Arsenal vs Manchester City, 2025-26 English Premier League
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Gabriel Martinelli rescues Arsenal draw vs. pragmatic Man City
Gabriel Martinelli netted a stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a point for Arsenal against Manchester City in a fiery Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Goal! Arsenal 0, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders following a fast break.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nico O'Reilly.
- 20': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 20': David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
- 22': Offside, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 23': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jérémy Doku.
- 30': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
- 30': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
- 36': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 36': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 39': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 41': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jérémy Doku.
- 41': Attempt missed. William Saliba (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 43': Offside, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Mikel Merino.
- 45'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 45'+6': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Noni Madueke.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Manchester City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Manchester City 1.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Mikel Merino.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 46': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 46': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Attempt missed. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 49': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 49': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
- 53': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 56': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
- 57': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a through ball.
- 57': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Declan Rice.
- 58': Offside, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.
- 59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 61': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 63': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
- 63': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 68': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Phil Foden.
- 69': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 69': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 71': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
- 71': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 74': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 76': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Erling Haaland.
- 77': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 80': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 80': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Jurriën Timber.
- 81': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 83': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
- 86': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Nico O'Reilly because of an injury.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Jérémy Doku.
- 88': Offside, Manchester City. Savinho is caught offside.
- 90': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
- 90': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 90'+3': Goal! Arsenal 1, Manchester City 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a through ball.
- 90'+5': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 90'+7': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 90'+7': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 90'+7': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+8': Substitution, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera replaces Martín Zubimendi.
- 90'+9': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 90'+9': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Manchester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, Manchester City 1.
Statistics
 MNC |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 33.2 | Possession | 66.8 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 229 | Accurate Passes | 517 |
| 300 | Passes | 582 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 4 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 13 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 60 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 60 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,161
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,161
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | +11 | 16 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | +3 | 15 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | +3 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 33 | Riccardo Calafiori |
| 12 | Jurriën Timber  |
| 36 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 23 | Mikel Merino |
| 14 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 20 | Noni Madueke |
Manchester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 45 | Abdukodir Khusanov |
| 4 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
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