Arsenal v Man City: What the stats say

A massive Premier League clash between leaders Arsenal and defending champions Man City on Wednesday, live on SuperSport and Showmax Pro.

Arsenal have lost their last 10 Premier League games against Manchester City, their longest losing run against an opponent in their league history.

Manchester City have won their last six away games against Arsenal in all competitions, as many as they had in their previous 61 visits to the Emirates/Highbury combined (D18 L37). No team has ever won seven consecutive away games against the Gunners before.

Manchester City are the only side Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has failed to beat in the Premier League, losing all five of his meetings with them.

Arsenal had a player sent off in both Premier League meetings with Manchester City last season (Granit Xhaka away, Gabriel home). Only against Newcastle between 2010 and 2011 have the Gunners had a red card in three consecutive Premier League games.

Arsenal have lost their last eight Premier League games against reigning champions, conceding at least two goals each time (6 of those vs Manchester City). Their last such victory was a 1-0 win over Leicester in April 2017.

Arsenal have named the same starting XI in each of their last six Premier League games – they've never done so in seven consecutive matches in the competition before.

Arsenal have failed to win consecutive Premier League matches for the first time this season, losing 1-0 at Everton and drawing 1-1 against Brentford. However, they're unbeaten in their last 13 home league games (W11 D2), last having a longer run without defeat at the Emirates between August 2018 and April 2019 (16).

Manchester City have won each of their last 22 Premier League games on a Wednesday, the longest winning run on a specific day of the week in the competition's history.

Having lost just one Premier League away game between September 2021 and January this year, Man City have now lost their last two. They've only lost three in a row on the road once under Pep Guardiola, doing so in July 2020.

Arsenal's Leandro Trossard has already scored against Man City this season, netting in Brighton's 3-1 defeat at the Etihad in October. Two players have scored against the Citizens for different clubs in the same Premier League campaign, with Andy Carroll (Liverpool & Newcastle) and Darren Bent (Aston Villa & Sunderland) both doing so in 2010-11.