Manchester City beat Arsenal to cut Premier League title gap to three points with game in hand

Manchester City beat Arsenal to cut Premier League title gap to three points with game in hand

Manchester City’s 2-1 victory over Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday has shifted the Premier League title race into a new phase, with Pep Guardiola’s side now just three points behind the Gunners and holding a game in hand. The win, secured by Erling Haaland’s second-half goal after Rayan Cherki’s opener and Kai Havertz’s … Read more

Erling Haaland’s Winner Gives Manchester City Edge in Premier League Title Race Erling Haaland’s Winner Gives Manchester City Edge in Premier League Title Race

Erling Haaland's Winner Gives Manchester City Edge in Premier League Title Race Erling Haaland's Winner Gives Manchester

Erling Haaland’s 63rd-minute winner gave Manchester City a 2-1 victory over Arsenal at the Etihad, reducing the Gunners’ lead at the top of the Premier League to three points with City holding a game in hand. The match opened with a moment of individual brilliance from Rayan Cherki, who collected the ball on the right … Read more

Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-1 to cut Premier League title gap

How the title race shifted after the Etihad result

Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Etihad on 19 April 2026, with Erling Haaland scoring the winner to cut the Premier League deficit to six points. The goal came just after the hour mark, when Haaland latched onto a through ball from Bernardo Silva and finished low past David Raya. It restored City’s lead … Read more

Arsenal aim to extend lead over Man City with win at Etihad in title race showdown

Arsenal aim to extend lead over Man City with win at Etihad in title race showdown

Arsenal arrive at the Etihad with a six-point lead over Manchester City, seeking to extend their advantage in a title race that has narrowed despite their recent dominance in head-to-head encounters. The Gunners have not lost to City in their last five Premier League meetings, including two draws at the Etihad and reach into the … Read more

Pep Guardiola praises Arsenal style ahead of Premier League clash

Pep Guardiola praises Arsenal style ahead of Premier League clash

Pep Guardiola praised Arsenal’s style of play ahead of Sunday’s Premier League showdown, saying he enjoys watching them and can “learn a lot” from their approach. The Manchester City manager acknowledged the pressure both teams face, noting that Arsenal’s pursuit of a first league title in over two decades adds a unique dimension to the … Read more

Mikel Arteta lights real fire at Arsenal training to motivate squad

Arteta seeks to end trophy drought with victory over Manchester City

Mikel Arteta lit a real fire at Arsenal’s Colney training ground after telling his players there was “no fear, pure fire” within the squad despite a poor run of form. The gesture followed Arteta’s press conference comments on Monday where he urged his team to confront their upcoming challenges by putting “absolutely everything into it.” … Read more

Arsenal advance to Champions League semi-finals against Atlético Madrid

Defensive resolve masked a toothless attack

Arsenal advanced to their first ever back-to-back Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday night, though they did so by surviving a claustrophobic 0-0 draw against Sporting. The result preserves a 1-0 aggregate lead from the first leg, but the performance was a stark departure from the “pure fire” Mikel Arteta had demanded. Instead of a dominant … Read more

Champions League semi-final schedule confirms Arsenal and PSG matchups

The semi-final schedule begins on April 28

Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, and Arsenal will contest the 2025/26 Champions League semi-finals, with the final set for May 30 at Budapest’s Puskás Aréna. The four clubs survived a quarter-final round that saw European giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona eliminated, leaving a mix of defending champions and historic underdogs to vie for … Read more