Arsenal vs Manchester City – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Sreya

Arsenal vs Manchester City – Arsenal hosts Manchester City at the Emirates on 1st March, Thursday in an English Premier League fixture.

These two clubs squared off against each other this past Sunday in the English League Cup finals when Manchester City all humiliated Arsenal to win 3-0. Pep Guardiola’s side sit atop the English Premier League standings with seventy-two points following a 5-1 win over Leicester City in their last league fixture and have all but secured the Premiership.

Arsenal are sixth with forty-five points and have just won two games in their last six in the Premier League, promptly losing 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur in their previous league outing.

Team News

Santi Cazorla, Alexandre Lacazette and Nacho Monreal are sidelined through injuries for Arsenal while the visitors will be without the injured Benjamin Mendy and Fernandinho.

Arsenal Possible Starting Lineup: Petr Cech, Hector Bellerin, Laurent Koscielny, Shkodran Mustafi, Sead Kolasinac, Aaron Ramsey, Mohamed Elneny, Jack Wilshere, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mesut Ozil.

Manchester City Possible Starting Lineup: Ederson, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Aymeric Laporte, Fabian Delph, Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, David Silva, Bernardo Silva, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling.

“We must turn the decisive moments in our favor. Part of our job is to respond and to focus on the next game. You want only to win games, it’s not always possible, so it’s the way you respond. I believe that [we need to] analyze well, focus on the next one and respond together in a united way, which his part of our philosophy at the club.”

– Arsene Wenger, Arsenal.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Arsenal vs Manchester City H2H Stats, Manchester City have won three and drawn two of their previous five matches against Arsenal in all competitions. Manchester City have won twenty-two of their last twenty-five matches in the Premier League and are likely to win tomorrow.

Moreover, Manchester City have scored at least 2 goals in six of their last seven matches against Arsenal in all competitions. A 3-1 win for Manchester City is the most probable outcome of this match.