Manchester City welcome Arsenal to Etihad Stadium as the two sides compete for the 2022/23 Premier League title.
Arsenal are looking to win their first league title since 2004 while Man City try to complete a hat-trick of wins in the competition. The Gunners are currently top of the table by five points, but the Citizens have two games in hand.
The winner of this fixture will become the favourites to lift the trophy next month. A draw would also favour Man City as recent games have seen Arsenal lose ground in the title race.
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Man City vs Arsenal lineups
Guardiola has moved John Stones into a more central position when Man City are in possession, changing their overall shape in the last few matches.
Arteta has stuck with his 4-3-3 formation, but he could opt to change to a more defensive shape if Granit Xhaka is unavailable as Fabio Vieira struggles defensively.
Below are the confirmed lineups for both teams ahead of their Premier League match at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, April 26.
Man City starting 11
Man CIty lineup (3-2-4-1): Ederson (GK) – Walker, Dias, Akanji – Stones, Rodri – Mahrez, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish – Haaland
- Injured: Ake
- Suspended: None
Nathan Ake is the only injury absentee for Man City at the moment after he picked up a hamstring problem against Bayern Munich. Kyle Walker comes into the defence and Manuel Akanji looks favourite to be shunted over to the left-hand side
Pep Guardiola was able to rest some of his regular starters in their FA Cup semifinal against Sheffield United, where Riyad Mahrez scored a hat-trick. That was not enough for the Algeria start to displace Bernardo Silva on the right flank for this one.
Arsenal starting 11
Arsenal predicted lineup (4-3-3): Ramsdale (GK) – White, Gabriel, Holding, Zinchenko – Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka – Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
- Injured: Saliba, Tomiyasu, Elneny
- Suspended: None
William Saliba misses out again with a back injury and has been ruled out for the Chelsea game next week too. Takehiro Tomiyasu and Mohamed Elneny are both out for the rest of the season.
Granit Xhaka has recovered from an illness to start, meaning Arteta is able to field his first-choice midfield.
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Mikel Arteta on whether Granit Xhaka will be ready to face Manchester City pic.twitter.com/pOUSyVJBin
Man City vs Arsenal live stream, TV channel
There will be far more pressure on Arsenal heading into this game as a defeat for them could prove to be too costly, while Man City also have other competitions to fall back on.
A key battle will be Erling Haaland against Rob Holding. The Arsenal defender will be targeted as he was in the FA Cup meeting between the two sides earlier in the season.
This match will be streamed or televised by the following outlets around the world:
| Date | Kickoff time | TV channel | Streaming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Thu, Apr. 27 | 05:00 AEST | — | Optus Sport |
| Canada | Wed, Apr. 26 | 15:00 ET | — | fubo Canada |
| Hong Kong | Thu, Apr. 27 | 03:00 HKT | — | Now E |
| India | Thu, Apr. 27 | 00:30 IST | — | JioTV, Hotstar VIP |
| Malaysia | Thu, Apr. 27 | 03:00 MYT | Astro SuperSport 3 | Astro Go, sooka |
| New Zealand | Thu, Apr. 27 | 07:00 NZST | — | Sky Sport NOW |
| Singapore | Thu, Apr. 27 | 03:00 SGT | — | StarHubTV+ |
| UK | Wed, Apr. 26 | 20:00 BST |
BT Sport 1 |
BT Sport App |
| USA | Wed, Apr. 26 | 15:00 ET | — | Peacock |
UK: The match will be broadcast on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate and streamed on BT Sport platforms.
USA: This match will be streamed on Peacock.
Canada: Every Premier League game streams live on Fubo.
Australia: Optus Sport is the exclusive broadcaster of Premier League football in Australia.