Premier League | Gameweek 21
Jan 1, 2022 at 12.30pm UK
Emirates Stadium
Arsenal
1 - 2
Man City
Reaction
Arsenal handed £20,000 fine for misconduct charge against Manchester City
Arsenal are handed a £20,000 fine by the FA after accepting their misconduct charge in their Premier League defeat to Manchester City on New Year's Day.
Jan 6, 10:26
Pep Guardiola: 'Arsenal were the better team'
Pep Guardiola believes Arsenal were the better team even though his Manchester City side came away from the Emirates Stadium with a 2-1 Premier League win on Saturday.
Jan 1, 16:20
Aaron Ramsdale hits out at "inconsistency" in VAR calls
Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale blasts the "inconsistency" in VAR after the Gunners heartbreakingly lose 2-1 to Manchester City on New Year's Day.
Jan 1, 15:31
Arsenal hit unwanted red card milestone against Manchester City
Arsenal become the first team in Premier League history to receive 100 red cards following Gabriel Magalhaes's sending off against Manchester City.
Jan 1, 14:39
The Match
Team News
Pep Guardiola will have to cope without Phil Foden when his Manchester City side lock horns with Arsenal for Saturday's Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Arsenal and Manchester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Manchester City could line up in Saturday's Premier League clash with Arsenal.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Manchester City's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the Premier League fixture with Arsenal.
We said: Arsenal 1-2 Manchester City
Arsenal will be feeling good about themselves after a strong run of results, and we are expecting this to be a tight contest at the Emirates Stadium. Man City's record against the Gunners cannot be ignored, though, and we are backing Guardiola's side to pick up another three points. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 50.74%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Arsenal had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.49%) and 0-2 (9.33%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.91%), while for an Arsenal win it was 1-0 (7.49%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Manchester City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Manchester City.
| Result | ||
| Arsenal | Draw | Manchester City |
| 24.2% | 25.06% | 50.74% |
| Both teams to score 50.84% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
