MANCHESTER CITY are looking to prolong Liverpool’s wait for a Premier League title with victory over Arsenal.
Pep Guardiola’s men welcome Mikel Arteta’s side to the Etihad in a rearranged Prem clash on Wednesday night.
Man City are looking to bounce back from their derby defeat on SundayCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Alexandre Lacazette scored Arsenal’s winner against West Ham at the weekendCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Here is all you need to know about the Premier League showdown.
What time does Man City vs Arsenal kick off?
Manchester City’s clash with Arsenal will begin at 7.30pm UK time at the Etihad on Wednesday night.
The game was supposed to take place earlier this month but was rearranged due to Man City’s participation in the Carabao Cup final.
What TV channel is it on and can I live stream it?
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League will show all the action live.
Sky customers can stream all the action live on Sky Go online, via the app or connected devices.
Non-Sky subscribers can buy a Now TV pass from £9.98 to stream the game online.
What is the team news?
Kevin de Bruyne could return to the Man City line-up after missing the weekend’s defeat at Old Trafford with a shoulder injury.
Sergio Aguero is also a doubt after limping off with a thigh injury in the 2-0 defeat at Manchester United.
Arsenal, meanwhile, will be without Lucas Torreira after he was ruled out for 10 weeks with an ankle injury.
Calum Chambers, Sead Kolasinac, Cedric Soares and Kieran Tierney are also out of the trip to the Etihad.
Stat attack
- Manchester City have won their last six matches against Arsenal in all competitions, their best winning run against the Gunners.
- Arsenal have lost their last five league matches against Man City; they last had a longer losing run against an opponent between 1974 and 1977 against Ipswich Town (seven in a row).
- 12 of the last 16 Premier League goals Manchester City have scored against Arsenal have been scored in the first half, scoring at least twice in the first half of four of their last six Premier League meetings.
- Manchester City have lost seven Premier League games this season, one more than they had in their previous two campaigns combined. The average league position of their opponents in these seven defeats this season is 9th – Arsenal’s place in the table coming into this match.
- Arsenal are unbeaten in their last seven away league games (W1 D6), with each of their last five in a row ending level. The Gunners have never drawn six consecutive away league games in their history.
- Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is unbeaten in all seven of his away games in all competitions for the Gunners (W3 D4) – the longest ever unbeaten away start to a managerial reign in Arsenal’s history.
- Sergio Aguero has scored 10 goals in his last 12 appearances against Arsenal in all competitions; he scored a hat-trick in Man City’s 3-1 Premier League win over the Gunners at the Etihad last season.
- Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has never lost a home match against Arsenal in his managerial career in all competitions (P7 W6 D1 L0), with the Gunners netting exactly once in all seven previous encounters.
- Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne has been directly involved in six goals in his last seven Premier League starts against Arsenal (four goals, two assists), netting a brace in a 3-0 win at the Emirates earlier this season.
- On the day of this game, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will be the fourth youngest manager to face Man City’s Pep Guardiola in a top-flight league match, aged 37 years and 351 days. The youngest to beat Guardiola is Mauricio Pochettino in February 2009 with Espanyol vs Barcelona (36y 356d).
What are the odds?
Manchester City are 1/3 favourites for the win with Ladbrokes.
Arsenal to win at the Etihad is available at 8/1 while the draw is 17/4.
Odds are correct at the time of writing.
Mikel Arteta speaks about Lacazette after VAR awards Arsenal substitute late goal vs West Ham
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
