Overview
- Kick-off is 4:30pm BST on Sunday, September 21 at the Emirates, live in the UK on Sky Sports; U.S. coverage streams on Peacock at 11:30am ET.
- Arsenal beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Tuesday and Manchester City defeated 10-man Napoli 2-0 on Thursday in the Champions League.
- Arsenal list Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, William Saliba and Ben White as doubts, with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus ruled out; City are without Mateo Kovacic, Rayan Cherki and Omar Marmoush, with John Stones to be assessed.
- The Gunners are unbeaten in their last five meetings with City and won 5-1 in the most recent league game in North London in February 2025.
- Predictions lean toward the hosts, with EPL Index calling a 3-1 Arsenal win and former defender Sol Campbell forecasting 2-1.