Manchester City v Arsenal LIVE: Result and final score as John Stones breaks defiant 10-man Gunners
Folllow all the action from the Etihad Stadium as Arsenal travel to title rivals Manchester City for a crunch clash in the Premier League
Manchester City and Arsenal shared a furious and dramatic 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium after John Stones’ 98th minute equaliser.
City took the lead when Erling Haaland struck early in the game and the champions looked in full control. But the game unravelled for Pep Guardiola’s side, first when Rodri came off injured on 20 minutes, and then when Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori swept home a stunning equaliser.
Gabriel then rose to power home a head and give Arsenal a 2-1 lead heading into half-time, but moments before the break the Gunners were reduced to 10 men in unusual circumstances when Leandro Trossard first clattered into City’s Bernardo Silva and then kicked the ball away in frustration.
City spent the entire second half attacking and left it very, very late to finally get the goal that denied 10-man Arsenal a huge victory.
Follow all the reaction from Manchester City v Arsenal in the live blog below.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
90+4 minutes: Arsenal again manage to clear their lines.
Frustration is creeping into the City players and they still cannot break through.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
90+2 minutes: Timber has come off and Myles Lewis-Skelly has come on for his Premier League debut.
An Islington boy he has been at the Gunners since the age of nine.
There have been seven minutes of time added on, but there could still be more than that!
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
90+1 minutes: The game ticks over into added time.
Timber is down, Raya kicks the ball out having been told to get on with it by referee Michael Oliver.
But when the ball does go out, the physio has rushed onto the field to attend to Timber.
Oliver is showing Bernardo Silva a yellow card for his words over the incident. Guardiola is not happy with the added time.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
89 minutes: Gabriel is down for a brief stoppage but he doesn’t look to happy at the referee.
He was originally holding his mouth and Guardiola uses it as an excuse to call some of his players over for a quick pep-talk.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
87 minutes: Save! Raya makes another low save, this time to deny Gvardiol.
City are starting to look a little bit frustrated as Jesus comes on for fellow countryman Martinelli.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
85 minutes: Dias fires another one into the crowd. Martinelli has gone down with cramp and has been told to get up and get on with it by the referee.
The Arsenal fans in the crowd are not pleased. Gabriel Jesus is preparing to come on against his former club.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
83 minutes: Declan Rice has been shown a yellow card for delaying a restart.
The last time City lost a Premier League match at home was on 12 November 2022.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
80 minutes: In the second half, City have had 14 shots from outside the box, as Kovacic lashes another one over the bar.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
78 minutes: Pep Guardiola is throwing everyone he can onto the field to try and create something.
But Arsenal have stood firm so far and it’s been an incredible effort.
Foden tries to find a way through but his shot lacks direction.
Jack Grealish and John Stones come on for Kyle Walker and Savinho.
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