Arsenal Vs Manchester City | Match Info, Team News & Preview

Arsenal Vs Manchester City
Match Info
Date	19 April 2026
Time	CAT: 17:30 | IST: 21:00 | UTC: 15:30 | UK: 16:30
Stadium	Emirates stadium
League	EPL
Round	33

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Match Preview 

A title decider clash awaits us on Sunday (19 April 2026 3.30pm UTC) as Arsenal travel to Manchester to maintain or increase their lead at the top of the table against their hungry challengers.

Arsenal head to the Etihad Stadium with a six-point lead and are unbeaten in their last five Premier League meetings against Pep Guardiola’s side, which promisingly includes a pair of draws from their last two visits to the Etihad stadium.

Four weeks after the Carabao Cup final where Arsenal was defeated by Man City, Arsenal are looking to get their revenge and extend their lead at the top of the table.

CAN CITY CLOSE GAP?

After last weekend’s 3-0 success against Chelsea, City will be looking at the chance to move 3 points behind Arsenal and potentially level if they win their game against Burnley on Wednesday night.

Guardiola’s team have lost just one of their last 19 Premier League games, and are unbeaten in their last nine, their joint-longest unbeaten streak of the campaign. However draws have stalled their progress at times, having stuttered at home against Nottingham Forest last month before leaving West Ham United with a solitary point.

Match Officials

Anthony Taylor has been handed control of this game, the fourth time he is refereeing Arsenal match this season, which has seen Arsenal beat Fulham, take a point at Chelsea, and the last being the goalless draw against Liverpool in January. 

Arsenal are unbeaten on their last 11 games  Anthony Taylor has officiated going back to May 2023, a run that includes a 0-0 draw at the Etihad Stadium two years ago.

The Cheshire official has overseen three City games this term, including both Manchester derbies which brought a win and a loss, plus a victory over Bournemouth - one of only two wins from the last six that Taylor has been in charge of. 

Referee: Anthony Taylor

Assistants: Gary Beswick, Ian Hussin

Fourth official: Paul Tierney

VAR: John Brooks

Assistant VAR: Stuart Burt

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Key Stats & Head-to-Head

Arsenal have lost just two of their last 30 away Premier League games (W16 D12), going unbeaten in thier last eight since a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa in December.

Man City are unbeaten in their last 14 Premier League home games, since losing 2-0 against Tottenham in their opening match at the Etihad this term.

City have failed to win each of their last three Premier League games against teams starting the day top of the table, failing to score in all three matches (0-0 v us in March 2024 and 0-2 home/away against Liverpool last season).

When taking into account their final six games in a Premier League season (MD33 onwards), we have won nine of our last 12 matches, with our only defeat coming at home to Bournemouth last season.

Since the start of February, no City player has scored more goals in all competitions than Nico O’Reilly (6), who netted both goals in their 2-0 League Cup final win over us last month.

Rayan Cherki is averaging an assist every 138 minutes in the Premier League this season (10 assists in 1,384 minutes). Of players to play 1,000+ minutes in a single campaign, only Cesc Fabregas in 2016/17 (111) and Kevin De Bruyne in 2023/24 (123) have had a better average.

Eberechi Eze has either scored (2) or assisted (1) a goal in each of his last three appearances against City in all competitions, setting up Gabriel Martinelli’s 90th-minute equaliser in the reverse fixture.

Erling Haaland has had a hand in seven goals across his seven Premier League appearances against us (5 goals, 2 assists), netting in each of his last three against the Gunners.

 5 Games between Arsenal and Manchester City 

◽ Man City 2–0 Arsenal (March 22, 2026 - EFL Cup Final)

◽ Arsenal 1–1 Man City (September 21, 2025 - Premier League)

◽ Arsenal 5–1 Man City (February 2, 2025 - Premier League)

◽ Man City 2–2 Arsenal (September 22, 2024 - Premier League)

◽ Man City 0–0 Arsenal (March 31, 2024 - Premier League)

Arsenal Team News 

After Noni Madueke was forced off during Wednesday night's 0-0 draw against Sporting Lisbon, he will continue to be assessed before the game, with Mikel hoping it wouldn't be too serious. The same goes for Riccardo Calafoiri, Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber who are all edging closer to returns.

However Bukayo Saka is definitely out with his Achilles injury, and joins Mikel Merino on the absentee list.

Manchester City Team News 

Ruben Dias remains out of the game with the hamstring issue that caused him to miss the Carabao Cup final meeting, however Nico O’Reilly is available despite being subbed off against Chelsea on Sunday after feeling an issue with the same muscle.

Josko Gvardiol also remains sidelined as he recovers from a fractured leg, while John Stones sustained a calf issue on England duty last month and hasn’t featured since.