeaten in their last 23 of these games across the last two campaigns (W19, D4), scoring 66 goals at an average of 2.9 per game.

How To Watch

Arsenal against Manchester City from the Emirates Stadium will be broadcast live on television for those in the United Kingdom across Sky Sports, while radio coverage is also available on BBC Radio Manchester.

For this in the United States, the fixture will be available to watch live courtesy of Peacock.

You can find full global TV listings for Sunday afternoon’s Premier League encounter in North London HERE!

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