National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Arsenal or Manchester City that keep their silverware dream alive.
Only a few days to rest for the home team, as they were involved in a Emirates Cup game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Wembley Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Manchester City have had more rest.
Arsenal form and stats
45 points is a decent return from 19 Premier League games here at Wembley Stadium for Arsenal. The data says 14 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
The home supporters witnessed a 1-1 draw versus Monaco in the Emirates Cup last time out and are hoping for a win here.
Before that game, a nice away victory at MLS All-Stars. A MLS All-Star game.
Arsenal are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Wembley Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 53 goals in 19 matches. Arsenal have conceded 25 in these home matches.
Manchester City form and stats
They also participated in Community Shield last season. This ended in the final.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 11 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
The supporters enjoyed City's previous game versus Inter, a Champions League win (1-0) played at home. Goalkeeper Ederson got the top player rating of the team with 8.1/10. Ederson topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the win at home hosting Inter in the Champions League (1-0).
Manchester City are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 34 times in 19 away games so far. City are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The 8 latest games involving these two teams have all finished as Manchester City wins. Surely both teams are aware of this.Arsenal missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Arsenal | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 20 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 58 | 35 | Scored | S | 18 | 64 | ||
| 36 | 22 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 4% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.8 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 13.8 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 6.2 | ||
| 42% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 42% | ||
| 9.6 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 61 | 89 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 43 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 45 | 84 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 75 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 35 | 71 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 47 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 67 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 53 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 19 | 62 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 61 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 70 | 63 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 7 | 60 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 59 |
| 10 | Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 52 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 26 | -9 | 45 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -9 | 44 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 38 | -27 | 41 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 31 | -13 | 40 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 43 | -34 | 39 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 68 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 44 | -30 | 38 |
| 17 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 30 | -23 | 36 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 68 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 41 | -17 | 34 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -30 | 31 |
| 20 | Southampton | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 73 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 36 | -37 | 25 |