Arsenal v Manchester City result

Full-time · Arsenal 0–1 Manchester City

Premier League · Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:30 GMT · Emirates Stadium

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Arsenal 0–1 Manchester City — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

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 0–1 Manchester City · Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium · London
Referee: J. Moss
Head-to-head (last 6): Arsenal 1 · draws 0 · Manchester City 5 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Arsenal 1W 2D 2L · Manchester City 5W 0D 0L

Arsenal 0–1 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 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 3

Goals

against 1 / 0.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 5.29

Corners

against 5 / 2.14 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.63 / 6.43

Shots on target

against 4.38 / 1.71 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.13 / 0.71

Cards

against 1.75 / 2.43 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 February 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 February 2021. 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 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	3 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.29 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12.5 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.14 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.63 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.43 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.63 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	7 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.13 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.71 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5

Arsenal

Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2021. 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
G. Xhaka n 8	90	1.9 8/4	1.1 5/2	K. De Bruyne
Dani Ceballos n 8	74.1	1.8 8/3	1.1 4/2	—
J. Willock n 8	48.8	1.8 5/2	0.2 1/0	—
Gabriel Magalhães n 8	80.9	1.7 6/3	1.9 6/6	—
E. Nketiah n 8	40.8	1.7 3/2	2.8 4/3	—

Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Aubameyang n 8	75.8	3 7/5	1.5 5/3
N. Pépé n 8	70.4	2.4 7/5	0.6 3/1
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	41.3	2.2 6/1	0.8 2/1
E. Nketiah n 8	40.8	2.2 5/3	1.1 4/0
Bukayo Saka n 8	82.8	1.8 6/5	1.1 5/3

Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Aubameyang n 8	75.8	0.9 3/2	0 0/0
A. Lacazette n 8	60.9	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/0
E. Nketiah n 8	40.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Bukayo Saka n 8	82.8	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
K. Tierney n 8	85.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Willock n 8	48.8	3 4/4
T. Partey n 8	60.3	2.4 7/3
G. Xhaka n 8	90	1.8 7/5
Dani Ceballos n 8	74.1	1.8 6/3
Héctor Bellerín n 8	87.8	1.7 6/4

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson n 8	80.8	2.9 5/3
B. Leno n 8	87.8	2.7 7/5
M. Ryan n 8	90	2.3 4/3

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2021. 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
K. Walker n 8	72.6	1.4 5/3	0.9 4/2	—
Rodri n 8	76.5	1.2 5/3	1.2 6/1	—
João Cancelo n 8	68.3	1.2 4/3	0.2 1/0	—
K. De Bruyne n 8	67.6	1.2 4/2	1.2 5/1	G. Xhaka
B. Mendy n 8	82.6	1.1 4/3	0.4 2/1	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gabriel Jesus n 8	72.1	2 6/3	1.1 4/3
P. Foden n 8	77	1.9 6/4	1.3 6/3
İ. Gündoğan n 8	70	1.9 5/4	1.3 4/4
K. De Bruyne n 8	67.6	1.8 6/2	1 4/1
João Cancelo n 8	68.3	1.6 6/2	0.8 4/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
İ. Gündoğan n 8	70	1.1 4/3	0.3 2/0
R. Sterling n 8	82.3	0.7 5/0	0.3 2/0
Gabriel Jesus n 8	72.1	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
K. De Bruyne n 8	67.6	0.2 1/0	0.7 4/0
Bernardo Silva n 8	83.3	0.3 2/0	0.5 4/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Rodri n 8	76.5	2.8 6/5
O. Zinchenko n 8	78.5	2.3 5/3
K. De Bruyne n 8	67.6	2.2 5/4
João Cancelo n 8	68.3	2 5/4
K. Walker n 8	72.6	1.5 5/3

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	90	1.5 3/2
Z. Steffen n 8	90	1.4 4/0

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Match statistics & details

Arsenal player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Leno	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Héctor Bellerín	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6
Pablo Marí	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
K. Tierney	90	1	1	2	0	0	6.9
G. Xhaka	90	0	0	2	0	Y	6.3
Bukayo Saka	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
P. Aubameyang	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Mohamed Elneny	86	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
R. Holding	82	0	0	0	4	0	7.6
N. Pépé	73	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
Martin Ødegaard	73	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
E. Smith Rowe sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Lacazette sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Dani Ceballos sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
David Luiz sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
João Cancelo	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.6
J. Stones	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Rúben Dias	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
O. Zinchenko	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7.3
Fernandinho	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.3
İ. Gündoğan	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
R. Mahrez	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
Bernardo Silva	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	Y	6.3
R. Sterling	90	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	7.5
K. De Bruyne	63	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	7.3
Gabriel Jesus sub	27	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7

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

ArsenalDLLWD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Manchester CityWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 3 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Arsenal 1 · 0 draws · Manchester City 5 · 3 goals/game

2020-12-22 Arsenal 1–4 Manchester City
2020-10-17 Manchester City 1–0 Arsenal
2020-07-18 Arsenal 2–0 Manchester City
2020-06-17 Manchester City 3–0 Arsenal
2019-12-15 Arsenal 0–3 Manchester City
2019-02-03 Manchester City 3–1 Arsenal

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Arsenal#8 pos61 pts38 pl+16 GD

Manchester City#1 pos86 pts38 pl+51 GD

Goals per game

Arsenal scored1.45

Manchester City scored2.18

Arsenal conceded1.03

Manchester City conceded0.84

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What is the head-to-head record between Arsenal and Manchester City?: In their last 6 meetings, Arsenal won 1, Manchester City won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Arsenal and Manchester City?: Recent form — Arsenal 1W 2D 2L; Manchester City 5W 0D 0L.

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