Arsenal vs Manchester City (21/02/2021) - Live Commentary & Match Updates

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Arsenal vs Manchester City (21/02/2021)

ARSENAL

Mikel Arteta


First Eleven
19 Bernd Leno
24 Héctor Bellerín  
16 Rob Holding  
22 Pablo Marí
03 Kieran Tierney
35 Mohamed Elneny  
29 Granit Xhaka  
87 Bukayo Saka
11 Martin Ødegaard  
19 Nicolas Pépé  
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Substitutes
33 Mat Ryan
17 Cédric Soares
23 David Luiz  
06 Gabriel Magalhães
8 Dani Ceballos  
12 Willian
55 Emile Smith Rowe  
35 Gabriel Martinelli
9 Alexandre Lacazette  

Emirates Stadium


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LIVE COMMENTARY
F-T
Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City
90+2'
Foul by David Luiz.
Rúben Dias wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90+1'
4' of stoppage time are added on.
90'
Jesus leads a counter all by himself and runs at the backtracking Arsenal centre-backs, before blazing a wild shot over from 25 yards.
🟨 87'
Yellow Card to Bellerín.
🔄 86'
Dani Ceballos replaces Mohamed Elneny.
🔄 82'
David Luiz replaces Rob Holding because of an injury.
80'
Chance for Cancelo!
Jesus drives into the box and rolls it into Cancelo, who nimbly skips past Mari before curling a shot with the outside of his right foot inches wide of the far post!
78'
Chance for Saka!
Aubameyang races in behind and hooks a cross towards Saka, who looks ready to shoot from 12 yards, until he loses his footing at the crucial moment, allowing City to clear!
76'
Arsenal have done well to stay within touching distance of City heading into the last 15 minutes, but now they need to capitalise and push for an equaliser.
74'
Emile Smith Rowe replaces Nicolas Pepe.
🔄 73'
Alexandre Lacazette replaces Martin Ødegaard.
70'
Saka wins a promising free-kick for the hosts, but Odegaard's delivery drifts harmlessly through to Ederson.
66'
Sterling latches onto a long ball over the top from Ederson and for a moment it looks promising for City, but the referee brings play back for a handball against the attacker.
🟨 64'
Yellow card to João Cancelo.
64'
Foul by João Cancelo.
Kieran Tierney wins a free kick in the defensive half.
🔄 63'
Gabriel Jesus replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
61'
First Joao Cancelo has a clear chance to cross but volleys one straight into Bernd Leno at the near post.
Then Kieran Tierney gets into a great area out wide but shanks his effort out for a goal kick.
57'
Holding expertly shepherds Gundogan out of play, after the midfielder had burst into the box to chase Zinchenko's clever pass.
🟨 53'
Yellow Card to Granit Xhaka.
🟨 51'
Yellow Card to Bernardo Silva.
51'
Sterling gets into the box again and drives around the outside of Holding, but the defender manages to stay with him and block the shot away.
50'
De Bruyne attempts an inventive chip over Leno from 12 yards, but it drifts a few yards wide of the far post.
47'
Attempt missed.
Oleksandr Zinchenko left footed shot from the left side of the box.
46'
Second Half begins..
H-T
Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City
45+1'
Foul by Granit Xhaka.
Ilkay Gündogan wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'
1' of stoppage time is added.
44'
Chance for Pepe! Bellerin beats Zinchenko in the air, allowing Pepe to square a cross into the box that ricochets off Gundogan! The attacker collects the loose ball and proceeds to fire a powerful shot that rifles into the side netting at the near post!
42'
De Bruyne finds a little space on the break, and he advances down the right flank before slamming a cross over the advancing attackers and out of play.
41'
Kieran Tierney is getting much more space down the left and tries to find Martin Odegaard with a cross but Fernandinho jumps in to clear behind for a corner.
38'
Foul by Rúben Dias.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36'
Tierney teases a probing cross towards the back post, but Odegaard's heavy touch takes it out of play.
34'
Attempt blocked.
Ilkay Gündogan right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
32'
Arsenal have started to restrict City a little more in the final third, but the away side remain in total control of this game.
31'
Rúben Dias tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
30'
Attempt saved.
Kieran Tierney left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
27'
Kieran Tierney releases Bukayo Saka on the counter attack and there's a four vs four in this Arsenal's attack. Saka cuts inside and tries to play in Nicolas Pepe but Oleksandr Zinchenko clears.
26'
Saka leads a dangerous Arsenal counter-attack, but his final pass towards Pepe is expertly cut out by Stones.
22'
Cancelo races onto Mahrez's through-ball and cuts it back into the six-yard box, but there's no City attacker on hand and Arsenal clear.
20'
Arsenal enjoy a long spell of possession in their own half as they begin to settle into the game.
18'
Bukayo Saka tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
17'
Bernardo Silva tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
14'
Granit Xhaka tries to find Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang through on goal but the pass is too heavy and the ball runs through to Ederson.
10'
Bukayo Saka skips away from his man well and feeds Martin Odegaard, but the Norwegian's pass to Nicolas Pepe is poor and Manchester City intercept.
8'
Attempt missed.
Kevin De Bruyne right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
6'
Attempt saved.
Raheem Sterling right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
3'
Foul by Rob Holding.
Raheem Sterling wins a free kick on the left wing.
⚽ 2'
Goal! Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City.
Raheem Sterling header from very close range to the top left corner.
1'
First Half begins..
Arsenal Starting XI To Face Manchester City: Leno; Bellerín, Holding, Mari, Tierney, Elneny, Xhaka; Saka, Ødegaard, Pepe; Aubameyang.

Manchester City

Pep Guardiola


First Eleven
31 Ederson
35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
05 John Stones
03 Rúben Dias
27 João Cancelo  
08 İlkay Gündoğan
25 Fernandinho
20 Bernardo Silva  
07 Raheem Sterling  
17 Kevin De Bruyne  
26 Riyad Mahrez
Substitutes
13 Zack Steffen
02 Kyle Walker
33 Gabriel Jesus  
10 Sergio Agüero
14 Aymeric Laporte
16 Rodrigo
21 Ferran Torres
22 Benjamin Mendy
47 Phil Foden

ARSENAL - Lineup

First Eleven
19 Bernd Leno
24 Héctor Bellerín  
16 Rob Holding  
22 Pablo Marí
03 Kieran Tierney
35 Mohamed Elneny  
29 Granit Xhaka  
87 Bukayo Saka
11 Martin Ødegaard  
19 Nicolas Pépé  
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Substitutes
33 Mat Ryan
17 Cédric Soares
23 David Luiz  
06 Gabriel Magalhães
8 Dani Ceballos  
12 Willian
55 Emile Smith Rowe  
35 Gabriel Martinelli
9 Alexandre Lacazette  

Manchester City - Lineup

First Eleven
31 Ederson
35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
05 John Stones
03 Rúben Dias
27 João Cancelo  
08 İlkay Gündoğan
25 Fernandinho
20 Bernardo Silva  
07 Raheem Sterling  
17 Kevin De Bruyne  
26 Riyad Mahrez
Substitutes
13 Zack Steffen
02 Kyle Walker
33 Gabriel Jesus  
10 Sergio Agüero
14 Aymeric Laporte
16 Rodrigo
21 Ferran Torres
22 Benjamin Mendy
47 Phil Foden