Arsenal and Manchester City are playing on the English Premier League schedule on Monday and the match is live from Emirates Stadium as the Gunners host the Citizens. The two teams are near the top of the EPL table and will look to keep chase with Leicester, who leads the EPL and won over the weekend.
Arsenal comes into the match with 33 points and they are five back of Leicester, while Man City comes in at third on the table with 32 points. Both teams will be looking to leave with something positive and this is the matchup of the week on the EPL schedule for the teams. The two teams have played already in the FA earlier this season and Arsenal won that match and now the teams will play again before another game later on in the season.
Arsenal comes in after a win against Aston Villa on the schedule and coming up the team has Man City and then will play against Southampton for the holiday match schedule. After that the Gunners have Bournemouth and the Newcastle before the FA Cup third round match against Sunderland in January. Man City comes into the match after a win against Swansea and they also advanced in the Champions League before that. Arsenal also advanced into the round of 16.
Man City has matches coming up against Sunderland and Leicester on the schedule and that will be a big test for both sides. The team plays Watford after that and then they will matchup with Everton in the Football League Cup semis. Arsenal is getting back Alexis Sanchez after dealing with a hamstring injury and that is big for Arsene Wenger's side, while players like Danny Welbeck and Jack Wilshire will be out.
Man City is looking to get back Sergio Aguero for the match and he comes in after missing four games. The team is hopeful that he can play, while Vincent Kompany and Samir Nasri will be out. Arsenal has played very well at home against Man City in the EPL and the team will be looking to get away with some points. Arsenal has not lost at home since opening weekend and this would be a big match for the team to win as they head into the holiday.
Arsenal and Man City are chasing Leicester and getting a win here for either side would be big as they try and narrow the gap. Leicester has played well this season and now Man City has the chance to play them coming up.
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