Arsenal will be hoping to avoid a record ninth successive Premier League defeat by Manchester City today.
The Gunners were beaten by newly-promoted Brentford on the opening night of the campaign and then found themselves outclassed by Chelsea at the Emirates last Sunday to start the 2021/22 season with successive defeats.
A visit to the champions looks like another tough ask but Mikel Arteta’s side can at least be buoyed by a 6-0 thumping of a young West Brom side in the Carabao Cup in midweek.
City have already come unstuck against north London opposition once this season, losing 1-0 at Tottenham in their opener, but they responded by hammering Norwich last weekend.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Man City vs Arsenal is scheduled for a 12:30pm BST kick-off today - Saturday, August 28, 2021.
Where to watch Man City vs Arsenal
TV channel: The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate, with coverage beginning at 11:30am.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will be able to watch the match online via the website BT Sport app.
Man City vs Arsenal lineups and team news
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan (c), Bernardo, Grealish, Torres, Jesus
Subs: Steffen, Stones, Ake, Sterling, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Doyle, Palmer
Arsenal XI: Leno, Cedric, Chambers, Holding, Kolasinac, Tierney, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Xhaka, Saka, Aubameyang
Subs: Lacazette, Maitland-Niles, Tavares, Pablo Mari, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny, Ramsdale, Okonkwo, Martinelli
Man City vs Arsenal prediction
It almost feels as if Arsenal’s season will not get going until after the international break and it is difficult to see them upsetting the champions on their own patch.
Man City 3-0 Arsenal
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Man City wins: 15
Draws: 10
Arsenal wins: 23
Betting odds and tips
- Man City to win: 1/3
- Draw: 9/2
- Arsenal to win: 10/1
