Arsenal vs Manchester City

50 league meetings on record, 2000–2026

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50 league meetings, 2000 to 2026

50 matches have failed to settle it. Manchester City lead 20–19 on wins with 11 draws — a single match of daylight after a quarter of a century.

9 goals is the high-water mark, set on 14 December 2013 when Manchester City and Arsenal finished 6–3.

The balance

ClubWinsDraws LossesGoals for Goals against
Arsenal19 1120 72 75
Manchester City20 1119 75 72

The record covers Premier League (50) and is recalculated from the individual results rather than copied from a table, which is why it can be read against any other pairing on this site on the same terms.

Every meeting

All 50 matches, most recent first.

DateCompetition SeasonHomeScore Away
2026-04-19Premier League2025/26Manchester City2–1Arsenal
2025-09-21Premier League2025/26Arsenal1–1Manchester City
2025-02-02Premier League2024/25Arsenal5–1Manchester City
2024-09-22Premier League2024/25Manchester City2–2Arsenal
2024-03-31Premier League2023/24Manchester City0–0Arsenal
2023-10-08Premier League2023/24Arsenal1–0Manchester City
2023-04-26Premier League2022/23Manchester City4–1Arsenal
2023-02-15Premier League2022/23Arsenal1–3Manchester City
2022-01-01Premier League2021/22Arsenal1–2Manchester City
2021-08-28Premier League2021/22Manchester City5–0Arsenal
2021-02-21Premier League2020/21Arsenal0–1Manchester City
2020-10-17Premier League2020/21Manchester City1–0Arsenal
2020-06-17Premier League2019/20Manchester City3–0Arsenal
2019-12-15Premier League2019/20Arsenal0–3Manchester City
2019-02-03Premier League2018/19Manchester City3–1Arsenal
2018-08-12Premier League2018/19Arsenal0–2Manchester City
2018-03-01Premier League2017/18Arsenal0–3Manchester City
2017-11-05Premier League2017/18Manchester City3–1Arsenal
2017-04-02Premier League2016/17Arsenal2–2Manchester City
2016-12-18Premier League2016/17Manchester City2–1Arsenal
2016-05-08Premier League2015/16Manchester City2–2Arsenal
2015-12-21Premier League2015/16Arsenal2–1Manchester City
2015-01-18Premier League2014/15Manchester City0–2Arsenal
2014-09-13Premier League2014/15Arsenal2–2Manchester City
2014-03-29Premier League2013/14Arsenal1–1Manchester City
2013-12-14Premier League2013/14Manchester City6–3Arsenal
2013-01-13Premier League2012/13Arsenal0–2Manchester City
2012-09-23Premier League2012/13Manchester City1–1Arsenal
2012-04-08Premier League2011/12Arsenal1–0Manchester City
2011-12-18Premier League2011/12Manchester City1–0Arsenal
2011-01-05Premier League2010/11Arsenal0–0Manchester City
2010-10-24Premier League2010/11Manchester City0–3Arsenal
2010-04-24Premier League2009/10Arsenal0–0Manchester City
2009-09-12Premier League2009/10Manchester City4–2Arsenal
2009-04-04Premier League2008/09Arsenal2–0Manchester City
2008-11-22Premier League2008/09Manchester City3–0Arsenal
2008-02-02Premier League2007/08Manchester City1–3Arsenal
2007-08-25Premier League2007/08Arsenal1–0Manchester City
2007-04-17Premier League2006/07Arsenal3–1Manchester City
2006-08-26Premier League2006/07Manchester City1–0Arsenal
2006-05-04Premier League2005/06Manchester City1–3Arsenal
2005-10-22Premier League2005/06Arsenal1–0Manchester City
2005-01-04Premier League2004/05Arsenal1–1Manchester City
2004-09-25Premier League2004/05Manchester City0–1Arsenal
2004-02-01Premier League2003/04Arsenal2–1Manchester City
2003-08-31Premier League2003/04Manchester City1–2Arsenal
2003-02-22Premier League2002/03Manchester City1–5Arsenal
2002-09-10Premier League2002/03Arsenal2–1Manchester City
2001-04-11Premier League2000/01Manchester City0–4Arsenal
2000-10-28Premier League2000/01Arsenal5–0Manchester City

How this record is put together

Every row above is a league match played between the two clubs and held in this archive, which begins with the 2000/01 season. A meeting is counted once, on the date it was played, and the score is the full-time result. Where the two clubs have spent seasons in different divisions there is simply a gap in the sequence — the fixture did not exist that year, rather than being left out.

Compare any other two clubs with the head-to-head tool, which opens on this pairing, or read the records these matches feed into.

Frequently asked

How many times have Arsenal and Manchester City played each other?

50 league meetings are on record here, the first on 28 October 2000 and the most recent on 19 April 2026. The count covers premier league (50) and nothing else.

Who has won more?

Arsenal have won 19, Manchester City 20, with 11 drawn. On goals it is 72–75 across the 50 matches, an average of 2.9 a game.

What was the biggest win between them?

Arsenal 5–0 Manchester City on 28 October 2000, a margin of 5.

Are cup and European matches counted?

No. Every match on this page is a league fixture. Domestic cups and European ties are outside this archive, so a famous cup meeting between the two will not appear here.