Manchester City and Arsenal are playing live on the English Premier League schedule on Sunday and the match from Etihad Stadium starts up on the NBC Sports Network at 11 am ET on the NBCSN Live Extra website online as the EPL gets back into action with Man City behind Chelsea in the standings as Alex Sanchez leads the Gunners on the road.
Man City comes in dealing with some injuries, as midfielder Samir Nasri will be out for a few weeks,while Edin Dzeko is dealing with an issue and likely will be out. Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany are going to be in the starting lineup and they are looking to get points and now David Silva and Alexis Sanchez will matchup in this game. Sanchez has played very well and has put Arsenal in position to move up the table from sixth.
Arsenal has won nine times in the last 12 games and a big reason has been because of Sanchez and the way he has played and the Gunners are getting healthy at the right time. Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott as well as Mesut Ozil are all in action and now the teams play again after coming out in a draw earlier in the season at the Emirates. Arsenal was playing very well last year before losing at Man City and now they will try and avoid that again.
City has played very well all year and have been on a good run over last month, getting in line with Chelsea before falling behind. Sanchez is the best chance for the Gunners to get the win and Man City comes in undefeated over the last five games against Manchester City, winning two and drawing three. Man City has dropped four points over the last three games and they will be looking to bounce back against the Gunners.
Sanchez has scored 12 goals and has seven assists and he will be a player to watch, while Aguero comes in after helping on 17 goals combined this season with his assists. Arsenal has only won two of the last six away matches in league play, but they come in playing well with four wins over the last six matchups in EPL play. City has not been kept scoreless in 18 matches and that is likely to continue with this game at home.
Chelsea comes into the day with a five point lead and Man City has five points on Southampton. Man United is in fourth on the league table ahead of Tottenham and Arsenal, while Liverpool and West Ham are next on the standings. Swansea City and Stoke City are next in the standings ahead of Newcastle.
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