Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Arsenal & Manchester City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Arsenal form and stats
Last season, Arsenal's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.With 2 Premier League wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Arsenal are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Southampton that ended 1-1.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Chelsea are coming to town in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Arsenal here at Emirates Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). 10 goals have been conceded.
Manchester City form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Manchester, as they won the Carabao Cup.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Manchester City have produced an overall stat of 3-3-1 so far.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Newcastle United in just four days.
Manchester are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Manchester City are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Arsenal-Manchester City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Arsenal two wins, Manchester City eight wins, zero draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Sterling 4 goals |  R. Mahrez 4 goals |   A. Lacazette 3 goals |
Arsenal missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Arsenal | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 41 | 20 | Scored | S | 18 | 49 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.9 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.1 | 16.9 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.2 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 31 |
| 2 | Everton | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Southampton | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 22 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 17 | Burnley | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 10 |
| 18 | Fulham | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 9 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -16 | 7 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -17 | 1 |