Detailed statistics from the Gunners game

Arsene men responded twice in the game to tie Super Sunday clash to a 2-2 draw after visitor Manchester City lead on two occasions through Leroy Sane and talismanic forward Sergio ‘Kun’ Aguero who finished from a tight angle.

The Gunners were resilient as they fought back in the game as player like Alexis Sanchez and Theo Walcott showed quality on the pitch as Arsenal threatened the City goal in search of an equalizer.
They were actually rewarded as they found the breakthrough from a resultant corner to keep the scores as 2-2.

This might has dealt a huge blow to Wenger top four dreams but a point is better than none especially against a talented Manchester City side.
Following the 2-2 draw between Arsenal and Manchester City we take a look at the some match statistics from the game.
FULL STATISTICS
SHOTS ON TARGET
3 (ARSENAL) (MANCHESTER CITY) 5

The Gunners had a scintillating time in front of goal as they fought immensely for an equalizer which they got on two occasions.

The City side on their own raided the Arsenal area to get two goals for themselves from the five shots on target they had in the game.

This was two less than the number of shots on target (3) recorded by Arsenal as Theo Walcott brought Arsenal back into the game after falling behind 0-1 to Leroy same breakthrough goal early in the first half.

SHOTS OFF TARGET
6 (ARSENAL) (MANCHESTER CITY) 6

The Gunners had the same shots off target just like their Manchester City opponent in the game.

The attacking trio of Leroy sane, Sergio Aguero and Raheem sterling (before his substitution with Yaya Toure after the intermission) had enough fire power going forward as the visitors were blazing from all cylinders just like Arsenal that got 2 goals of their own due to their incessant pressure towards the Manchester City goal area.

POSSESSION (%)
46 (ARSENAL) (MANCHESTER CITY) 5

The Gunners are known for their dominant and flair playing (ground) football as the usually dominates opposition in games just like they did in the FA Cup win over Lincoln FC and against West Bromwich Albion (despite the defeat at the Hawthorns) but against Pep Guardiola’s City they came against a possession oriented side as the manager like keeping possession and building patiently from the back.

It is no surprise as they dominated the game (54% – 42%) despite the 2-2 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
CORNERS
3 (ARSENAL) (MANCHESTER CITY) 8

The City side had 8 corner kick in the game as compared to Arsenal’s 3 corners in the entire match.
This is an indication of where the pressure was exerted more often as Manchester City attacking units were very efficient going forward in transition in the Arsenal game.

Despite City’s superiority in terms of number of corner-kicks earned in the match, it was Arsenal who profited from corner-kicks as Mustafi scored to bring Arsenal back in the game at 2-2 following Mesut Ozil’s resulting corner-kick.
OFFSIDES
8 (ARSENAL) (MANCHESTER CITY) 5

 

The game produced 11 offside calls in the game (5 + 6) as both sides sought persistently to win the game at all cost.

The Gunners were flagged offside on five occasion while the visitors Manchester City were caught offside on 6 (six) occasions as both sides earned a deserved 2-2 draw in the game.
FOULS
8 (ARSENAL) (MANCHESTER CITY) 5

The Gunners committed 8 fouls in the game while is almost twice the number the away side (City) had in the entire duration of the match.

The visitor amassed 15 fouls due to the level of physicality that was employed in the game.
Arsenal thus suffered in the game as Manchester City gave no room for the opposition to dwell in possession for long.

YELLOW CARDS
3 (ARSENAL) (MANCHESTER CITY) 2
Despite the number of fouls committed in the game, it the Arsenal side who picked up more booking than their illustrious opposition (Manchester City) at the Emirates.
Arsenals were booked on 3 occasions as Manchester City entered the references booking on two occasions.

Arsenal trio of Francis Coquelin, Granit Xhaka and Shkodran Mustafi booked in the 15th, 32nd and 61st minute of the game respectively.

Manchester City duo of Jesus Navas and defensive midfield player Fernandinho were booked in the 8th and 47th minute of the game respectively.

GOAL-KICK
8 (ARSENAL) (MANCHESTER CITY) 12

The game was an end to end stuff as it produced 21 goal-kicks at both ends of the pitch.
Both side had great attacking incision as they broke the opposing defense to force a goal-kick in the game.

Arsenal produced 13 goal-kicks behind the Manchester City goal while the pressure exerted by the Manchester City side produced 8 goal-kicks behind the Arsenal goal as both side ended the game 2-2.

TREATMENTS
1 (ARSENAL) (MANCHESTER CITY) 0
Expectedly it was Arsenal that was going to suffer treatments in the game following a harsh and physical game that ensued at the Emirates.

The Gunners have had injury worries this term on many occasions and was not far from it as they were victim of City robustness in the game.

In the end the host endured one treatment as the visitors had none to deal with in the course of the entire game.