Arsenal vs. Man City: Last Five Results

Arsenal and Manchester City will provide the warmup act ahead of the new Premier League campaign when they clash in the Community Shield.

A burgeoning rivalry peaked last season when the sides fought relentlessly for the Premier League title. The Gunners were ultimately crowned champions, ending a 22-year drought in the process, but the Cityzens still completed a domestic double, which involved an FA Cup final victory over Chelsea that earned them their place in this year’s Community Shield.

The clash can no longer be billed as ‘master vs. apprentice’ following the departure of Pep Guardiola, but the Spaniard has been replaced by another of his mentees at the Etihad Stadium. Enzo Maresca will take on Mikel Arteta for the first time as City boss at the Principality Stadium.

The stakes are not tremendously high in Cardiff, but the outcome could offer an indication of what’s to come in 2026–27 for both teams.

Here’s a reminder of the previous five head-to-head results.

Man City 2–2 Arsenal (Sep. 22, 2024)

Gabriel — Arsenal’s set-piece dominance came to the fore. | Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

A first duel between the giants came early in the 2024–25 season and hinted at an incredibly close Premier League title race, with many believing it was to finally be Arsenal’s year.

While Guardiola’s Cityzens would be tough to rule out, they were compromised by the ACL tear suffered by Ballon d’Or winner Rodri in this very fixture at the Etihad.

A fiery start to the contest was opened up by Erling Haaland, who made the most of some excellent work from Savinho. A Riccardo Calafiori stunner out of nowhere restored parity, and Arsenal stole the advantage when Gabriel powered home from a corner.

Leandro Trossard’s controversial second yellow card rendered the away side’s second-half task tough, but a stout defense kept City at bay up until the very last moment. John Stones crashed home a stoppage-time equalizer to rescue a point for the toiling hosts.

Arsenal 5–1 Man City (Feb. 2, 2025)

The Myles Lewis-Skelly game. | Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

City would embark on their poorest Premier League campaign since Guardiola’s first in Manchester after losing Rodri for the long-term, with Arsenal instead competing with Arne Slot’s Liverpool for the title in 2024–25.

And this seemed like a statement of intent from Arteta’s men. The Arsenal boss had long been accused of refusing to trust a burgeoning academy, but two Hale End starlets had their footprints all over this rout of the perennial champions.

Haaland haunted the Gunners again, but Arsenal took command in the aftermath. Myles Lewis-Skelly scored their third, stealing the City striker’s celebration while he was at it, too, then the finishing touches of a 5–1 beatdown were put together by Ethan Nwaneri’s sumptuous left boot.

The victory cut Liverpool’s lead at the top to six, but Arsenal would soon fade.

Arsenal 1–1 Man City (Sep. 21, 2025)

Gabriel Martinelli salvaged a point late. | Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty Images

Very rarely do you see an Arteta-led Arsenal team as exposed on the counterattack as they were by Man City here.

Tijjani Reijnders took the Premier League by storm on his debut, and he produced for the Cityzens again at the Emirates, driving forward in transition before teeing up Haaland to convert with his weaker right foot.

It was a slog for the visitors in the aftermath, though, with Arsenal eventually gaining a foothold and suffocating the Cityzens in a way that Guardiola’s men have seldom suffered before. That forced the Spaniard to not merely change tack, but ideologically shift. Out came the buses, with Jérémy Doku utilised as a one-man dribbling machine to help City get up the pitch.

They did a good job of limiting Arsenal to half-chances, but a late lapse allowed the hosts to punish them. Gianluigi Donnarumma’s hesitance coming off his line left him powerless to stop Gabriel Martinelli from drawing Arsenal level with a cute lob 93 minutes into a sluggish contest.

Arsenal 0–2 Man City (March 22, 2026)

Nico O’Reilly’s brace lit up the Carabao Cup final. | Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside/Getty Images

This was meant to be Arsenal’s grand day out. A euphoric two-legged victory over Chelsea thrust the Gunners to their first Carabao Cup final in eight years and the chance to end their six-year wait for a second piece of silverware under Arteta’s tutelage.

City were seemingly there for the taking. Stuttering in the Premier League and dumped out of the Champions League by Real Madrid, this wasn’t a team to be feared under the arch.

But Arsenal performed almost as if they were an underdog searching for moments of promise against a far superior opponent. After James Trafford made an excellent triple save early, City grew and grew, peaking at the start of the second half. They produced a 20-minute sequence reminiscent of their very best under Guardiola, but it took a Kepa Arrizabalaga howler to break the final open.

Nico O’Reilly’s quick-fire brace took the game away from Arsenal, as City claimed their fifth Carabao Cup crown of the Guardiola era.

Man City 2–1 Arsenal (April 19, 2026)

Man City celebrate — Rayan Cherki opened the scoring with a delightful solo goal. | Visionhaus/Getty Images

This was meant to be the title decider. Gameweek 33 of the season, City knew victory was needed as they trailed Arsenal by six points—albeit with a game in hand on their rivals—and they battled their way to three seemingly precious points.

Some Rayan Cherki magic marked the start of the entertainment, an exceptional solo goal immediately canceled out by Donnarumma’s howler. The Italian was hounded by Kai Havertz and saw his clearance rifle off the striker and into a gaping net.

Tensions grew in a match of incredibly fine margins, which was ultimately decided by Haaland… yet again. A clinical finish in the 65th minute was the decisive goal, although Eberechi Eze and Gabriel came close to grabbing a point for the Gunners.

Despite being swiftly branded ‘bottlers’ after their lead at the summit was slashed, Arsenal enjoyed the last laugh. They held their nerve down the stretch, benefitting from a City slip-up at Everton as they secured a long-awaited Premier League title.

Man City vs. Arsenal Last Five Results

Date	Result	Competition
April 19, 2026	Man City 2–1 Arsenal	Premier League
March 22, 2026	Arsenal 0–2 Man City	Carabao Cup
September 21, 2025	Arsenal 1–1 Man City	Premier League
February 2, 2025	Arsenal 5–1 Man City	Premier League
September 22, 2024	Man City 2–2 Arsenal	Premier League

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