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82′ SUB for Arsenal, Mertesacker off, Chamakh on
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
80′ Aguero blasts a shot along the by-line which is parried. Arteta has now committed two fouls since his yellow card, and needs to be careful. The corner is well dealt with by Arsenal.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
78′ Corner for Arsenal and a big appeal for hand ball on Richards in the box which could easily have been given. Van Persie takes the corner which loops up off heads and is cleared.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
76′ Corner from Silva is cleared away, and Silva’s second effort is turned over to Ramsey.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
74′ YELLOW CARD for Arteta, part for his clash with Toure and part for his response to the foul.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
71′ Van Persie opens up the pitch and sends Arshavin in behind down the left, but his delivery is poor and dribbles to the keeper. Arsenal are getting in good positions, but their final passes are failing them. Now Aguero receives a YELLOW CARD for clattering Vermaelen, and Balotelli is SUBBED off for James Milner.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
70′ Vermaelen launches a driven free kick from more than thirty yards which is deflected for a corner, but the corner is headed away.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
69′ Van Persie, Gervinho and Walcott advance but Walcott’s delivery is poor and hits the defender. It’ll be his last contribution of a disappointing game, Arsenal SUB off Walcott for Andrei Arshavin.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
66′ Free kick to City on the right hand corner of the box after Miquel’s foul. Silva’s free kick is straight to the keeper, but then Zabaleta gets the scraps and HITS THE POST with a drive from 20 yards. I thought it was in. Straight away Arsenal break and Walcott bends in a shot which Van Persie diverts towards goal. Hart saves superbly and the flag is up.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
64′ Gervinho sidles past Richards and into the box, and cuts back to Van Persie, whose low shot is comfortable enough for Hart.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
62′ City are good front runners and they’ve got a taste for this now. Aguero gets the ball on the edge of the box and drives just wide. Then Nasri is released clesn through by Silva and slides it across goal, but Balotelli was flat footed. Arsenal are picking up their pace as well though, this next ten or fifteen could be key.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
60′ Nervous moment for Arsenal as Aguero is released and the flag takes an eternity to rise. Fortunately for Arsenal it does, but their line was far too high.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
56′ Delightful little ball to Ramsey sees Van Persie just offside. Shame, he chipped the ball home before the whistle went.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
54′ Straight away Arsenal react, and Walcott drives a shot which needs to be tipped over. Walcott will need to be more involved if Arsenal are to be revived.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
GOAL MANCHESTER CITY (SILVA 53′)
MANCHESTER CITY 1, ARSENAL 0.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
53′ Balotelli saunters after a ball down the left and cuts inside for a shot. Szcezsny can’t hold on, Aguero’s header is blocked, and DAVID SILVA TURNS IT HOME!!! GOAL MANCHESTER CITY, at the time it looked least likely.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
50′ Silva’s corner is rebuffed comfortably, and then his weaving run is abruptly ended by a firm tackle.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
49′ Arsenal are making all the running early on. It is now they who are probing, though City look untroubled and keep at a safe distance. As City head up the other end Miquel puts a ball behind for a corner which wasn’t any threat.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
47′ Arsenal make a SUB, as Johan Djorou goes off and is replaced by Ignasil Miquel.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
46′ We’re off again, with Arsenal holding the ball and Gervinho having his pocket picked deep in the City half.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
An entertaining and hard fought game so far. There’s plenty of quality on display from both teams, and while City have more of the ball and the field position, Arsenal dealt with them better with every passing minute of the first half. The second half will be a new challenge, but Arsenal do not need to merely park the bus. Join us again in a few minutes to see how it all ends!
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
HALF TIME AT THE CITY OF MANCHESTER STADIUM:
MANCHESTER CITY 0, ARSENAL 0.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
45+1′ Gervinho is released on the left by van Persie, but decides to try a high and curling effort which is neither a cross nor a shot and ends in a goal kick to City.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
45′ There will be TWO MINUTES OF STOPPAGE TIME.
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog
85 SUB Dzeko and De Jong on for Yaya Toure and Nasri
Manchester City vs Arsenal: EPL live scores, blog