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Match info:
Man City vs Arsenal
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium – Etihad Stadium
Date: 14th December
Kick-off time – 12:45 GMT+1
Barclays Premier League leaders Arsenal travel to the Etihad Stadium this Saturday afternoon to face 4th place Manchester City in what could be one of the most decisive games of the 2013/2014 season.
Recent form:
Man City – W D W W W W L
Arsenal – L D W W W W L
Man City have lost just 1 of their last 7 while Arsenal have lost 2 of their last 7.
The Barclays Premier League table looks like this:
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 28 | +57 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 82 | 32 | +50 | 79 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 73 | 52 | +21 | 67 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 60 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 54 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 53 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 49 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 48 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 55 | -7 | 46 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hov… | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 57 | -5 | 44 |
| 13 | Fulham | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 43 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 40 |
| 15 | Everton | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 36 |
| 16 | Brentford | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 35 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 62 | -20 | 26 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 35 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 77 | -29 | 25 |
| 19 | Burnley | 35 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 70 | -32 | 24 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 35 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 97 | -63 | 16 |
A win for Arsenal will extend their lead at the top to 8 points while a win for City will move them 2nd and to within 3 points of Arsenal.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 35 times in recent years and Arsenal have come out on top most often.
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 1:3, 2:0, 1:1, 2:0 and 0:1.
Possible line-ups
Man City (4-4-2)
Arsenal (4-5-1)
Bookmakers make Manchester City clear favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: Man City (5/6) Draw (11/4) Arsenal (15/4)Gamingtips Prediction – Man City 2:2 Arsenal
Manchester City come into this tie after a very impressive 3:2 victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League after going down 2:0 within 15 minutes. Arsenal, on the other hand come into this tie after a trip to Italy that ended in a 2:0 defeat at the hands of Napoli. Bacary Sagna and Lukas Podolski have both been struggling with a hamstring injury however they are expected to be available for this game. Matija Nastasic will be unavailable for City however Stevan Jovetic is expected to return after suffering with a calf injury. This game sees the best offense (Manchester City) take on the best defensive team in the league. Manchester city have scored 41 goals in their opening 15 matches and lead the goals scored table. Arsenal have conceded just 11 goals in 15 games giving them the best defensive record in the league. 
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