Arsenal vs Manchester City, Premier League - as it happened!

Re-live all the action from the Emirates Stadium

Bernardo Silva bends a finish into the top corner (AFP/Getty Images)

Arsenal have an immediate chance to gain revenge over Manchester City for their EFL Cup final defeat last weekend as they host the Premier League runaway leaders at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night in their rearranged weekend fixture.

With the match set to go ahead despite the widespread snowstorms that have battered the United Kingdom this week, Arsenal will hope for a very different result than the one they experienced at Wembley last Sunday. The Gunners head into the match 10 points behind fourth-placed Tottenham, and another loss this evening would come as another serious blow to their top four hopes.

City meanwhile can restore a 16-point lead at the top of the Premier League table if they can secure the three points away from home, which would leave them just six more wins away from claiming the title. Having dispatched Arsenal 3-0 in comfortable circumstances last Sunday, Pep Guardiola’s side will be confident of another win to throw Arsenal’s season into further peril.

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What time does it start?

Arsenal vs Manchester City kicks off at 19:45 at the Emirates Stadium.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event from 19:00.

[1 March 2018 22:11 · Liam Corless]

WHERE ARE YOU, ARSENE?

[1 March 2018 22:12 · Liam Corless]

On the right we see the past, and on the left we see the present and the future 

[1 March 2018 22:22 · Liam Corless]

Post-match reaction from Arsene Wenger

On the manner of the defeat: "I think it was a game against a team of top quality and full of confidence against us, who are low on confidence. I knew this game would be difficult for us after what happened on Sunday. They took advantage of our lack of confidence and I must say our team put a huge effort in. We are going through a difficult period and they are going through a period where it all goes well for them. The quality they have made it a difficult game for us."

On whether Arsenal could've defended better for City's goals: "I don't want to take anything away from their individual quality but it was soft defending on our side. We needed the penalty to go in to have a slight chance to come back and it was a blow for us and of course it comforted them."

Wenger's Arsenal have lost back-to-back games to City by three goals to nil 

On how Arsenal can get back on track: "What we have to do is to stay together and work together to get the confidence back.

"We want to focus on the next game and continue to put the effort in. We've played twice against the best side in the country and that was difficult for us because we didn't have a good performance in the first game. We have quality and we want to show that."

On whether he believes he can turn the club's fortunes around: "I have confidence that I can turn this around. I know that I have done it before and I have confidence in the quality of the players."

Quotes from Sky Sports

[1 March 2018 22:24 · Liam Corless]

Those quotes from Arsene Wenger conclude our coverage of tonight's match. Thanks for joining us.

Goodnight!