Arsenal vs Manchester City Prediction, Odds and Picks for Sunday, 02/02/25

Arsenal are capable of keeping their Premier League title hopes alive with a positive performance against Manchester City in what is likely to be a physical confrontation at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners are 6 points off the top, having played a game more than leaders Liverpool going into a pivotal weekend. Mikel Arteta’s team overcame a controversial red card to win 1-0 against Wolves last week and will have left-back Miles Lewis-Skelly available for this clash after his ban was overturned. Arteta needs a huge performance from his players against a Man City team that can be infuriatingly bad one minute and appear back to their best the next. That nature was on show on Wednesday when, needing to beat Club Brugge to stay in the Champions League, Pep Guardiola’s side came from a goal down at home to win 3-1. The return of John Stones after injury is a major boost for City and Guardiola’s idea to play him in midfield looks wise given City have looked underwhelming in the middle since Rodri’s season-ending injury began to take its toll.

Kai Havertz was rested from the starting 11 for Arsenal against Girona in midweek and looks set to come back into the lineup alongside Declan Rice and Gabriel Martinelli.  Guardiola has been trying Matheus Nunes in an inverted full-back role of late and the Portuguese midfielder was caught out for Club Brugge’s goal on Wednesday. Arsenal used to favor the attacking lane on the left when Bukayo Saka was fit but the right might be their best avenue to goal now. With both teams boasting plenty of attacking talent, goals look likely in this one and taking there to be 3+ goals scored looks the right play in this one. Manchester City’s defense remains off-balance without Ruben Dias and they have conceded multiple goals in 6 of their last 8 EPL road games.

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