Arsenal vs Manchester City, Premier League - as it happened!
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Your support makes all the difference.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.
Hello and welcome to the Independent's LIVE coverage of tonight's Premier League clash between Arsenal and Manchester City.
The fixture has beaten the treacherous weather and we'll have team news for you in just over 10 minutes' time!
Arsenal's groundstaff deserve a raise for getting the pitch looking like this in time for tonight's match!
Arsenal vs Man City team news
Arsenal XI: Cech; Bellerin, Koscielny, Mustafi, Kolasinac; Xhaka, Ramsey; Ozil, Mkhitaryan, Welbeck; Aubameyang
Arsenal subs: Ospina, Holding, Chambers, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Iwobi, Nketiah
City XI: Ederson; Walker, Kompany, Otamendi, Danilo; Gundogan, De Bruyne, Silva; Bernardo, Sane, Aguero
City subs: Bravo, Stones, Laporte, Jesus, Zinchenko, Toure, Foden
Arsenal vs Man City - last five meetings
- Arsenal 0-3 Manchester City, League Cup (February 2018)
- Manchester City 3-1 Arsenal, Premier League (November 2017)
- Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City (AET), FA Cup (April 2017)
- Arsenal 2-2 Manchester City, Premier League (April 2017)
- Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal, Premier League (December 2016)
Wilshere omission explained
Jack Wilshere's absence from Arsenal's matchday squad raised a few eyebrows and the club has just announced that he's been left out due to an ankle injury.
Jamie Carragher has just had this to say about Arsenal's 3-0 loss to City in last weekend's League Cup final:
"I think the biggest problem is the fact that you expect it when you go and see Arsenal in big games.
"What we saw at the weekend, most big clubs have one game a season like that, Arsenal have four or five every season."
Quotes from Sky Sports
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