It’s the big one, it’s the game that ultimately decides who will be crowned Premier League champions at the end of the season. Arsenal go into the game five points ahead of Manchester City, but with City’s vital game in hand anything other than three points for Arsenal means that it’s back in Pep Guardiola’s side hands.
Is this game comes at a bad time for Arsenal, letting a two-goal lead slip in both of their games against West Ham and Liverpool, and having to come back from two goal down against Southampton on Friday to collect, just another point means the gunners have dropped six points in the last three games.
Top goalscorer Erling Haaland who has 37 goal contributions (32G, 5A) to his name in the league will look to fire city into position coming up against an Arsenal defence that is missing star man Saliba due to injury. Manchester City’s number nine has 15 goals in his last 8 competitive appearances.
If Arsenal can find a result at the Etihad and return to London with three points then they deserve to be crowned Premier League champions. City of collected 40 points from a possible 55 at home this season, finding the net 50 times meaning they have an average of 3.33 goals per game. Their confidence just continues to grow in front of the home crowd with their last six Premier League results seem them win the game by at least a two-goal margin.
But it is Arsenal, who have the best away record in the league, dropping just 12 points on the road all season, averaging 2.0 goals per game.
A positive for Arsenal is the widespread of goals from they’re attacking players this season Martinelli (15), Saka (13), Odegaard (12), Jesus (9) and Trossard (8) have contributed to 50 of Arsenal’s 78 goals.
Although the recent meetings won’t give Arsenal fans much confidence after seeing their side lose on all 7 ties against the current Premier League champions. In those games Manchester City have an aggregate score line of 17-3!
I’ll be shocked if we don’t see goals tonight with the two sides treating us to a combine 155 goals between them this season but it’s Manchester City that should come out on top tonight with arsenals defensive issues in recent games and confidence built in players such as Jack Grealish and FA Cup hat-trick hero, Riyad Mahrez.
Bet Prediction: Manchester City Win
