Goal

List of goalscorers

Nathan Aké
64'
1 - 0
Press

Match report in news

  • 90'
    FT: City 1-0 Arsenal. City edge out victory at the Etihad after a solid performance over the Gunners. This result dumps the Premier League leaders out of the competition, while Guardiola's men have secured their number in the hat for the next round.
  • 90'
    90+3: Odegaard booked for dissent.
  • 90'
    90+2: Zinchenko gets booked.
  • 90'
    4 minutes added on!
  • 88'
    Ortega to the rescue, who mops up a loose ball in the box...
  • 85'
    Second corner in quick succession for the Gunners...
  • 84'
    Walker puts a ball over the top for a corner.
  • 81'
    City dominating as of late, enjoying possession everywhere on the pitch.
  • 77'
    City with a dangerous free-kick on the right hand side.
Substitution

Substitution

at Arsenal
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester City
  • 75'
    SUB for City: Bernardo Silva on for De Bruyne
  • 74'
    SUB for Arsenal: Odegaard on for Saka.
  • 71'
    Arsenal wanting to get one back here, as their new subs have made a distinct difference.
  • 67'
    Gunners straight down the other end for a corner.
Substitution

Substitution

at Arsenal
  • 66'
    SUBS for Arsenal: Martinelli and Zinchenko on for Trossard and Tierney.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 64'
  • 64'
    GGGGOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL FOR CITYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ake rounds off a good attack from the home side, which Grealish was the brains behind. The Englishman teased the Arsenal defence down the left before laying it off to the defender, who passed it in to the bottom corner.
  • 63'
    Arsenal enjoying a bit of possession recently but nothing to shout about yet.
  • 60'
    Nketiah fouled while trying to get out.
  • 57'
    SUBS for City: Alvarez and Walker coming on for Mahrez and Lewis.
  • 54'
    Arsenal keeper momentarily down injured and the game comes to a halt.
  • 53'
    Rico Lewis down the right flank but hit shot goes into the side netting.
  • 49'
    A lot of the second half's early action being played in the visitors' half here, City hungry for the opener.
Substitution

Substitution

at Arsenal
  • 46'
    SUBS for Arsenal: Holding and Partey off for Lokonga and Saliba.
  • 46'
    Aaaaaaaaaand off we go for another forty-five! Both sides with one half left to get themselves through to the 5th round.
  • 45'
    HT: City 0-0 Arsenal. Stalemate here at the Etihad as both sides enjoy good chances. City dominating large swathes of possesion, bu Trossard has shined on his debut down the left, creating good chances for Nketiah and Tomyiasu. Let's see what both managers muster up in their half-time pep talks.
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester City
  • 45'
    45+3: SUB for City: Stones forced off due to injury and he'll be replaced by Laporte.
  • 45'
    Trossard still hassling down the left flank when they can get the ball off City.
  • 42'
    City enjoying the lion's share of recent possession, winning themselves a free-kick as they frustrate Arsenal.
  • 38'
    Haaland tries to benefit off an Arsenal mistake, but the Norwegian's chip goes just over Turner's bar.
  • 33'
    Nketiah puts on just wide after a good Trossard cross. The ex-Brighton man is having a great debut here.
  • 32'
    Arsenal back with possession after the mini-break, and pressing forward down the left.
  • 30'
    Brief pause in proceedings after Haaland is down injured.
  • 28'
    The Arsenal fans are really making themselves heard here, but that is not difficult considering that even Guardiola complained about the Etihad being a quiet stadium...
  • 25'
    De Bruyne almost gets the opener! The Belgian curls one just wide of Turner's goal from outside the box.
  • 21'
    Trossard goes close on the left-hand side, who breaks into the box before letting fly towards Ortega's goal. The City keeper pushes the effort to safety with a strong hand.
  • 18'
    City trying to build something up here, bossing Arsenal in the midfield.
  • 13'
    Vieira clattered in the midfield, free-kick Arsenal.
  • 13'
    City enjoying large swathes of possession here, but have produced nothing since that Haaland chance.
  • 9'
    Haaland with a half chance after he's let in by an error, but Tomiyasu gets back to clear.
  • 9'
    Arsenal dominating the midfield battles here, dispossessing City whenever they can.
  • 5'
    Great chance for the Gunners! Trossard is released down the wing, he is allowed into the box before crossing it to Tomyiasu, who forces a great save from Ortega.
  • 4'
    Rodri puts one well over after shooting from outside the box.
  • 3'
    Arsenal enjoying the early stages of possession here.
  • 1'
    Aaaaaaaand we're underway for this one! What a game it promises to be.
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Both sides in th tunnel getting ready to go into battle here... Kick-off minutes away!!!!
  • PRVW
    Both sets of players warming up here in Manchester, with kick-off imminent.
  • PRVW
    Arteta keeps just four of the side who got a last-gasp win over United, bringing in Trossard for his debut, Turner in goal and Partey among others.
  • PRVW
    City name four changes from their last game in which they thumped Wolves 3-0. They swap to four at the back for this one, with hattrick hero Haaland keeping his place.
  • PRVW
    Arsenal starting 11: Turner, Tomiyasu, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Xhaka, Partey, Vieira, Trossard, Saka, Nketiah.
  • PRVW
    Man City starting 11: Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Mahrez, Grealish, Haaland.
  • PRVW
    We'll be heading for a replay at the Emirates if it's a stalemate here tonight, as the 4th Round is the last in the tournament which does not go to extra-time straight away.
  • PRVW
    Arsenal are in the building for tonight's game!
  • PRVW
    Tonight is the FA Cup 4th round, with the best two sides ranked in the competition facing off tonight, what a treat we're in for! Other stand-out ties of the round are Manchester United-Reading and the all-Premier League clash between Brighton and Liverpool.
  • PRVW
    Let's hope the fans have wrapped up warm tonight, as it's another cold January night up north...
  • PRVW
    Just under two hours until kick-off here in Manchester, the first few fans starting to file into the stands.
  • PRVW
    Follow for live updates before and throughout the game to stay up to date with everything that goes on...
  • PRVW
    It's a match-up between the two most in-form sides in England at the moment, at 2nd place play host to 1st. None of that matters of course, as anything can happen in the cup!
Info

Pre-match

27 January 2023, 21:00

Referee: Paul Tierney

Stadium: Etihad Stadium

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the block-buster tiw between City and Arsenal!