Arsenal vs. Man City live score: Premier League result, updates, stats as Odegaard gives Gunners flying start

By | February 2, 2025
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Arsenal must prove they are a cut above Manchester City in the 2024/25 season when they host the reigning Premier League champions at Emirates Stadium.

City have beaten Arsenal into second place in each of the past two seasons but are well off the title pace set by Liverpool this time around, Pep Guardiola’s team having suffered a form collapse underpinned by a troublesome injury list across November and December.

However, Arsenal will only be three points above City if they lose here and cannot afford to give up further ground to Arne Slot’s table-toppers.

The Sporting News is following the Arsenal vs. Manchester City match live, providing score updates and commentary

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Arsenal vs. Man City score

  1st Half Goalscorers
Arsenal 1 Odegaard 2′
Man City 0  

Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
Referee: Peter Bankes

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Lineups:

Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left): 22. David Raya (GK) —12. Jurrien Timber, 6. Gabriel, 2. William Saliba, 49. Myles Lewis-Skelly — 8. Martin Odegaard, 5. Thomas Partey, 41. Declan Rice — 19. Leandro Trossard, 29. Kai Havertz, 11. Garbiel Martinelli

Man City (4-2-3-1, right to left): 18. Stefan Ortega (GK) —27. Matheus Nunes, 5. John Stones, 25. Manuel Akanji, 24. Josko Gvardiol — 20. Bernardo Silva, 8. Mateo Kovacic — 47. Phil Foden, 7. Omar Marmoush, 26, Savinho — Haaland

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Arsenal vs. Man City live updates, highlights, and commentary

18 mins: City advance up the field and Marmoush lets fly from 25 yards. One of those shots that begs to be greeted in the pantomime style and is.

17 mins: Nice reverse pass from Trossard, which Martinelli is alive to but Ortega gets there first and tidily.

14 mins: City have had 68% of the ball but all in areas where Arsenal are happy for them to have it. Guardiola’s men are yet to muster a shot.

10 mins: Things have settled down a bit, with Havertz needlessly caught offside just after Nunes was for City.

6 mins: Arsenal have the ball in the net again as Martinelli dinks Odegaard’s delicate pass into the net. But the Brazil winger went too soon and is offside.

2 mins: GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!! Martin Odegaard!!!!!

A gift for Arsenal and Odegaard makes no mistake. Stones puts Akanji under pressure and the Switzerland defender makes a poor pass worse. Trossard nips in and Havertz puts a simple finish on a plate for the Gunners skipper.

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2 mins: Fast start as Havertz gives Ortega some early work before Marmoush looks for Haaland in behind.

Kickoff: 1st Half

City get us underway. Ortega goes long towards Marmoush and Haaland.

1 mins before kickoff: Time for North London Forever which has been Arsenal’s traditional anthem for at least a couple of seasons now. We’re ready to go.

4 mins before kickoff: Here come the two teams. Mikel Arteta has called for the Arsenal fans to ramp up the volume and it feels lively out there and some fireworks launch. 

15 mins before kickoff: So where’s your money then? Arsenal’s defensive solidity and set-piece threat should win the day, you feel. That might sound dull but it’s a hard reality that City, despite only losing once in their past nine games, remain flimsy. For all their lack of attacking cutting edge without Bukayo Saka, Arsenal aren’t. Foden, Marmoush and Savinho all starting could be exciting from a City point of view, but Rice and Partey will fancy running over their midfield.

45 mins before kickoff: So, Ederson is laid low by a “minor injury” according to Guardiola. With Leyton Orient up next in the FA Cup, you’d think the target for the Brazil international now is the first leg of City’s Champions League playoff showdown with Real Madrid on February 12. Ortega is as good a No, 2 as there is in England’s top flight and started eight out of nine games between the start of December and mid-January. That run started with a fine individual showing to prevent a 2-0 defeat at Liverpool from being far more damaging. Will City need similar heroics today?

Stefan Ortega and Ederson

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1 hr 10 mins before kickoff: The big boost for Arsenal is David Raya being passed fit to start in between the posts. Miles Lewis-Skelly starts after his red card from last weekend was overturned. Kai Havertz, who scored the winner for Chelsea against City in the 2021 Champions League final, leads the line.

1 hr 15 mins before kickoff: The teams are in and Guardiola has opted against a repeat of last season’s stodge if the teamsheet is anything to go by. Phil Foden, Omar Marmoush, Savinho and Erling Haaland all start, with Matheus Nunes and Josko Gvardiol expected to bomb forward from full-back. Stefan Ortega starts in goal, with Ederson absent from the matchday squad. The Brazilian’s range of passing from deep was vital during last weekend’s win over Chelsea.

1 hr 25 mins before kickoff: Confirmed team news will be with us in 10 minutes and Pep Guardiola will once again attempt to squad the circle that is his midfield without Rodri. The Ballon d’Or winner suffered an ACL injury against Arsenal in that September clash and, although City’s flailing title defence has had multiple issues, it all comes back to this one,.They have not yet accounted for the Spain star’s absence in the transfer window and fans are hoping for a successful deadline day so far as links to Porto’s former Barcelona youngster Nico Gonzalez are concerned. Last season, Rodri was suspended for City’s visit to the Emirates Stadium and Guardiola packed his midfield. The upshot was a largely uneventful encounter before Gabriel Martinelli’s late deflected winner.

Rodri

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1 hr 40 mins before kickoff: Stay humble, eh? The flashpoint between Erling Haaland and Mikel Arteta after John Stones’ 98th-minute equaliser snatched a 2-2 draw in a tempestuous affair at the Etihad Stadium promised the brooding rivalry between Manchester City and Arsenal going to another level. Good Football Men everywhere purred with approval. The City vs. Liverpool matches in the Guardiola-Klopp era were great, but it was all too nice. This had needle, or so the argument went. In the interim period, Liverpool have continued to be very nice indeed and are in a very strong position at the top of the table. This is a game between second and fourth, with surprise package Nottingham Forest splitting the teams, six points ahead of City and level with Arsenal. You might call it humbling for all concerned.

Erling Haaland and Gabriel

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2 hours before kickoff. Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Arsenal vs. Manchester City. This looked like a potential title-decider when the fixtures came out, but one of the teams is out of the race and the other might be if they don’t win today. Nevertheless, I insist this is probably worth a couple of hours of your Sunday.

Arsenal vs. Man City kick off time

This Premier League match kicks off in London at 4:30 p.m. local time.

Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:

  Date Kickoff time
USA Sun, Feb 2 11:30 a.m. ET
Canada Sun, Feb 2 11:30 a.m. ET
UK Sun, Feb 2 4:30 p.m. GMT
Australia Mon, Feb 3 3:30 a.m. AEDT
India Sun, Feb 2 11:00 p.m. IST

Arsenal vs. Man City lineups, team news

David Raya was passed fit to start following a muscular problem, with backup goalkeeper Neto dropping to the bench.

Miles Lewis-Skelly completed the expected back four at left-back after the three-game suspension for this controversial red card against Wolves was overturned. 

Bukayo Saka (hamstring), Gabriel Jesus, Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu (all knee) remain on the sidelines.

Arsenal lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) —Timber, Gabriel, Saliba, Lewis-Skelly — Odegaard, Partey, Rice — Trossard, Havertz, Martinelli

Arsenal subs: Neto (GK), Tierney, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Merino, Sterling, Calafiori, Nwaneri.

Omar Marmoush comes back into the City starting lineup following his impressive debut against Chelsea last weekend. The Egypt forward was ineligible against Club Brugge in midweek.

John Stones completed 90 minutes for the first time since October on Wednesday night and the England defender is pressed back into action because Ruben Dias (abductor) and Nathan Ake (muscular) still out

Rodri‘s cruciate knee ligament injury in the reverse fixture dealt a blow from which City’s season is unlikely to recover but fellow long-term absentee Oscar Bobb (broken leg) is closing in on a return. Stefan Ortega starts in goal with Ederson a surprise absentee from the matchday squad.

Man City lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Ortega (GK) —Nunes, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol — Silva, Kovacic — Foden, Marmoush, Savinho — Haaland

Man City subs: Carson (GK), Grealish, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Reis, Khusanov, O’Reilly, Lewis, McAtee.

Arsenal vs. Man City live stream, TV channel

Here’s how to watch the big game from the Premier League across various countries.

Region TV Streaming
Australia — Optus Sport
Canada —

Fubo Canada
India Star Sports Select 1 Disney+ Hotstar,
JioTV
UK Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League SkyGo, Sky Sports website
USA — Peacock

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