Manchester City vs Arsenal LIVE score, MCI 1-2 ARS, Premier League 2024-25: Gabriel header gives precious lead to Gunners

Arsenal has come from behind to take a late 2-1 lead in a venue, which is at tough as they come. Saka pits in an inswinging cross inside the City box and Gabiel managed to get away from his marker and power the ball inside the net with his head. 

Six minutes given at the end of the first-half!

Martinelli’s tries to find Trossard with a grounded cross from the left and almost does but Gundogan is alert and does not let the Belgian to get a proper connection with the ball, as a result of which nothing comes from the attack. 

Saka swings a beautiful cross inside the Arsenal box, which finds Gabriel at the far-post. The Frenchman gets a header away but fails to keep his effort on target. To be fair, he was under a lot of pressure. 

Doku’s curling effort from the left edge of the Arsenal takes a deflection and goes out for a corner. That is something which should happen quite often, given the Belgian’s tendency to cut in. 

ARS booking: Leandro Trossard sees a yellow card for tugging at the shirt of Savinho. 

This is exactly what was expected from this clash. 35 minutes in and the scoreline is 1-1. The match is perfectly poised to become a thrilling contest of attacking football by the two teams. 

Bernardo Silva swings a low cross inside the box from the right and Haaland tries to get at the end of the ball. However, the Norwegian is prevented from making a proper connection. 

Man City booking: Ederson has seen a yellow card as Michael Oliver books him for dissent. The protest was because Walker was out of position, talking to Oliver when Arsenal took a quick freekick, leading to the goal. The City players wanted the strike to be cancelled but Olivers stands his ground. 

Martinelli makes a darting run down the left flank and spots Calafiori in support. He rolls the ball to him and the Italian opens the face of his boot and takes a shot from an ambitious distance. The connection is immaculate, the ball has a great bend, and it flies inside the net past a diving Ederson. 

Man City sub: IN- Kovacic OUT- Rodri 

VAR has ruled out any potential of foul play in that incident between Rodri and Partey. Meanwhile, it is the end of the night for Rodri, who hobbles off the pitch with the support of a couple of medical staffs. The only positive sign is that he is able to walk on his feet. 

Rodri has gone down inside the penalty area again and it is not from a heavy challenge. He went down in the first minute after Havertz bumped into him and now, the Spaniard is down again. It happened while he was trying to duel with the ball with Partey. Signs of worry in Pep Guardiola’s eyes. He sends Kovacic to warm up in case Rodri cannot continue. 

Off the post - Gundogan almost doubles the lead for Manchester City as his freekick hits the cross bar and comes back into play. Raya dived at full-stretch but could not get his hand to the ball. 

Savio is fouled near the Arsenal penalty area and Manchester City has a freekick in a dangerous area. 

Savinho shows great vision to spot Haaland, who times his run to perfection to stay onside. The pass is a defence-splitting one and the Norwegian after carrying the ball inside the box, keeps his calm to slot the ball past a rushing Raya. This is 100th goal for Manchester City. 

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Gundogan receives the ball with a perfect first touch from a Bernardo pass. Inside the box, the German shoots on the volley but fails to make a proper connection. The ball goes out for a goalkick. 

As expected, it is a fiery start from both teams as they resort to the high press. This time, play stops as Haaland clatters into Saliba in a bid to win the ball. Arsenal gets a foul. 

Not even 30 seconds into the match and Rodri is down on the ground. There seems to be a bump from behind by Havertz but there wasn’t much in that. He should be okay to continue. 

The Premier League 2024-25 clash between Man City and Arsenal is underway at the Etihad Stadium. 

Defending champion Manchester City will take on last season’s runner-up Arsenal in a Premier League 2024-25 clash at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Pep Guardiola’s City comes into the match after a goalless draw against Inter in the Champions League, while Arenal was also held 0-0 against Atalanta in their opening UCL clash.

City pipped Arsenal to the title by two points last season, winning its fourth Premier League crown on the trot. But Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said that his boys are ready and have been preparing for this clash from pre-season.

“We’ve been preparing for this since pre-season. Obviously, we knew the schedule, and we know that it’s extremely rare to play in these conditions with three massive away games in six days,” Arteta said.

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When and where will the Manchester City vs Arsenal Premier League 2024-25 match kick-off?

The Manchester City vs Arsenal Premier League 2024-25 match will kick-off at 9:00 PM IST, Sunday, September 22 at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. 

Where can you watch the Manchester City vs Arsenal Premier League 2024-25 match?

The Manchester City vs Arsenal Premier League 2024-25 match will be live telecast on the Star Sports Network. The match will also be live streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.