Arsenal v Manchester City result

Full-time · Arsenal 0–3 Manchester City

Premier League · Sun, 15 Dec 2019 16:30 GMT · Emirates Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Arsenal · Manchester City · Head-to-head

Arsenal 0–3 Manchester City — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City won 3–0 at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday 15 December. Manchester City have scored in 14 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 3–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: Kevin De Bruyne (2’, assisted by Gabriel Jesus; 40’, assisted by Philip Foden) and R. Sterling (15’).

Discipline

Paul Tierney, England showed five yellow cards — against 3.5 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Arsenal: S. Papastathopoulos (72’); Manchester City: Fernandinho (17’), Rodri (35’), İlkay Gündoğan (61’) and B. Mendy (62’).

What it changes

Manchester City’s three-goal margin was the biggest of round 17, across 10 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) 10.8, Philip Foden (Manchester City) 5.8 and R. Sterling (Manchester City) 5.7 led the match.

Next up

Arsenal next travel to Bayern München on 21 October 2026.

Manchester City next travel to Aston Villa on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Arsenal: Bayern München v Arsenal, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Manchester City: Aston Villa v Manchester City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Arsenal 0–3 Manchester City · Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium · London
Referee: Paul Tierney, England
Head-to-head (last 5): Arsenal 0 · draws 0 · Manchester City 5 · 3.2 goals/game
Recent form: Arsenal 1W 2D 2L · Manchester City 2W 2D 1L

Arsenal 0–3 Manchester City (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 2

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.5 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 8.43

Corners

against 6.17 / 2.71 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.67 / 6.29

Shots on target

against 4.83 / 3 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.17 / 1.71

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.43 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 December 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 December 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Arsenal for / against	Line	Manchester City for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 6.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	8.43 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.67 for · 14.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	16.71 for · 7.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.67 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	6.29 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.5 for · 14.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	8.14 for · 8.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.71 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Paul Tierney, England.

Arsenal

Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Lacazette n 8	76.5	2.1 6/5	1.5 5/5	—
G. Xhaka n 8	83.3	1.8 8/4	0.7 4/1	—
C. Chambers n 8	74.6	1.7 6/3	0.5 2/1	K. Walker
L. Torreira n 8	57.8	1.6 4/3	2.1 4/4	—
Bukayo Saka n 8	60.4	1.5 6/2	1.7 5/2	—

Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Lacazette n 8	76.5	3.1 7/7	1.3 7/2
R. Nelson n 8	52.5	3 6/4	1.5 6/1
N. Pépé n 8	58	2.7 7/5	1 4/1
E. Smith Rowe n 8	68.1	2.5 8/4	1 5/1
Bukayo Saka n 8	60.4	2.2 4/3	1.1 3/2

Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Pépé n 8	58	0.6 2/1	0.4 2/0
Bukayo Saka n 8	60.4	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/0
P. Aubameyang n 8	79.8	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
A. Lacazette n 8	76.5	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
R. Nelson n 8	52.5	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0

Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Willock n 8	61	3.9 8/6
N. Pépé n 8	58	3.3 5/4
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	40	2.8 4/3
Bukayo Saka n 8	60.4	2.6 7/4
S. Kolašinac n 8	63.6	2.5 7/5

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Leno n 8	90	4.4 7/6
E. Martínez n 8	90	2.8 7/3

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
David Silva n 8	68.9	1.3 6/2	0.8 3/2	—
N. Otamendi n 8	62.1	1.3 6/1	0.2 1/0	—
K. Walker n 8	76.9	1.2 4/3	0.7 4/1	C. Chambers
O. Zinchenko n 8	76.1	1.2 5/3	0.1 1/0	—
Rodri n 8	64.9	1.2 6/1	0.9 5/0	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Agüero n 8	67.3	4 6/6	1.5 4/3
Gabriel Jesus n 8	65.6	3.3 6/6	1.5 4/3
P. Foden n 8	34.1	3.3 4/4	1.6 4/1
K. De Bruyne n 8	86.3	3 7/6	0.8 3/2
R. Sterling n 8	78.6	2.9 7/6	1 4/2

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Gabriel Jesus n 8	65.6	0.9 2/2	0.3 2/0
R. Mahrez n 8	70	0.3 2/0	0.5 3/0
S. Agüero n 8	67.3	0.8 3/2	0 0/0
David Silva n 8	68.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
P. Foden n 8	34.1	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Rodri n 8	64.9	2.9 6/5
N. Otamendi n 8	62.1	2.7 5/4
João Cancelo n 8	73	2.3 7/4
O. Zinchenko n 8	76.1	2.2 6/4
Fernandinho n 8	89.4	2 7/4

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	84.4	2.1 3/2
C. Bravo n 8	87	1.9 5/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Arsenal		Manchester City
42%	Possession	58%
6	Shots	14
1	Shots on target	7
4	Shots off target	3
1	Blocked shots	4
2	Shots inside the box	8
3	Corners	3
2	Offsides	1
9	Fouls	24
1	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	1
482	Passes	672
87%	Pass accuracy	90%

Arsenal player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Leno	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Maitland-Niles	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
C. Chambers	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Papastathopoulos	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.3
M. Guendouzi	90	1	0	0	2	0	6.4
N. Pépé	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
Gabriel Martinelli	90	1	1	0	3	0	6.2
P. Aubameyang	90	2	0	0	1	0	6.5
L. Torreira	81	1	0	1	4	0	7.3
M. Özil	59	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
S. Kolašinac	40	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Bukayo Saka sub	50	0	0	0	1	0	6.8
E. Smith Rowe sub	31	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Willock sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.1

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
K. Walker	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.4
N. Otamendi	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
Fernandinho	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.5
Rodri	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.7
R. Sterling	90	1	0	4	1	2	1	0	7.3
K. De Bruyne	90	2	0	5	4	2	2	0	9.3
Gabriel Jesus	90	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	6.8
B. Mendy	85	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.8
İ. Gündoğan	70	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	7.5
P. Foden	56	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	7.1
Bernardo Silva	34	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
R. Mahrez	20	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
O. Zinchenko	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Arsenal v Manchester City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ArsenalLDLWD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Manchester CityDDWLW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Arsenal 0 · 0 draws · Manchester City 5 · 3.2 goals/game

2019-02-03 Manchester City 3–1 Arsenal
2018-08-12 Arsenal 0–2 Manchester City
2018-03-01 Arsenal 0–3 Manchester City
2018-02-25 Arsenal 0–3 Manchester City
2017-11-05 Manchester City 3–1 Arsenal

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Arsenal#8 pos56 pts38 pl+8 GD

Manchester City#2 pos81 pts38 pl+67 GD

Goals per game

Arsenal scored1.47

Manchester City scored2.68

Arsenal conceded1.26

Manchester City conceded0.92

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What is the head-to-head record between Arsenal and Manchester City?: In their last 5 meetings, Arsenal won 0, Manchester City won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.2 goals per game.
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