End of the first half! Man City temporarily leads Arsenal with Haaland's goal.
The first half has 4 minutes of extra time.
Minute 44: Arsenal continuously had situations of hanging the ball into the Man City penalty area from both sides. However, goalkeeper Donnarumma still played focused and logically.
Minute 36: Bernardo Silva received a yellow card for a rough foul on Gabriel.
Minute 28: Madueke, Arsenal's most outstanding attacking player since the beginning of the match, dribbled the ball down the sideline, passing 3 Man City defenders. However, he had almost no support, and the back pass was quickly cut.
Minute 20: Reijnders just had a chance to finish from Merino's loss of the ball. However, the Man City player's shot was not dangerous enough.
Minute 16: When Haaland scored, Arsenal were holding a superior ball possession rate, 74% compared to 26% of their opponents.
However, since then, Man City have improved their ball possession, taking advantage of Arsenal's stunned return.
Minute 9: GOAL!!! Erling Haaland opens the scoring for Man City. Starting from a counter-attack by Man City, Haaland rushed down bravely and coolly defeated goalkeeper Raya.
Minute 5: With home advantage, it is not surprising that Arsenal is the team playing more proactively.
22:30: The match begins!
Starting lineup
Pre-match information
After a memorable season with a mark of reaching the Champions League semi-finals, Arsenal began their journey to conquer Europe in San Mames in midweek. They had to ask 2 players to come off the bench to win all 3 points against Athletic Bilbao.
In the context of increasingly fierce competition for positions after Arsenal recruited Eberechi Eze for 67.5 million pounds, two wingers Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard have promptly asserted themselves. Both scored right after coming on as substitutes, extending their impressive scoring form from their previous appearance.
Returning to the domestic arena, Arsenal continued to show stability. Mikel Arteta's team is currently second in the Premier League (before round 5), only behind Liverpool - the team that won all under the leadership of Arne Slot.
At the Emirates, the "Gunners" had two impressive performances. They destroyed new signing Leeds United 5-0 and opened September with a 3-0 win over Ange Postecoglou's Nottingham Forest.
After 3 consecutive seasons of second place in the Premier League, Arsenal fans are increasingly expecting a big title. That confidence was reinforced by the stable performance of Arteta and his team. They are on a 5-match unbeaten streak in all competitions against Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.
After a slow start to the 2025-2026 season with 2 defeats in the opening 3 matches, Guardiola's Man City machine is gradually operating smoothly again. Since the national team's break, The Citizens have continuously made their mark with convincing victories in both domestic and European competitions.
With 6 goals in 5 official matches this season, Haaland is showing signs of returning to his familiar destructive form. The Norwegian striker is aiming to score for the third consecutive match against Arsenal - the opponent he scored against in both of his Premier League encounters last season.
If in 2020-2023, Man City overwhelmed Arsenal with a series of 8 consecutive wins, now the balance is gradually changing. The Citizens have failed to win in their last five meetings with their opponents.
