Man City vs Arsenal

17 October 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Raheem Sterling 23’

Match summary

Man City won 1-0 at home to Arsenal. Man City led 1-0 at half-time.

Raheem Sterling put Man City ahead in the 23rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Arsenal's 0.84 from 11.

Match stats

Man City Arsenal
13 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.43 xG 0.84
1.43 Non-penalty xG 0.84
7 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Man City Arsenal
Kick-off
Raheem Sterling1-0 (Man City)
23’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man City
  • Nathan Aké
  • Rúben Dias
  • Rodri
  • João Cancelo
Arsenal
  • Thomas Partey

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.84 23’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 1-0 23’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.84 23’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 1-0 Sterling 23’
Man City 1.54 xGArsenal 0.84 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Man City attacking 
35’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 40’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 23’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 23’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 27’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 46’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 27’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 47’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 82’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ David Luiz (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ David Luiz (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 1’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 35’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 23’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 23’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 27’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 46’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 27’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 47’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 82’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ David Luiz (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ David Luiz (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
Nathan Aké DEF900 0.000.000
Rúben Dias DEF900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker DEF900 0.000.000
Rodri MID900 0.000.062
Riyad Mahrez MID906 0.380.051
João Cancelo MID900 0.000.193
Bernardo Silva MID900 0.000.000
Phil Foden MID904 0.750.000
Raheem Sterling FWD9012 0.370.021
Sergio Agüero FWD661 0.050.713
Ilkay Gündogan Sub240 0.000.031
Fernandinho Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 63% Avg odds 1.53
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.73
Arsenal win 17% Avg odds 5.63

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.