Gooners v Gods Own pre match build up
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 1:40 pm
As much as i hate the beeb, i do like their match facts and stats, reading this along side CM's oppo fans views i am a lot more optomistic than i have been in recents weeks....
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Arsenal have lost 15 of the past 16 meetings, including 12 consecutive Premier League defeats
The Gunners' last two wins over City have come in FA Cup semi-finals: 2-0 in 2020 and 2-1 in 2017
Arsenal have gone 16 top-flight games against Manchester City without keeping a clean sheet
City are the only side that Mikel Arteta has failed to beat during his managerial career in the Premier League - he has lost all seven meetings against his former club.
Arsenal
Arsenal are unbeaten in the Premier League, winning five and drawing two of their seven matches
However, the Gunners suffered their first loss of the season in midweek, going down 2-1 to Lens in the Champions League
The north Londoners have won 19 of their past 26 Premier League home games, drawing five and losing to Manchester City and Brighton
Mikel Arteta's side have kept just four clean sheets in their past 28 home league fixtures, with 63% of the goals they have conceded since the start of last season coming at Emirates Stadium
The Gunners have dropped points in five of their eight Premier League home games without Bukayo Saka, winning three, drawing three and losing two
Saka has contributed five goals and two assists in his past eight Premier League appearances.
Manchester City
Manchester City could lose back-to-back Premier League fixtures for the first time since December 2018, when they were beaten by Crystal Palace and Leicester
City have lost one third of their 15 league matches without Rodri since his debut in August 2019, compared to just 13% of the 144 games he has featured in
Erling Haaland scored in both of the top-flight clashes with Arsenal last season, with each goal coming after the 80th minute
Haaland has scored in his previous four Premier League outings in London, a run which started with a goal in City's 3-1 win at Arsenal in February
Goalkeeper Ederson is set to make his 300th City appearance on Sunday.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Arsenal have lost 15 of the past 16 meetings, including 12 consecutive Premier League defeats
The Gunners' last two wins over City have come in FA Cup semi-finals: 2-0 in 2020 and 2-1 in 2017
Arsenal have gone 16 top-flight games against Manchester City without keeping a clean sheet
City are the only side that Mikel Arteta has failed to beat during his managerial career in the Premier League - he has lost all seven meetings against his former club.
Arsenal
Arsenal are unbeaten in the Premier League, winning five and drawing two of their seven matches
However, the Gunners suffered their first loss of the season in midweek, going down 2-1 to Lens in the Champions League
The north Londoners have won 19 of their past 26 Premier League home games, drawing five and losing to Manchester City and Brighton
Mikel Arteta's side have kept just four clean sheets in their past 28 home league fixtures, with 63% of the goals they have conceded since the start of last season coming at Emirates Stadium
The Gunners have dropped points in five of their eight Premier League home games without Bukayo Saka, winning three, drawing three and losing two
Saka has contributed five goals and two assists in his past eight Premier League appearances.
Manchester City
Manchester City could lose back-to-back Premier League fixtures for the first time since December 2018, when they were beaten by Crystal Palace and Leicester
City have lost one third of their 15 league matches without Rodri since his debut in August 2019, compared to just 13% of the 144 games he has featured in
Erling Haaland scored in both of the top-flight clashes with Arsenal last season, with each goal coming after the 80th minute
Haaland has scored in his previous four Premier League outings in London, a run which started with a goal in City's 3-1 win at Arsenal in February
Goalkeeper Ederson is set to make his 300th City appearance on Sunday.