The eighth round of the Premier League welcomes a match, with Arsenal hosting Manchester City. In the first half, Gervadior's volley was parried, Ake shot from close range, Nketiah deflected and Haaland missed the opportunity. In the second half, Jesus' small-angle shot was blocked, Lewis' goal was blown away, Odegaard's long-range shot was kicked away, and Martinelli's long-range shot was killed. In the end, Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City.
Shortly after the start of the game, Manchester City created a dangerous situation when Gervardior volleyed from close range in the box and Rice blocked the ball from the goal line. City then continued their attack, with Ake facing the goalkeeper from close range in front of goal, and he shot with his foot and the kick flew away. Arsenal escaped. In the 11th minute, Jorginiola was fouled, which gave him a yellow card. Six minutes later, Alvarez pressed in front, the goalkeeper opened his big foot and was blocked by Alvarez, but fortunately it was not within the goal frame, and Raya almost caused a disaster.
In the 23rd minute, Raya made another mistake and chose to pass the ball low when the opponent was pressing under high pressure, only to be tackled by the opponent and then attacked on the spot, fortunately did not concede the goal. Two minutes later, Nketiah drove into the far corner on the left side of the penalty area and the ball was deflected just wide. In the 28th minute, Mateo Kovacic tackled Ode's high ankle and the referee gave him a yellow card. Despite VAR intervention, the referee maintained the yellow card. This caused a certain controversy.
Four minutes later, Mateo Kovacic tackled Rice and the referee didn't give a card, which was a bit incredulous. It's a miracle that Mateo Kovacic can stay on the pitch. In the 39th minute, Guevadior crossed from the left and Haaland flanked it back, but unfortunately the header was not reached. At halftime, the score was still 0-0!
In the second half, Mikel Arteta made a substitution, and Martinelli came on as a substitute for Trossard. In the 49th minute, Jesus shot from a small angle near the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, was blocked, the ball came to the outside of the box, Odegaard met the ball angrily, and the kick was deflected. Five minutes later, Lewis burst into the box and scored with a single shot. However, because the foul was committed first, the goal was invalidated.
In the 68th minute, Guardiola made an aggressive substitution, changing three at once. Stones, Nunes and Doku came off the bench. Lewis, Kovacic and Alvarez were substituted. Six minutes later, Odegaard attempted another long-range shot from the outside, this time also deflected. Odegaard was a little impatient. In the 86th minute, Arsenal scored! Martinelli shot from distance and hit Ake in the face and refracted into the net. Manchester City fell with a bang. In the end, Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City. The €2.3 billion battle ended with Arsenal winning. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City missed the top, two points behind Tottenham.