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Premier League · Matchweek 12

Arsenal vs Manchester City lineups

Arsenal host Manchester City at Emirates Stadium on 29 November 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 12 of the Premier League. They last met on 16 August 2026, when Arsenal won 3-0.

Arsenal vs Manchester City match facts

Kick-off
Sun 29 Nov 2026, 16:30
Stadium
Emirates Stadium, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 12

Arsenal vs Manchester City lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Arsenal vs Manchester City head to head

10
Arsenal wins
10
Draws
22
Manchester City wins

47–72 on goals in 42 meetings since 24 October 2010

Recent Arsenal vs Manchester City results

  1. Arsenal3–0Manchester CityCommunity ShieldPrincipality Stadium
  2. Manchester City2–1ArsenalPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
  3. Arsenal0–2Manchester CityLeague CupWembley Stadium
  4. Arsenal1–1Manchester CityPremier LeagueEmirates Stadium
  5. Arsenal5–1Manchester CityPremier LeagueEmirates Stadium

Arsenal vs Manchester City history

Arsenal have won two of the last five, with one drawn. Manchester City last won at Emirates Stadium on 15 February 2023, by 3-1. The clubs have already met one time this season, in the Community Shield. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five.

Emirates Stadium

Arsenal play at Emirates Stadium in London. The ground holds 60,383. Manchester City have won there seven times in twelve visits, most recently in February 2023. Arsenal have won three of those, with two drawn. The pitch is grass. Manchester City's most recent visit was on 21 September 2025, a 1-1 draw.

Last meeting: Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City, August 2026

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Arsenal, 4-2-3-1
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Manchester City, 4-2-3-1
Arsenal crest
ArsenalFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 4Benjamin WhiteD
  3. 3Cristhian MosqueraD
  4. 6GabrielD
  5. 33Riccardo CalafioriD
  6. 39Bruno GuimaraesM
  7. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyM
  8. 20Chukwunonso MaduekeM
  9. 8Martin ØdegaardM
  10. 17Christos TzolisM
  11. 29Kai HavertzF

Bench

  1. 13K. ArrizabalagaG
  2. 5Piero HincapiéD
  3. 36Martín ZubimendiM
  4. 56Max DowmanM
  5. 23Mikel MerinoM
  6. 41Declan RiceM
  7. 10Eberechi EzeM
  8. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  9. 7Bukayo SakaF

Coach: Mikel Arteta

Manchester City crest
Manchester CityFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
  3. 3Rúben DiasD
  4. 24Joško GvardiolD
  5. 33Nico O'ReillyD
  6. 5Elliot AndersonM
  7. 8Mateo KovačićM
  8. 42Antoine SemenyoM
  9. 47Philip FodenM
  10. 11Jérémy DokuM
  11. 9Erling HaalandF

Bench

  1. 28Gerónimo RulliG
  2. 21Rayan Aït-NouriD
  3. 82Rico LewisD
  4. 22Vitor ReisD
  5. 6Addji GuéhiD
  6. 18Jack GrealishM
  7. 14NicoM
  8. 10Mathis CherkiM
  9. 7Omar MarmoushF

Coach: Enzo Maresca

Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Manchester City in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 16 August 2026 in the Community Shield. Arsenal won 3-0. Riccardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz and Martin Ødegaard scored. David Raya and Gianluigi Donnarumma started in goal.

Arsenal vs Manchester City lineups — common questions

When is Arsenal vs Manchester City?
Arsenal vs Manchester City kicks off at 16:30 UK time on 29 November 2026 at Emirates Stadium in London. The match is Matchweek 12 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Arsenal vs Manchester City match?
In the meeting before this one, Arsenal won 3-0 on 16 August 2026 in the Community Shield. The time before that, Manchester City won 2-1 on 19 April 2026 in the Premier League. Arsenal have won 10 of the 42 meetings between the clubs and Manchester City have won 22.

Manchester City vs Arsenal at Etihad Stadium

Updated 23 September 2026