Force information
After having to leave the field in the draw with Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League, Noni Madueke will continue to be watched before the match against Man City.
Coach Mikel Arteta hopes his injury is not too serious. The same applies to Riccardo Calafiori, Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber, who will soon return to play.
However, Bukayo Saka will definitely be absent due to an Achilles tendon injury. In addition, midfielder Mikel Merino will also be unable to play for similar reasons.
On Man City's side, Ruben Dias is still absent due to a hamstring injury, the injury caused him to miss the Carabao Cup final, but Nico O'Reilly is ready to play even though he has to leave the field in the match against Chelsea due to a minor injury.
Josko Gvardiol is still out to recover from a broken leg injury, while John Stones had a calf problem while on duty with the England national team last month and has not played since then.
Statistics
Arsenal have only lost two of their last 30 away matches in the Premier League (16 wins, 12 draws), and are unbeaten in their last eight matches since the 1-2 defeat to Aston Villa in December 2025.
Man City is unbeaten in their last 14 home matches in the Premier League, since losing 0-2 to Tottenham in the opening match of the season at the Etihad Stadium.
Man City has not won in all three recent Premier League matches against leading teams, and has not scored in all three matches (drawing 0-0 with Arsenal in March 2024 and losing 0-2 at home as well as away from Liverpool last season).
Since the beginning of February this year, no City player has scored more goals than Nico O'Reilly (6) in all competitions. This defender scored a double to help Man City defeat Arsenal 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final last month.
Rayan Cherki is averaging one assist every 138 minutes in the Premier League this season (10 assists in 1,384 minutes). Among players who have played more than 1,000 minutes in a season, only Cesc Fabregas in the 2016-2017 season (111 minutes) and Kevin De Bruyne in the 2023-2024 season (123 minutes) have this statistic better than Cherki.
Eberechi Eze scored (2) or assisted (1) in his three most recent appearances against Man City in all competitions. Eze also assisted in Gabriel Martinelli's equalizing goal in the 1-1 draw in the first leg between the two teams in the 90+3 minute.
Erling Haaland has contributed to 7 goals in 7 Premier League appearances against Arsenal (5 goals, 2 assists). The Norwegian striker has scored against the Gunners in all 3 recent matches in the Premier League.
Pre-match statement
Coach Mikel Arteta (Arsenal): "We will prepare for the match with the goal of winning, that's for sure, and we see this as a great opportunity. We will not spend a second discussing a draw. We prepare for every match with the goal of winning, that's our motto and we will continue to do so.
Coach Pep Guardiola (Man City): "If we lose, everything will end. I told the players that this is just a football match and we have to approach it like a football match. If you let emotions dominate, you will lose focus. Our goal is to play well and that is exactly what the players have to do, along with all the necessary aspects to challenge a team like Arsenal".
The Man City vs Arsenal match will take place at 10:30 PM on April 19.
