Man City vs Arsenal: Premier League - LIVE!

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Arsenal heads to Manchester City for an exciting Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium. Following their recent 1-0 victory over Tottenham in the north London derby, the Gunners are feeling confident and have the opportunity to send a strong message to their championship contenders.

Mikel Arteta's team will be missing their injured captain Martin Odegaard, but they are determined to take on City after receiving feedback about their cautious tactics in last season’s 0-0 draw in the same match. A win would put Arsenal at the top of the league and strongly indicate their ambitions for the championship.

This afternoon, City will be playing without Kevin De Bruyne, but they’ve kicked off their Premier League season with four straight wins. Erling Haaland is looking to keep up his impressive scoring streak. The match starts at 4:30 PM BST, and you can track all the action here with our live match blog, including expert analysis from Simon Collings and Dan Kilpatrick at the Etihad.

Recent Updates on Man City and Arsenal

Man City Draws 1-1 With Arsenal

26 minutes in: City is once again controlling the ball, while Arsenal seems content to defend for the time being following that goal.

A threat is approaching from the right side of the city, as Silva moves to link up with Savinho. Martinelli is doing a great job of returning to support Calafiori.

Man City And Arsenal Draw 1-1

At the 24-minute mark, the players from City were extremely frustrated after the goal was scored. They believed the free-kick that led to it was taken significantly ahead of the correct spot.

Ederson received a yellow card for expressing his grievances.

Simon Collings Visits The Etihad Stadium

Forget about it being boring...

Dan Kilpatrick Takes The Etihad Stage

What a standout moment from Riccardo Calafiori! He certainly wasn't going to let his first full debut with Arsenal be overshadowed by his involvement in the goal that City scored.

An impressive strike from the left-back. Arsenal has equalized, now competing against a City team missing Rodri and Kevin de Bruyne.

This seems to be a significant chance for the Gunners.

Goal! Man City 1-1 Arsenal | Calafiori Scores 22'

Arsenal has equalized thanks to a fantastic goal by Calafiori. He runs over to celebrate with Arteta.

Received a pass from Martinelli, the left-back strikes it on the first touch, sending the ball into the far corner from 20 yards away.

Man City Edges Arsenal 1-0 In Close Match

20 minutes in: Rodri manages to leave the field with a limp, but that marks the conclusion of his time in the game.

Arsenal managed to clear the corner, and it seems that Kovacic will be coming onto the field as soon as the game stops again.

Simon Collings Visits The Etihad Stadium

A welcome pause in the game for Arsenal, right here.

City began the match like a runaway train, and the Gunners could really use a moment to regroup and catch their breath.

Man City Edges Arsenal 1-0 Victory

18 minutes into the match: Kovacic is getting ready on the sidelines while Rodri remains on the ground.

He hurt his right knee while sprinting towards the near post, and he fell to the ground, crying out in agony.

He's holding his head in his hands.

Man City Edges Arsenal 1-0

At the 16-minute mark, Rodri tumbles to the ground right as the corner kick is set to be taken.

He appears to be in quite a lot of discomfort, though it's unclear what caused it.

Replays indicate that he may have received a slight push from Partey, but it's also possible that he fell awkwardly. It seems to have affected his knee.