National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Manchester City or Arsenal that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Manchester City form and stats
Manchester City was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the FA Cup.Home games in the Premier League have been a walk in the park for Manchester City so far, with 28 points won from 11 matches; 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
A nice win for City last time playing, versus Wolverhampton Wanderers. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Haaland scoring for the victors. Haaland was absolutely essential when Manchester City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0, scoring three goals. Haaland, a striker, was the best performer for the team in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 9.45 (out of 10). Haaland scored three goals.
Before that game, the 4-2 home victory against Tottenham Hotspur.With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Manchester City is on fire here. A stunning 38 from 11 league matches. 12 goals have been conceded.
Arsenal form and stats
Arsenal was sent out of FA Cup in the 3rd round last season.The away performances of Arsenal have been very solid so far with 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the Premier League. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue.
Arsenal had fun at their own home (Etihad Stadium) last time out, beating Manchester United 3-2. Nketiah (2) and Saka scored. Attacker Saka got a player rating of 8.33 in the game. "Man of the match" Saka scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur.It's not easy to score on Arsenal as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Manchester City have won all of the 5 latest fixtures against this opponent. Will the streak continue?Top Goalscorers
  E. Håland 25 goals |   M. Ødegaard 8 goals |  P. Foden 7 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Arsenal missing players
| Manchester City | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 13 | Won | W | 9 | 19 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 58 | 45 | Scored | S | 21 | 49 | ||
| 20 | 14 | Conceded | C | 9 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.9 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15.9 | 16.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 15.8 | ||
| 6 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 39% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | ||
| 7.6 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 8.7 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 45 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Brentford | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 29 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | -23 | 17 |
| 19 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 20 | Southampton | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 15 |
