ETIHAD STADIUM, MANCHESTER — Premier League glory is on the line as in-form Manchester City host leaders Arsenal in a potentially seismic clash.
Contrasting performances and results last weekend, when a lacklustre Arsenal were stunned 2-1 at home by Bournemouth and City swaggered to a 3-0 victory at Chelsea, cut the Gunners' advantage at the summit to six points with six matches to play. Pep Guardiola's men have a game in hand.
The feel of a title race that had threatened to turn into a procession has changed entirely since City claimed a deserved 2-0 win over Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final on March 22.
Although last weekend's matches are each team's only league matches since that showpiece, Arsenal have been dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship Southampton and edged past Sporting CP 1-0 on aggregate in a torturous Champions League quarterfinal. City, meanwhile, hammered Liverpool 4-0 in the cup before enjoying themselves at Stamford Bridge.
Goals have become a major issue for Mikel Arteta's team, who have only scored twice from open play in their past five matches across all competitions. However, the imperative is for City to win to put the title race back in their hands and Guardiola was winless in six against his former assistant Arteta prior to the Carabao Cup triumph.
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Man City vs. Arsenal score
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Predicted lineups:
Man City (4-1-3-2, right to left): Donnarumma (GK) — Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O'Reilly — Rodri — Cherki, Silva, Doku — Semenyo, Haaland
Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — Mosquera, Gabriel, Saliba, Hincapie — Eze, Zubimendi, Rice — Madueke, Havertz, Martinelli
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Man City vs. Arsenal kick off time
The Manchester City vs. Arsenal match kicks off in Manchester, UK at 4:30 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Date Kickoff time
USA Sun, Apr 19 11:30 a.m. ET
Canada Sun, Apr 19 8:30 a.m. ET
UK Sun, Apr 19 4:30 p.m. BST
Australia Mon, Apr 20 2:30 a.m. AEST
India Sun, Apr 19 11:00 p.m. IST
Man City vs. Arsenal match facts
The most recent clash was the EFL Cup final a few weeks ago as City defeated Arsenal 2-0, courtesy of a quick-fire second-half brace scored by England international Nico O’Reilly.
Quite remarkably, that victory for City ended what was a six-match winless run of form for the Cityzens against the Gunners, with three draws and three Arsenal victories since April 2023.
Overall, the two sides have clashed against each other on 215 occasions with Arsenal getting the better of it 101 times and City winning 66 of those matches.
Man City vs. Arsenal team news
Man City
Rayan Cherki will be expected to start in a brilliant and in-form City attack that also boasts Jeremy Doku and Antoine Semenyo alongside Erling Haaland.
Nico O’Reilly, winner of that EFL Cup final, was declared "fine" by Guardiola on Friday and it is expected he will keep his place over deputy Rayan Ait-Nouri.
Other defensive injury absentees for the hosts include both Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol, while there is a chance that John Stones could be available.
Arsenal
Arsenal have been dealing with an injury crisis of late and doubts remain around key men such as captain Martin Odegaard, who has endured a tough campaign due to injury.
Bukayo Saka has been ruled out of the game but Noni Madueke should be available.
Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori may be forced into action earlier than planned given the magnitude of this game.
Man City vs. Arsenallive stream, TV channel
Here is how to watch the match in some of the world's major regions:
Region TV Streaming
USA NBC Peacock
Canada — Fubo Canada
UK Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League Sky GO, Sky Sports website
Australia — Stan Sport
India Star Sports Network JioHotstar