Arsenal vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Gabriel Martinelli scores late winner
Arsenal 1-0 Man City: Gabriel Martinelli comes off the bench to score and secure three points for the Gunners
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal took a big step in the race for the Premier League title by defeating Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium. Starting the match without talisman Bukayo Saka, the Gunners looked rocky in the opening minutes as Declan Rice was forced to clear an effort off the line from Josk Gvardiol.
Yet, as Arsenal grew into the match Man City withered. Pep Guardiola’s men never got into gear and were fortunate to keep all 11 players on the pitch after a couple of shocking tackles from Mateo Kovacic.
Gabriel Martinelli came on at half-time and re-energised Mikel Arteta’s men. He was a ball of fire, speed and fury running down the wing and whipping in crosses with ease.
However, the game seemed to be heading to a shutout only for Martinelli it arrive on the end of a Kai Havertz pull back and smoke the ball past Ederson to secure the points with a late winning goal.
Relive the action from Arsenal vs Man City in the Premier League:
Arsenal 0-0 Man City
45 mins: Two minutes of added time to play at the end of the first half. Nothing to separate teams thus far.
Arsenal 0-0 Man City
42 mins: Phil Foden curls a corner kick into the box for Man City but doesn’t find a teammate. Instead William Saliba leaps into the air and nods the ball clear for the Gunners who recover it and look to build an attack of their own.
Arsenal 0-0 Man City
39 mins: Things have heated up now. A throw in from Arsenal gives the ball to Martin Odegaard who lays it off to the edge of the box for the arriving Oleksandr Zinchenko.
He shoots once, twice but both efforts are blocked and City eventually boot the ball away.
Arsenal 0-0 Man City
36 mins: Mateo Kovacic is a lucky, lucky boy. He leaps into a diving tackle Declan Rice and takes out the Arsenal midfielder’s right ankle.
That’s a certain yellow card, but the referee doesn’t pull one out. Perhaps he doesn’t want to send Kovacic, already on a yellow, off so early in the game but Man City have got away with one there.
Arsenal 0-0 Man City
33 mins: Josko Gvardiol gets the Arsenal fans on their feet with a heavy tackle on Gabriel Jesus which comes just after the foul on Martin Odegaard.
The Arsenal captain flicks the resultant free kick into the box but Ederson is in control of the ball and plucks it out of the air.
Arsenal 0-0 Man City
30 mins: Mateo Kovacic hacks down Martin Odegaard and earns himself a yellow card. He follows through into the ankle of the Arsenal captain and a VAR check takes place to see if their was foul play involved.
Kovacic survives though.
Arsenal 0-0 Man City
27 mins: Close! Eddie Nketiah darts in between Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake before being fed the ball inside the penalty area. He checks to the right and opens up the far corner but his effort goes wide of the target.
Big opportunity for Arsenal that.
Arsenal 0-0 Man City
26 mins: Gabriel Jesus, playing out on the right side of the front line, slips the ball inside before making a run into the box and waiting for it to come back.
The ball is chipped over the top and Jesus shoulder Phil Foden to the ground before flicking an effort at goal. The whistle has already gone though and City are awarded a free kick for the foul on Foden.
Arsenal 0-0 Man City
23 mins: Mateo Kovacic nicks the ball off Declan Rice and slips it to Julian Alvarez. He brings the ball into the right side of the penaly area and looks for a teammate but Arsenal recover well and clear their lines.
Arsenal 0-0 Man City
20 mins: Phil Foden darts inside from the right and makes another cutting run into the box.
He’s made this move a couple of times off the ball but this time the ball is flicked over to him but the midfielder cannot reach the dropping ball in order to turn it towards goal.
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