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MANCHESTER CITY 6 – 3 ARSENAL
FULL TIME: Manchester City have beaten Arsenal 6-3. Arsenal are still top of the table but Man City are now in second place 3 points behind Arsenal.
90+5′ – PENALTY! Szczesny brings down Milner and Yaya Toure takes it and scores after sending Szczesny the wrong way! 6-3!
90+4′ – GOAL! Mertesacker heads in Arsenal’s third from a Sagna cross! 5-3!
90+3′ – Fernandinho has been named Man of the Match for his 2 goals.
90′ – Arsenal have a free kick with Theo Walcott taking it. He beats the wall but Pantillimon palms it away for a corner. 5 minutes added on!
89′ – Bendtner heads it in but he’s offside!
88′ – GOAL! Fernandinho again! Man City steal the ball in midfield and he beats Szczesny with chipped goal. 5-2!
87′ – Nasri in the box again but he fires over the bar with his left foot.
84′ – Samir Nasri snakes his way into the box only to be denied by Mertesacker before he can fire in a fifth goal. And soon after Szczesny denies Fernandinho a second goal!
83′ – Ramsey is whistled for a foul throw. Things are not going Arsenal’s way at the moment.
80′ – Kompany gets a yellow card for a barge on Vermaelen.
79′ – Man City have a corner kick. Nasri takes it but Toure’s header is wide. Szczesny looks like he got hurt in the melee.
78′ – Yaya Toure again! With a run from his own half and bullies his way past the Arsenal midfield. But the attack comes to nothing as Nasri concedes a goal kick.
77′ – Yaya Toure fires one in from long range but it’s wide!
75′ – Brace yourselves! Nicklas Bendtner is coming on for Arsenal. Olivier Giroud comes off.
73′ – Man City counter again but Navas fires it into the side netting. That was a dangerous attack for City and almost scored with Szczesny in no man’s land.
71′ – Substitution: David Silva comes off for James Milner. Flamini comes off for Gnabry.
68′ – Wilshere shoots from distance and Pantillimon saves! Arsenal corner. Ozil takes it, it’s cleared.. Arsenal try another attack but concede a goal kick.
66′ – GOAL! David Silva sneaks into the box and connects with a low cross from Navas. 4-2!
62′ – GOAL! Theo Walcott curls it into the top corner after controlling a Ramsey chip over the defence! What a stunning goal!
60′ – Pantillimon looks nervous as he drops the ball from Walcott’s cross. Arsenal playing with some aggression and urgency now.
59′ – Arsenal appealing furiously for a handball on Zabaleta as they get a corner kick.
57′ – Negredo finds space but as he tries to release Nasri, Szczesny comes out to collect the ball.
55′ – A beautiful Sagna cross finds Giroud but his header flies just wide of the post! Superb cross!
54′ – Arsenal have a corner and another poor ball is cleared easily by the City defence. Arsenal get the ball back, Giroud gets the ball in the box but he fires way wide!
52′ – Wilshere tries to float a cross over to Giroud but he tries to reach for it and shoots over!
50′ – GOAL! Fernandinho pounces on a loose ball from Sagna and he lets fly a curling effort from outside the box into the bottom corner.
49′ – The first yellow card of the match goes to David Silva for a poor tackle on Aaron Ramsey.
48′ – It looks like Sergio Aguero will not return to the game. He’s gone down the tunnel limping and Navas has come on.
47′ – Sergio Aguero has pulled up and he is down now; the physio has rushed on to the pitch.
46′ – The second half is underway.
The injury to Laurent Koscielny is a deep laceration. #MCFCvAFC
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) December 14, 2013
5 – No player has made more assists from open play this season than Pablo Zabaleta (5 – level with Ramsey and Ozil). Terror.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 14, 2013
Arsenal are yet to win a League game this season when they’ve been behind at half-time.
PHOTO: Just look at how far bent back Laurent Koscielny's leg is here as Alvaro Negredo scores. Sickening. pic.twitter.com/LR9O8i2Sax
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) December 14, 2013
HALF TIME: Man City lead 2-1 thanks to goals from Aguero and Negredo. Walcott gets on the score sheet on his return to the starting XI.
45+3′ – Szczesny parries away a cross and Toure almost gets an opportunity to score but he loses his balance.
45+2′ – Arsenal interchange a few passes but Wilshere’s ball finds Walcott offside.
45′ – 4 minutes added on! Man City have a corner and Nasri take it. Demichelis gets on the end of it but his header loops over the goal and wide.
44′ – Arsenal break free on another counter but Man City break the attack in spite of Arsenal having the man advantage.
42′ – Corner kick for Arsenal. Ozil takes it but the cross is poor and flat. It’s cleared easily.
40′ – More bad news for Arsenal? Koscielny is down in the box and looks like he’s in pain. Yes, he’s being stretchered off. This looks bad! Vermaelen is coming on.
39′ – GOAL! Toure finds Zabaleta who lays it on for Negredo to tap it in! 2-1 to Man City.
37′ – Nacho Monreal whistled for offside but the linesman looks like he’s got it wrong. He was on while several other Gunners were not.
35′ – A Monreal cross is cleared by Kompany before Giroud can connect. Lovely pass from Ozil to get the ball to Monreal on the flank.
34′ – Man City counter and David Silva slips in a through ball to Negredo who curls it wide! Superb pass and run! Mertesacker is not happy with Monreal for allowing Negredo to go through.
31′ – GOAL! The ball is stolen from Yaya Toure and Ozil’s cross gives Theo Walcott a shot at the edge of the box! Wonderful move! 1-1!
30′ – Aguero is offside after a powerful Negredo shot is blocked by Koscielny!
29′ – Negredo fouls Monreal to give Arsenal a free kick near the corner of the box. Walcott to take. Pantllimon punches it straight to Ozil but his first touch is poor and it is cleared.
28′ – Yaya Toure is physically bullying Ramsey in midfield now.
Sergio Aguero celebrates his goal to give Man City the lead.
24′ – David Silva tries to release Negredo but the ball is too close to Szczesny who collects it ahead of the Spanish front man. Nasri then tries to fire one in from long range but it is wide.
22′ – Yaya Toure is livid after tackling Ramsey but the ball rolls across the line after his touch. Throw in for Arsenal
20′ – Negredo latches on to a Kompany through ball but he fires it wide!
Manchester City: Have now scored a goal in each of their last 58 Premier League games at home #MCFC
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) December 14, 2013
18′ – Arsenal trying to keep possession now as City have dropped back a bit. Wilshere gets into the box but Pantillimon is there again!
15′ – Arsenal almost come away with an equalizer but Pantillimon holds on to it.
14′ – GOAL! Sergio Aguero scores from a corner kick. Demichelis’s header at the near post gives Aguero a chance to volley near the far post.
13′ – Sagna’s cross is easily collected by Pantillimon.
11′ – Wilshere’s shot ends up being a cross and Arsenal squander the advantage.
9′ – An Arsenal free kick goes out for an Arsenal corner. Ozil to take and it’s short. City counter but Arsenal get numbers back.
7′ – Fouls galore as players form both sides are brought down. Nothing dangerous though.
5′ – More pressure from Man City who have had 2 c more corners but fail to get a header on target.
3′ – Manchester City have a corner kick although the ball went off Toure last. But the set piece comes to nothing. Man City still have possession.
2′ – Manchester City free kick is cleared by the Arsenal defence.
1′ – Arsenal have kicked off!
0′ – We are about to get underway at the Etihad
FOR PRE-MATCH STATS AND FACTS – GO TO THE NEXT PAGE
Arsene Wenger: “We are convinced the best way to defend is to have the ball & attack.”The teams are back in the dressing rooms after the warm-ups!
9 players to play for both Arsenal AND Man City in PL – Seaman, Vieira, Adebayor, Nasri, Clichy, Toure, Dickov, Sylvinho & Anelka
— Orbinho (@Orbinho) December 14, 2013
7 – Sergio Aguero has scored seven goals in his last six appearances at the Etihad Stadium (all competitions). Deadly. — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 14, 2013
Aaron Ramsey is one of the top tacklers in Europe (#3) with 52 tackles!
Man City have scored 29 goals at home this season in the EPL, conceding just twice. Arsenal have scored 14 away from home, conceding 5.
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) December 14, 2013
28 – Arsenal have scored more goals than any other team away at Manchester City in the Premier League era. Danger. — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 14, 2013
1 – The last time Arsenal won at the Etihad Stadium, Samir Nasri was playing for Arsenal and netted the opening goal (Oct 2010). Memories. — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 14, 2013
David Silva vs Mesut Ozil
GRAPHIC: David Silva vs Mesut Özil – Premier League 2013/14 statistics #MCFCvAFC pic.twitter.com/DSAawLHQqP
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) December 14, 2013
Aaron Ramsey has been directly involved in 43% of Arsenal’s goals this season.
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) December 14, 2013
Substitutes Man City: Hart, Lescott, Kolarov, Garcia, Navas, Milner, Dzeko Arsenal : Fabianski, Vermaelen, Arteta, Rosicky, Cazorla, Gnabry, Bendtner Team News
TEAM NEWS: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Kompany (c), Demichelis, Clichy, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, Nasri, Silva, Aguero, Negredo #cityvarsenal #mcfc — Manchester City FC (@MCFC) December 14, 2013
#Arsenal team to play Man City: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Flamini, Wilshere, Ramsey, Ozil, Walcott, Giroud #MCFCvAFC — Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) December 14, 2013
