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Premier League · Matchweek 23

Manchester City vs Arsenal lineups

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Manchester City host Arsenal at Etihad Stadium on 30 January 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 23 of the Premier League. They last met on 16 August 2026, when Arsenal won 3-0.

Manchester City vs Arsenal match facts

Kick-off
Sat 30 Jan 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 23

Manchester City vs Arsenal 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.

Manchester City vs Arsenal head to head

22
Manchester City wins
10
Draws
10
Arsenal wins

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

Recent Manchester City vs Arsenal 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

Manchester City vs Arsenal history

Manchester City have won two of the last five, with one drawn. Arsenal have not won any of their twelve visits to Etihad Stadium. 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.

Etihad Stadium

Manchester City play at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The ground holds 55,097. Arsenal have not won there in twelve visits. Manchester City have won nine of those, with three drawn. The pitch is grass. Arsenal's most recent visit was on 19 April 2026, a 1-2 defeat.

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.

Manchester City vs Arsenal lineups — common questions

When is Manchester City vs Arsenal?
Manchester City vs Arsenal kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 30 January 2027 at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The match is Matchweek 23 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Manchester City vs Arsenal 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. Manchester City have won 22 of the 42 meetings between the clubs and Arsenal have won 10.

Arsenal vs Manchester City at Emirates Stadium

Updated 23 September 2026