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Arsenal vs Manchester City – EFL Cup final at Wembley LIVE!

Follow all the action from the first final of the season

Jack Watson
Sunday 25 February 2018 16:34 GMT
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Sergio Aguero celebrates his opening goal
Sergio Aguero celebrates his opening goal (Getty)

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The season’s first piece of silverware is up for grabs at Wembley Stadium today, as Premier League table toppers Manchester City take on FA Cup holders Arsenal in an eagerly anticipated EFL Cup final.

Both sides have named their strongest possible sides as they look to enter the business end of the season with a cup win – although David Ospina does start in goal for Arsenal ahead of their usual number one, Petr Cech.

You can be sure both Pep Guardiola and Arsene Wenger will be desperate to win at Wembley today, especially as neither has won the League Cup before. Guardiola is still waiting on his first trophy as City boss, while Wenger has won three Premier League titles, seven FA Cups and seven Community Shields – but no League Cup.

Follow all of the live action below.


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Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City

42: Fernandinho leaves a late challenge on Jack Wilshere, the very action he received a yellow card for minutes earlier. Craig Pawson opts against a second booking and rightly so. You sense one more tackle and the City midfielder could be in trouble. 

Jack Watson25 February 2018 17:14

Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City

45: Two minutes of added time are to be played here at Wembley. 

Jack Watson25 February 2018 17:17

Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City 

45+1: Jack Wilshere loses the ball to Ilkay Gundogan and City break. Wilshere and the Arsenal fans are going nuts at the referee who says it was a fair tackle.

Jack Watson25 February 2018 17:18

Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City

Full Time

Jack Watson25 February 2018 17:19

Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City

Sergio Aguero's goal is the difference at the break. He took advantage of Shkodran Mustafi's weak defending from a long goal kick. Aguero then made the most of David Ospina's indecisive positioning and chipped the goalkeeper to open the scoring. 

Jack Watson25 February 2018 17:22

Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City

"I don't get where he's going, you can't be offside from a goal kick. He can't get done by that." Craig Bellamy on Sky Sports was not convinced by Skhodran Mustafi's error which lead to City's goal.

Jack Watson25 February 2018 17:28

Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City

Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola were separated by the fourth official in the first half after getting into a heated discussion.

Jack Watson25 February 2018 17:30

Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City

The players are back on their pitch and Thiery Henry says on Sky Sports Arsenal have to be better at "everything."

Jack Watson25 February 2018 17:35

Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City

46: We're back underway. Manchester City get the second half started. 

Jack Watson25 February 2018 17:35

Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City

47: Callum Chambers pulls back Sergio Ageruo and picks up a yellow card. Kevin De Bruyne fires a low-ish ball across goal and Arsenal clear for a corner. 

Jack Watson25 February 2018 17:37

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