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
53 minutes: Shot! Dias goes for a sliced strike from long range, but it goes wide of the target.
Another lengthy goal kick from Raya follows.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
52 minutes: Arsenal are very compact, they are looking to get stuck in and I wouldn’t be surprised if they started to look to counter-attack.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
49 minutes: Moments later there’s another chance, the ball falls to Kovacic just outside the area. He takes it on, but the ball sails way over the bar.
The crowd are getting frustrated at the time Raya is taking for the subsequent goal kick.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
47 minutes: Haaland has a header, it’s the first real chance of the second half, but the centre-back just does enough for it to be difficult for the City forward, and it goes straight into the hands of Raya.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
Update from Richard Jolly:
An extraordinary first half at the Etihad, capped by Leandro Trossard's red card. Further incident at the start of the second, with Bukayo Saka withdrawn and Ben White coming on. Arsenal seem to be playing 5-4-0 now.
Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
46 minutes: Arsenal get the second half underway.
Half time: Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
Ben White is getting ready to come on at half time, and it will be for Saka.
Half time: Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
Trossard red card pundit reaction on Sky Sports:
Theo Walcott: “We’ve been here before this season. You kick the ball away, you’re going to get a booking.”
Roy Keane also agrees with the former Arsenal player, saying: “When you’re on a yellow card, do not give the referee a chance to send you off.
“You can say it’s harsh all you want but it’s a yellow card.”
Sky Sports are just showing an example of Doku also kicking the ball away and not being shown a yellow card...
Half time: Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
Here is the official explanation for the yellow card from the Premier League match centre on X: “The referee issued a second yellow card to Leandro Trossard for delaying the restart.”
Half time: Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal
After a frantic half of football, here is a quick look at some of the stats:
100 - Erling Haaland has scored his 100th goal for Manchester City in all competitions, needing just 105 appearances to hit the landmark. Freakish. pic.twitter.com/3iP5JNDgWn
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 22, 2024
20 - Riccardo Calafiori is the 20th player to score on his first Premier League start for Arsenal, but only the second of those to do so with a goal from outside the box, after Fábio Vieira against Brentford in September 2022. Introduction. pic.twitter.com/ds08BLbAFW
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 22, 2024
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