Arsenal 2 - 1 Manchester City

Arsenal welcome Manchester City to the Emirates stadium in their match day 17 clash of the 2015/2016 Premier League season as the two team could do without their two star forwards. 
Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sanchez are in a fitness battle to feature in a match that would decide who will move three points clear of who on the table.

Alexis Sanchez limps off injured

Arsenal are second with 33 points with City third with 32 points.

Arsenal will be missing the likes of Santi Carzola, Francis Coquelin, Danny Welbeck, Jack Wilshere while City are missing captain Vincent Kompany, Paulo Zabaleta and the suspended Fernando.

The last meeting between this two sides at the Emirates ended 2 – 2 with Sanchez and Wilshere scoring for Arsenal while Aguero and Demichelis came to the resuce for Man City.

Kick off: 9pm, Nigerian time.

Line ups:

Manchester City XI vs. Arsenal: Hart; Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Kolarov; Toure, Fernandinho; Delph, Silva, De Bruyne; Aguero.

Arsenal XI vs. Manchester City: Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Ksocielny, Monreal; Ramsey, Flamini; Walcott, Özil, Campbell; Giroud.

FT: Arsenal 2 – 1 Manchester City. Ozil assisted Walcott and Giroud while Yaya Toure scored for Manchester City

90′ Arsenal looking nervous in the last few minutes..four minutes of added time given

88′ IS THAT A PENALTY!!! Giroud slides and tackles Otamendi in the box, referee says ply on. Giroud leaves the pitch for treatment

86′ SUB: Calum Chambers on, Theo Walcott out

85′ TOURE!!! Walcott does enough to distract Yaya Toure from getting a late equaizer after Arsenal’s defense was passed to bits

83′ GOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!! Toure’s scores a stunner. From a throw-in, De Bruyne finds Toure and the Ivoriaan takes a one time shot that shocks the who Emirates stadium

Toure battles it out with Aaron Ramsey

81′ At the other end, Walcott creats space for himself but his low drive is gathered easily

80′ WHAT A MISS!!! Jesus Navas finds himself with all the space in the world but instead of shooting he tries to square for Bony but Mertesacker read it well

77′ SUB: Oxlade-Chamberlain on, Ozil off

75′ SAFE HANDS!! Petr Cech does well to hold unto a Wilfried Bony header from a corner

73′ SHOT!!! Sterling leaves Bellerin for dead on the left but his curled effort is easily caught by Cech

72′ SUB: Jesus Navas on, David Silva off

70′ NICE FOOTWORK FROM RAMSEY!!! Giroud finds Ramsey in the box with a lofted pass, he takes the ball in his stride but after twisting and turning his curled effort is wide

68′ SUB: Keiran Gibbs on, Joel Campbell off

64′ TOO MUCH ON THE CROSS!!! Walcott does well to hold off Mangala and Otamendi, he passes to Belerin who was running in from right back but the Spaniard over hit his cross

62′ SUBS: Wilfried Bony on, Aguero off…another injury for the Argentine

59′ WHAT A MISS!!! Ozil finds Campbell who unselfishly finds Ramsey but the Welshman cannot go past Joe Hart. Should have taken a one-time shot there

56′ Otamendi and Giroud having a classic stiker vs defender battle out there…The defender stops Giroud from toe poking a goal from Bellerin’s cross with a last ditch effort

54′ SAVED!!! Cech gathers Kolarov’s freekick easily

53′ WHAT A MISS!!! The impressive Campbell should score. Ozil finds Monreal on the left, his low cross is taken one time by Campbell but its over

51′ SHOT!! Aguero’s attempted shot is weak and Cech gathers easily

49′ The second half has been helter skelter so far, Arsenal players laying with the ball while City are looking to counter…nothing productive

48′ FOUL!!! Otamendi is too aggressive an fouls Giroud

47′ SAFE!!! Sagna plays safe and heads Bellerin’s cross out for a corner

46′ Half time sub: Raheem Sterling replaces Fabian Delph

HT: Arsenal 2 – 0 Man City. Ozil assists Walcott and Giroud goals

45′ GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! Giroud makes it 2 – 0 on the stroke of half time. Ozil slides a ball to the left and the striker’s shot passes through Joe Hart’s legs

Arsenal vs Manchester City

43′ OFFSIDE!!! Ozil is  just a fraction offside, City survive

40′ SO CLOSE!!! Campbell’s through ball is too far for Walcott

35′ The match is feisty and tackles are flying here and there…ref does well to keep the yellow card count low

33′ GOOOOAAAAL!!!! Walcott scores, Immediately after De Bruyne’s miss, Arsenal pushed the ball to Ozil who found Walcott on the left who turns and curls a stunner

32′ WHAT A MISS!!! De Bruyne finds himself one on one with Metersacker, he has options in the form if Silva and Aguer0 but he decideds to go alone…his effort is wide

30′ Yellow card on David Silva for a foul on Koscienly during a Man City counter attack that was easily stopped

28′ Man City enjoying a good spell of possession but there are no gaps in the Arsenal defense

24′ Kolarov commits a professional foul as Ozil was on the counter following a Man City corner which was cleared.

22′ SHOT!! De Bruyne skins Monreal, he takes a left footed low drive but Cech palms away for a corner. The ball was going out of play but the former Chelsea man is taking no chances. Corner is cleared easily

19′ CHANCE!!! Ozil’s cross almost finds Walcott but Otamendi slides and kicks the ball on the Englishman

17′ Sagna wins a corner off Koscienly, De Bruyne attempt is cleared and Arsenal survive, City on the octane now

Arsenal vs Man City

16′ City happy to counter and so far it has worked for them a they look dangerous with every attack

14′ De Bruyne hops down Walcott, fans want a yellow card but the ref says no

13′ SHOT AGAIN!!! Nice interchange of play by Silva, Delph, Toure sees Silva free to shoot but Arsenal’s centre backs do well to block

10′ SHOT!!! Good combo by Fernandinho and Kolarov sees the former with pace outside the box, he takes a shot but it curls just wide off the mark

9′ Ramsey is force to foul Silva who robbed him of the ball. City could have countered

7′ SHOT!!! Silva takes a shot froom outside the box but he is off balance and the ball goes well wide

6′ SO CLOSE!!! Walcott is through but he can’t control Monreal’s pass

6′ Arsenal doing all the passing, City happy to sit back and defend

5′ Ozil is disposed and Delph finds De Bruyne who runs at the Arsena defense, he takes out one defender but Metersacker des well too recover and tackle well

3′ Ozil showing some nice touches in the early exchanges

2′ Campbell’s ball from the right finds Giroud off, Arsenl starting on the front foot

2′ Girooud wins a corner off Otamendi but Arsenal can not capialise

1′ Arsenal kick off