Arsenal's title hopes could be a dealt a massive blow this weekend when they face Manchester City.
The Gunners trail Liverpool by six points at the top of the table and any dropped points against the current champions might be it for Mikel Arteta's men, especially with the Reds having a game in hand.
The first game at the Etihad ended 2-2 as John Stones scored a last-minute equaliser to break Arsenal hearts.
The Gunners saw Leandro Trossard sent off for two yellow cards when they were leading.
It was an excellent encounter and one of the best of the season so far, and with so much on the line here, this one should live up to expectations.
However, there are injury concerns for both teams, meaning we could see some changed XIs.
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David Raya is Arsenal's undisputed number one goalkeeper.
However, he has a slight muscular issue and is doubtful for this one after missing the 2-1 win over Girona in midweek.
Neto deputised and made a howler, so the Gunners will hope he won't have to play.
Jurrien Timber has been filling in at right-back for a while due to Ben White's injury, and he'll no doubt continue there.
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Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba are a rock-solid centre-back duo, but at left-back, there are options.
Myles Lewis-Skelly is available after his controversial red card was rescinded.
The young defender was dismissed during last week's win over Wolves for what was deemed to be violent conduct.
VAR checked and confirmed the decision, which was widely criticised.
Arsenal submitted an appeal and won, so he could start, but Riccardo Calafiori is also available.
The Italian scored the winner last weekend.
- Arsenal won this exact fixture 1-0 last season – they last won consecutive home league games against Man City between 2005-06 and 2008-09 (a run of four).
- Having won 12 consecutive league games against Arsenal between 2017 and 2023, Manchester City are now winless in their last three against the Gunners (D2 L1).
The midfield three is likely to pick itself.
Captain Martin Odegaard has returned from illness, so he'll join Declan Rice and Thomas Partey.
With Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus injured, there are limited attacking options.
Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli are likely to be on either wing, with Kai Havertz leading the line.
Raheem Sterling is not expected to start against his former club.
- Arsenal are unbeaten in 13 Premier League matches (W8 D5) and have won the most points of any side from MD11 onwards (29). The Gunners have never had a longer unbeaten run under Mikel Arteta, last going 14 without defeat between August and December 2018 under Unai Emery.
- Manchester City are unbeaten in six Premier League games (W4 D2) and only Newcastle (15) have won more points since Christmas than City (14), while City have scored the most goals in that time (18).
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Ederson is back in Pep Guardiola's good books and grabbed an assist in the 3-1 win over Chelsea for Erling Haaland.
With Kyle Walker gone, Matheus Nunes has been filling in at right-back, but given the attacking prowess Arsenal have, Rico Lewis might get a chance.
Abdukodir Khusanov endured a tough debut, in which he gave away a goal and was booked before being substituted.
As a result, Stones should partner Manuel Akanji.
Josko Gvardiol is guaranteed to start at left-back while there will be no Ruben Dias or Nathan Ake through injury.
- Manchester City have lost just one of their last 40 Premier League matches played from January until the end of the campaign (W33 D6), losing 1-0 to Brentford on the final day of 2022-23. They are unbeaten in their last 23 of these games across the last two campaigns (W19 D4), scoring 66 goals at an average of 2.9 per game.
- Arsenal have scored the most goals via set pieces (12, excl. pens) in the Premier League this season, while opponents Manchester City have conceded the joint fewest of these goals (2, level with Brentford). One of those was against the Gunners earlier in the season however, with five of the last 10 goals that Arsenal have netted against City coming via corners.
Ilkay Gundogan and Mateo Kovacic form the most solid midfield Guardiola has at his disposal, with Rodri out for the remainder of the campaign.
Kevin De Bruyne is starting to be used from the bench more and more.
That is likely to see new man Omar Marmoush retain his place in the XI.
The Egyptian made his debut at the Etihad last weekend and impressed.
Bernardo Silva and Savinho are battling it out for a place on the right wing, while on the opposite side, Phil Foden has his position locked down again.
After a slow start to the campaign, Foden has scored six goals in his last four league games, keeping Jack Grealish on the bench.
- 39.6% of the minutes played by Manchester City players in the Premier League this season have been given to players aged 30 or older, the second-highest percentage in a Premier League season for City behind the 2016-17 campaign (54%).
- Since Mikel Arteta’s first Premier League game in charge of Arsenal, the Gunners have received more red cards than any other side (19). Despite this, Arsenal rank 23rd out of the 27 teams to feature in that time for fouls per game (10.1).
Arsenal vs Man City: Date and how to follow
This Premier League game is set to take place on Sunday, February 2.
Kick-off at the Emirates is scheduled for 4:30pm.
The match will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League.
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- Erling Haaland has scored five goals in his last five Premier League appearances for Man City, two more than he’d managed in his previous 13 games combined (3). He’s exceeded his xG by 1.1 in his last five games (5 goals vs 3.9 xG), having underperformed by 5.2 goals in his previous 13 (3 goals vs 8.2 xG).
- Man City’s Phil Foden scored more Premier League goals in January than any other player, scoring six goals from six shots on target. He was the fifth player on record (2003-04 onwards) to score as many as six goals with every shot on target in a month, along with Jermain Defoe in March 2008, Dimitar Berbatov in December 2011, Sergio Agüero in August 2019 and Taiwo Awoniyi in May 2023 (all six goals).
Arsenal vs Man City: What has been said?
Gunners boss Arteta knows how important this match is in the context of the title race.
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Speaking at his pre-match press conference, he said: "It would be a big boost for us. Winning big matches is always something special.
"Every time we play a big match against one of our big rivals it brings something extra - the confidence, the emotion, the fact that they are there and continue to win - for that we want to achieve."
