Manchester City vs Arsenal
| Yellow cards avg | 3.54 |
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| Reds avg | 0.14 |
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| Penalties avg | 0.18 |
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| Over 4.5 cards | 36% |
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| Home wins | 46% |
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| Draws | 25% |
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| Away wins | 29% |
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- Manchester City outshot their opponent (14-6).
- Manchester City controlled possession (60%).
- Manchester City had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).
Team Overview
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Games / Record
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Match Context & Trends
Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.
Quick comparison bars
Manchester City last 5 home
Arsenal last 5 away
Manchester City trend breakdown
Arsenal trend breakdown
Scoring reliability
First-goal patterns
Vs league average
Head-to-head trends
Manchester City goal timing (home)
Arsenal goal timing (away)
Match Statistics
Events
Manchester City vs Arsenal 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-1 on Sunday, 18 December 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Martin Atkinson. It was played at Etihad Stadium.
First half: Arsenal took an early lead at 5' when T. Walcott scored, with the assist credited to A. Sánchez, making the score 0-1. David Silva received a yellow card for Manchester City at 38'.
Second half: Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 46', with P. Zabaleta replacing B. Sagna. Manchester City leveled the score at 47' when L. Sané scored, with the assist credited to David Silva, making the score 1-1. Yaya Touré received a yellow card for Manchester City at 51'. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 65', with A. Iwobi replacing A. Oxlade-Chamberlain. Manchester City took the lead at 71' when R. Sterling scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 2-1. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 75', with F. Coquelin replacing O. Giroud. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 76', with L. Sané replacing Jesús Navas. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 78', with A. Oxlade-Chamberlain replacing Mohamed Elneny. K. De Bruyne received a yellow card for Manchester City at 80'. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 84', with K. De Bruyne replacing K. Ịheanachọ. Mohamed Elneny received a yellow card for Arsenal at 88'. Fernando received a yellow card for Manchester City at 90'. Gabriel Paulista received a yellow card for Arsenal at 90'.
Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Arsenal used 3 substitutions. Manchester City got 4 yellow cards, while Arsenal got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Manchester City outshot their opponent (14-6).
- Manchester City controlled possession (60%).
- Manchester City had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).
Head-to-Head Overview
| Total Games | 24 |
| Home Wins | 14 |
| Draws | 6 |
| Away Wins | 4 |
| Over 2.5 Goals | 17 (70.8%) |
| BTTS | 14 (58.3%) |
| Total Games | 12 |
| Home Wins | 8 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Away Wins | 1 |
| Over 2.5 Goals | 9 (75.0%) |
| BTTS | 7 (58.3%) |