he FA cup fourth round starts tonight with Manchester City and Arsenal transferring their Premier League title scrap to the world’s oldest cup competition.
Second and first in the top flight, City and the Gunners are the top two teams in the country vying for the top prize, but they are expected to take this clash seriously in the quest for silverware.
Arsenal beat City in their previous FA Cup encounter and will know that a repeat result is likely to erode their rivals’ confidence ahead of their league encounter less than three weeks later. There’s a lot at stake, not just a spot in the fifth round.
Date, start time and location
The kick-off between Manchester City and Arsenal is scheduled for today, Friday 27 January 2023, at 20:00 GMT.
The match will take place at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
Where can you watch Man City vs Arsenal?
TV channel: In the UK, the match will be broadcast live on ITV 1.
Live stream: Fans can also follow the game live online via the ITVX app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on match day via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Simon Collings on the ground.
Man City vs Arsenal team news
Manchester City have a completely clean bill of health but, as always, Pep Guardiola will have plenty of selection decisions to make.
John Stones and Ruben Dias are fit again, although the latter may not be at stake after a long absence. Joao Cancelo has lost his place after a series of poor performances. Will he get a chance against the front runners?
Erling Haaland will start, but his supporting cast remains up for debate. Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish are the obvious choices, but Phil Foden could have another chance. Kevin De Bruyne must also keep his place.
Arsenal too have no new worries, with Gabriel Jesus, Reiss Nelson and Mohamed Elneny the only absentees. Jakub Kiwior and Leandro Trossard will push for the first starts.
Mikel Arteta has been able to field his strongest line-up against both Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United and must keep faith in the same players rather than risk losing momentum in the most difficult stadium to visit.
Prediction Manchester City vs Arsenal
Arsenal look in imperious form and absolutely confident after beating Manchester United in the last minute.
However, United have laid out a global plan to beat the Gunners, and Pep Guardiola, as always, will have his own ideas.
City were much better against Wolves and Erling Haaland got his fourth hat-trick of the season, so he should have too much for the Gunners.
Man City wins 2-1 in normal time.
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Head-to-head (h2h) history and results
Arsenal won their last FA Cup encounter, a 2-0 semi-final victory in 2020.
Manchester City wins: 62
Draws: 45
Arsenal wins: 98
Manchester City vs Arsenal match odds
Man City progress: 40/85
Draw (in 90 minutes): 16/5
Arsenal continue: 13/8
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).