Overview
- Referee Stuart Attwell will take charge with Jarred Gillett on VAR, Constantine Hatzidakis and Nicholas Hopton as assistants, and Craig Pawson as fourth official.
- Kickoff is 4:30 p.m. BST at the Emirates Stadium, with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports; Peacock streams the match in the United States.
- Arsenal face late checks on Martin Ødegaard, Ben White and Bukayo Saka, with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus sidelined and William Saliba expected to return.
- Pep Guardiola says Rodri’s ability to start again will be decided on Sunday, as John Stones pushes to be involved and Rayan Aït-Nouri, Mateo Kovačić, Omar Marmoush and Rayan Cherki remain out.
- City arrive off wins over Manchester United (3-0) and Napoli (2-0), Arsenal had two extra days’ rest after playing Tuesday, and recent odds and pundit picks give the hosts a slight edge after February’s 5-1 home win in this fixture.