Manchester City vs Arsenal

Manchester City

2 - 1

Arsenal

🕒 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:30 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 2 · Arsenal 1

Referee Stats

Anthony Taylor

31 matches · 3.39 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.39
Reds avg	0.03
Penalties avg	0.26
Over 4.5 cards	32%
Home wins	45%
Draws	23%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (15-9).
Manchester City controlled possession (59%).
Manchester City had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 14

Avg: 2.37 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

30 / 16

Avg: 1.58 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.37

PPG

2.00

2.37

1.58

0.74

0.84

74%

O2.5

47%

BTTS

53%

84%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd

Arsenal rank1st

Manchester City points78

Arsenal points85

Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Arsenal: #1 · 85 pts · GD +44

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 32 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Arsenal last 5 away

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%

Manchester City clean sheet at home47%

Arsenal score away89%

Arsenal clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first84%

Manchester City win after scoring first75%

Arsenal score first63%

Arsenal win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 50% · Arsenal 50%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.7' · Arsenal 31.9'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.37 vs 1.53

Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.22

Arsenal score away1.58 vs 1.22

Arsenal concede away0.84 vs 1.53

Manchester City score 55% above league average, while Arsenal score 29% above league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 40% below league average at home, and Arsenal are 45% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 12

16-30 9

61-75 9

0-15 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

61-75 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

482

335

Passes Accurate

406

254

Passes %

84%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Cherki

Normal Goal · Assist: Matheus Nunes

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Havertz

Normal Goal

36'

36' Cristhian Mosquera

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. Madueke

1st substitution · For: Gabriel Martinelli

60'

60' M. Guéhi

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

E. Haaland

Normal Goal

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Cristhian Mosquera

2nd substitution · For: B. White

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ E. Eze

3rd substitution · For: L. Trossard

83'

83' E. Haaland

83'

83' Gabriel Magalhães

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Martín Zubimendi

4th substitution · For: V. Gyökeres

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ R. Cherki

1st substitution · For: P. Foden

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Rodri

2nd substitution · For: Nico González

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Doku

3rd substitution · For: Sávio

90+6' ↑↓

↑↓

90+6' ⇄ A. Semenyo

4th substitution · For: N. Aké

Manchester City vs Arsenal 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-1 on Sunday, 19 April 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 16' when R. Cherki scored, with the assist credited to Matheus Nunes, making the score 1-0. Arsenal leveled the score at 18' when K. Havertz scored, making the score 1-1. Cristhian Mosquera received a yellow card for Arsenal at 36'.

Second half: Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Madueke replacing Gabriel Martinelli. M. Guéhi received a yellow card for Manchester City at 60'. Manchester City took the lead at 65' when E. Haaland scored, making the score 2-1. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Cristhian Mosquera replacing B. White. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 74', with E. Eze replacing L. Trossard. E. Haaland received a yellow card for Manchester City at 83'. Gabriel Magalhães received a yellow card for Arsenal at 83'. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 84', with Martín Zubimendi replacing V. Gyökeres. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 85', with R. Cherki replacing P. Foden. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 88', with Rodri replacing Nico González. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 88', with J. Doku replacing Sávio. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 90+6', with A. Semenyo replacing N. Aké.

Manchester City used 4 substitutions while Arsenal used 4 substitutions. Manchester City got 2 yellow cards, while Arsenal got 2 yellow cards.