Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City — Premier League, 21 Dec 2015
Arsenal beat Manchester City 2-1 in the Premier League on 21 December 2015 at Emirates Stadium, London. T. Walcott, O. Giroud, Y. Touré got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Arsenal have won 1 and Manchester City 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 31'
- 1-033'assist: M. Özil
- 2-045+1'
- Half-time2-0
- 46'out: R. Sterling
- 48'
- 63'
- 70'out: K. Gibbs
- 73'
- 76'
- 2-182'
- 88'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.8
Top rated
Arsenal
- 7.7Mesut ÖzilM
- 7.5Theo WalcottM
- 7.4Aaron RamseyM
- 7.3Olivier GiroudF
- 7.3Laurent KoscielnyD
- 7.1Per MertesackerD
- 7.1Petr ČechG
- 7.0Héctor BellerínD
- 6.9Alexander Oxlade-ChamberlainM
- 6.9Joel CampbellM
- 6.8Nacho MonrealD
- 6.7Mathieu FlaminiM
- 6.2Kieran GibbsD
Manchester City
- 7.8FernandinhoM
- 7.5Yaya TouréM
- 7.1Bacary SagnaD
- 7.0Wilfried BonyF
- 6.9Nicolás OtamendiD
- 6.9Kevin De BruyneM
- 6.8David SilvaF
- 6.7Fabian DelphM
- 6.7Joe HartG
- 6.7Aleksandar KolarovD
- 6.6Sergio AgüeroF
- 6.5Jesús NavasM
- 6.4Raheem SterlingM
- 6.4Eliaquim MangalaD
Line-ups
- 33P. ČechG7.1
- 24BellerínD7.0
- 6L. KoscielnyD7.3
- 18Nacho MonrealD6.8
- 11M. Özil76'M7.7
- 16A. RamseyM7.4
- 12O. Giroud45+1'F7.3
- 28J. Campbell70'M6.9
- 14T. Walcott33'88'M7.5
- 20M. FlaminiM6.7
- 4P. MertesackerD7.1
Substitutes
- 15Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain76'M6.9
- 13David OspinaG
- 5Gabriel PaulistaD
- 45Alexander IwobiM
- 21C. Chambers88'D
- 3K. Gibbs70'D6.2
- 54J. Reine-AdelaideF
- 30Nicolás Otamendi48'D6.9
- 17Kevin De BruyneM6.9
- 18F. Delph46'M6.7
- 21David Silva31'73'F6.8
- 25FernandinhoM7.8
- 10S. Agüero63'F6.6
- 11A. KolarovD6.7
- 1J. HartG6.7
- 3B. SagnaD7.1
- 42Y. Touré82'M7.5
- 20E. MangalaD6.4
Substitutes
- 7R. Sterling46'M6.4
- 15Jesús Navas73'M6.5
- 13W. CaballeroG
- 72K. IheanachoF
- 14W. Bony63'F7.0
- 22G. ClichyD
- 26M. DemichelisD
Team statistics
37%Possession63%
8Total shots20
5Shots on target6
3Shots off target8
0Blocked shots6
4Corners8
3Offsides1
0Fouls0
0Yellow cards2
5Goalkeeper saves3
386Total passes648
300Accurate passes571
78%Pass accuracy88%
Arsenal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesut Özil | 76 | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Theo Walcott | 88 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Aaron Ramsey | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7.4 |
| Olivier Giroud | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Laurent Koscielny | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Per Mertesacker | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Petr Čech | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Héctor Bellerín | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain | 14 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Joel Campbell | 70 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Nacho Monreal | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Mathieu Flamini | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Kieran Gibbs | 20 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
Manchester City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernandinho | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7.8 |
| Yaya Touré | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Bacary Sagna | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Wilfried Bony | 27 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | 90 | – | – | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| David Silva | 73 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Fabian Delph | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Joe Hart | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Aleksandar Kolarov | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Sergio Agüero | 63 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jesús Navas | 17 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Raheem Sterling | 45 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Eliaquim Mangala | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 |
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