Man City 2-1 Arsenal Highlights, English Premier League: Haaland's Winner Throws Title Race Wide Open

Good evening, football fans! This is the start of our Premier League top-of-the-table clash between Man City and Arsenal. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.

• Fixture: Manchester City vs Arsenal

• Series: English Premier League 2025-26

• Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester

• Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026

• Time: 9:00 PM IST

You can also follow our live coverage of the Everton vs Liverpool match.

The Man City vs Arsenal match will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. The television broadcast will take place on the Star Sports Select 1 and Star Sports Select 1 HD TV channels.

Starting XI: Gianluigi Donnaruma; Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Geuhi, Nico O'Reilly; Bernardo Silva (c), Rodri; Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku; Erling Haaland.

Bench: James Trafford (gk), John Stones, Nathan Ake, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Nico Gonzalez, Phil Foden, Tijjani Reijnders, Omar Marmoush, Savinho.

Starting XI: David Raya; Christhian Mosquera, William Saliba, Gabriel, Piero Hincapie; Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice; Eberechi Eze, Martin Odegaard (c), Noni Madueke; Kai Havertz.

Bench: Kepa Arrizabalaga (gk), Ben White, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Christian Norgaard, Max Dowman, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, Viktor Gyokeres.

The players are out on the pitch. Referee Anthony Taylor blows his whistle, and Arsenal take the kick-off to get tonight's Premier League title clash underway!

David Raya almost shoots himself in the foot with a needless scare! The Spaniard dwells on the ball for twoo long, and Haaland almost makes him pay. However, the Norwegian can't get proper contact before Raya clears the danger.

Arsenal survive, but City come forward again. Cherki has a shot from inside the box. It hits Gabriel's arm – which was tucked behind his back – and it somehow rolls, comes back off the post, before Raya gathers.

This is special from Cherki to put Man City ahead!! That's the first goal in 15 Premier League appearances for the Frenchman, and it's worth the wait. Nunes does well to win posession off Hincapie and play it to Cherki, who weaves his way past two defenders and tucks it into the far corner. This is a special goal!

Wow, I just can't believe what I just saw!! A simple throw from Nunes to Donnarumma looks routine work for the Italian goalkeeper. However, he waits a bit too long on the ball, and Havertz is rewarded for pressing the City goalkeeper as he gets a toe in and puts the ball into the back of the net.

The tempo of the game has dropped a bit, with City enjoying much more of the ball. Arsenal are happy to let the hosts have the ball and look to hit them from set-piece routines. A very risky tactic against the like of Haaland and Doku...

Mosquera becomes the first player to go into Anthony Taylor's books for body-checking Doku and dragging the Belgian down. The Arsenal man will need to be careful from now on, especially facing the pace of O'Reilly and Doku.

With both sides pushing hard for the next goal, the fourth official holds up his board to indicate a solitary minute of added time.

Anthony Taylor blows his whistle to bring the first half to an end. We are level at the break, with Cherki's brilliant goal being cancelled out by Havertz, aided by a mistake by Donnarumma.

The players are out of the tunnels and onto the pitch for the second half. There is a change at the break from Arsenal, with Martinelli replacing Madueke. Man City take the kick-off to get the second half underway.

What a chance for City early on in the second half. A corner floated in towards the middle of the box is palmed down by Raya. Khusanov latches on to the loose ball, and Haaland has a second poke at it but finds the side netting.

A brilliant through ball finds the run of Havartz, who looks to be onside. However, the German goes down theatrically under pressure from Khusanov. Anthony Taylor tells him to just get up and get on with it, much to the anger of the Gunners fans.

What a save from Donnarumma to keep City in the match!! Guehi loses the ball, and Arsenal break forward in numbers. The ball reaches Odegaard in the City box, and he lays it off for Havertz. The German takes a powerful shot, but Donnarumma makes himself big to make the save. The rebound shot is cleared off the line by the City defence.

Two chances in a matter of seconds for Arsenal, as Eze gets some space in front of the City box and takes a shot with his left. It hits the inside of the post and somehow comes out without crossing the line. Donnarumma was beaten.

Erling Haaland puts Man City ahead!! Doku does so well to cut inside and dink the ball towards O'Reilly. The full-back takes a brilliant touch before teeing it towards Haaland. The Norwegian striker drifts away from Gabriel and shoots with his left, beating Raya.

20 minutes of regulation time remains in this Premier League title race decider. This is how the league table looks as at the moment.

Arsenal come so close to an equaliser!! It all comes from a set-piece situation, as a free-kick is floated into the City box. Gabriel gets a free header, but it hits O'Reilly's body, wrongfooting Donnarumma and clattering against the post.

The tempers are flaring up! Gabriel jumps on top of Haaland and concedes a foul. The Man City striker does not like it one bit and pushes the Brazilian, who responds with what looks like an attempted headbutt. It's only a yellow card for Gabriel. Very well could have been, and should have been, a red card. Guardiola has been shown a yellow for his complaints, as is Haaland.

Worrying signs for Guardiola as Rodri goes down holding his groin area. The Spaniard finally walks off the pitch, which is always positive, and is replaced by Nico Gonzalez. Savinho comes on in place of Doku.

The fourth official holds up his board to indicate a minimum of seven minutes to be added on at the end of the regulation 90 minutes. Seven more minutes for City to hold on to throw the Premier League title race wide open.

So, so close for Havertz!! A stunning delivery from Trossard down the right flank. It picks up Havertz perfectly. The German is completely unmarked in the middle of the box, but he heads it just over the bar. Arteta can't believe it!

Anthony Taylor looks at his watch and blows the final whistle. The Man City players erupt in joy on the touchlines, while the Arsenal players look crestfallen. There's plenty of football to be played yet, but this feels like a decisive victory in the Premier League title race.