Arsenal vs Manchester City Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Premier League, February 2, 2025

Arsenal vs Manchester City Preview

• Competition: Premier League.
• Date: Sunday, February 2.
• Time: 4:30 PM GMT.
• Venue: Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal vs Manchester City is the marquee match in the Premier League’s game week 24 and will be played at the Emirates Stadium in the late kick-off slot on February 2.

The Gunners will enter this contest in second place in the table with 47 points from 23 matches. They trail leaders Liverpool by six points, having played a game more. However, the Gunners will draw great confidence from the fact that they are unbeaten in their last five games, with four wins and one draw. Arsenal have scored 10 goals and conceded four, keeping two clean sheets in this run. They defeated Girona 2-1 away from home last time and will draw confidence from it.

City, on the other hand, are fourth in the table with 41 points from 23 matches. After a really bad September and October, they are finally back on track as per their abilities. Manchester City have won three of their last five games, losing one and drawing one as well. They have scored 16 goals and conceded eight goals in this run, and will have to solidify at the back. Their 3-1 win against Club Brugge last time around is bound to give them confidence for this one.

On that note, let’s take a look at the team news from both camps.

Arsenal Team News

Manager Mikel Arteta fielded a slightly rotated lineup against Girona as the Gunners had already secured qualification beforehand. He will have all his players from that squad available for selection for the next match.

However, five players will be unable to make it back for this crunch fixture. Benjamin White (knee), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), Bukayo Saka (hamstring) and Gabriel Jesus (cruciate ligament) will miss out as they continue to recover. Meanwhile, David Raya (muscle) could be a late inclusion after tests are done.

Manchester City Team News

Manager Pep Guardiola fielded a strong lineup in his team’s last match as they secured a comfortable result in front of their own fans. There were no new injuries or suspensions to report from that match, but City will be without five players as well.

Jeremy Doku (discomfort), Nathan Ake (muscle), Oscar Bobb (broken leg), Rodri (cruciate ligament) and Ruben Dias (groin) will all miss out as they continue to recover from their injuries.

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Arsenal vs Manchester City Predicted Lineups

Arsenal Predicted Lineup (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: David Raya.

Defenders: Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Myles Lewis-Skelly.

Midfielders: Martin Odegaard (C), Thomas Partey, Declan Rice.

Forwards: Ethan Nwaneri, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli.

Manchester City Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Ederson.

Defenders: Matheus Nunes, John Stones, Manuel Akanji, Josko Gvardiol.

Midfielders: Mateo Kovacic, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne (C).

Forwards: Bernardo Silva, Erling Haaland, Phil Foden.

Head-to-Head Record

These two teams have come across each other several times in the last few seasons, with most of their fixtures carrying heavy implications for the Premier League title race. Arsenal have won two of their last five meetings, Manchester City have won one, and there have been two draws.

Key Players to Watch

Kai Havertz (Arsenal)

The German has stood up and taken part of the scoring burden on his shoulders since Saka picked up his injury. He has scored eight goals at a slightly disappointing 8.93 xG this season, meaning he can increase his conversion rate. His two assists have also come at 1.40 xA, which is pretty decent.

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

The Norwegian leads the scoring charts in the Premier League by a countrymile with his 18 strikes. Those have come from a whopping 17.87 xG, meaning Haaland can definitely improve with his conversion rate. He has also provided two assists and will look to add to that tally.

Arsenal vs Manchester City Prediction

Going by the recent head-to-head, as well as the record at the Emirates Stadium in particular, it seems that this could be a close one. Both teams have looked strong in recent weeks and this could end in a score draw.

Prediction: Arsenal 2-2 Manchester City.

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