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Arsenal prepare to entertain Manchester City at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, having won 53 and lost only 14 of the 84 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Emirates Stadium was just last season, in August 2007, the Gunners carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Man. City | 3 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Man. City | 1 - 3 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Arsenal | 1-0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 17 Apr | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Thu 04 May | Man. City | 1 - 3 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Gunners have scored 10 and conceded 1 during this period.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Man. City are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Sky Blues have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 55 points from their 30 games. Man. City's 38 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 15 |
| Man. City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Arsenal fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Gunners. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Man. City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |