[✅️FT] Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal
Goals
Manchester City: Erling Haaland (9'), John Stones (90'+8')
Arsenal: Riccardo Calafiori (22'), Gabriel Magalhães (45'+1')
Competition: English Premier League
Kickoff: 15:30+UTC
Venue: Etihad Stadium - Manchester England
Head referee: Michael Oliver
Manchester City form [old → recent]: ✅️✅️✅️✅️➖️
Arsenal form [old → recent]: ✅️✅️➖️✅️➖️
Head to head [recent → old]: (MNC-ARS): 0-0, 0-1, 1-1, 4-1, 3-1
Lineups
Manchester City 4-3-3:
Ederson(31)🟨 - Manuel Akanji(25) - Rúben Dias(3)🟨 - Josko Gvardiol(24) - Kyle Walker(2)John Stones(5)⚽️ - Rodri(16)Mateo Kovacic(8) - Ilkay Gündogan(19) - Bernardo Silva(20)🟨 - Erling Haaland(9)⚽️ - Jérémy Doku(11)Phil Foden(47) - Savinho(26)Jack Grealish(10)
Bench: Matheus Nunes - Scott Carson - Rico Lewis - Stefan Ortega - James McAtee - Phil Foden - John Stones - Jack Grealish - Mateo Kovacic
Arsenal 4-4-2:
David Raya(22) - Gabriel Magalhães(6)⚽️ - William Saliba(2) - Riccardo Calafiori(33)⚽️Jakub Kiwior(15) - Jurriën Timber(12)Myles Lewis-Skelly(49)🟨 - Declan Rice(41)🟨 - Thomas Partey(5)🟨 - Gabriel Martinelli(11)Gabriel Jesus(9)🟨 - Bukayo Saka(7)Ben White(4) - Leandro Trossard(19)🟨🟥 - Kai Havertz(29)
Bench: Raheem Sterling - Maldini Kacurri - Neto - Ethan Nwaneri - Jorginho - Gabriel Jesus - Ben White - Myles Lewis-Skelly - Jakub Kiwior
Match Stats
Possession: 78%🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🔴🔴22%
Shots On Goal: 11 - 3
Shots Attempted: 33 - 5
Fouls: 7 - 10
Yellow Cards: 3 - 4
Red Cards: 0 - 1
Corners: 8 - 2
Saves: 1 - 9
Match Events
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
First Half begins.
1' - Delay in match because of an injury Rodri (Manchester City).
2' - Delay over. They are ready to continue.
4' - Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
4' - William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7' - Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
8' - Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
8' - Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9' - ⚽️ Goal! Manchester City 1, Arsenal 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Savinho with a through ball.
12' - Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
12' - Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14' - Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
14' - Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15' - Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
15' - Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gabriel Martinelli.
16' - Delay in match because of an injury Rodri (Manchester City).
20' - Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21' - Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
21' - Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21' - 🔄 Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Rodri because of an injury.
22' - ⚽️ Goal! Manchester City 1, Arsenal 1. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
23' - 🟨 Ederson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
23' - Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23' - Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
28' - Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
28' - Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30' - Attempt saved. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
34' - Hand ball by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
34' - Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
34' - Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34' - 🟨 Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35' - Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
35' - Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Declan Rice.
37' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
38' - Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
42' - Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
43' - Offside, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
45' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
45' - Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
45'+1' - Goal! Manchester City 1, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
45'+1' - 🟨 Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
45'+7' - Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
45'+7' - Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+7' - 🟨 Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+8' - Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+8' - Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
45'+8' - 🟥 Second yellow card to Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
45'+10' - First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Arsenal 2.
45' - Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Arsenal 2.
45' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Bukayo Saka.
47' - Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
47' - Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48' - Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
49' - Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
49' - Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
49' - Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51' - Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
51' - Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53' - Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
55' - Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
56' - Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kai Havertz.
57' - Attempt blocked. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a headed pass.
57' - Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ben White.
57' - Attempt saved. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
59' - Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
59' - Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
59' - Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
61' - Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
61' - Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
62' - Attempt saved. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
65' - Delay in match because of an injury David Raya (Arsenal).
65' - 🟨 Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
66' - Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68' - Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
69' - Attempt blocked. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
69' - Attempt missed. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
70' - 🔄 Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Jérémy Doku.
70' - Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
70' - Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72' - Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
73' - Delay in match because of an injury Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
73' - Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Riccardo Calafiori because of an injury.
75' - Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
76' - Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
76' - Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
77' - Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
78' - Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
78' - 🔄 Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Kyle Walker.
78' - 🔄 Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Savinho.
79' - Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
82' - Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
82' - Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83' - 🟨 Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
85' - Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
87' - Attempt saved. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
87' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
89' - Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
89' - Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
89' - Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
90' - Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+1' - Delay in match because of an injury Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
90'+1' - 🟨 Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1' - Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+2' - Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+2' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Jurriën Timber because of an injury.
90'+3' - Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Akanji with a cross.
90'+6' - Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
90'+6' - Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gabriel Jesus.
90'+6' - 🟨 Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7' - Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+7' - Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by William Saliba.
90'+8' - Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
90'+8' - ⚽️ Goal! Manchester City 2, Arsenal 2. John Stones (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
90'+9' - Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+10' - Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
Generated by lemmy-match-thread-bot
What a bullshit card. How is the premier league refereeing such a clown show
Because it's not only tolerated, it's encouraged.
There's no accountability in the old boy's club
Gabriel is an absolute monster
I don't usually advocate for this, but.... maybe Gabriel needs to have like 3 more kids. He has the most dad powerup energy I've ever seen in an Arsenal player.
HE'S DONE IT AGAIN!
HE'S FUCKING DONE IT AGAIN!!!!!
Fucking Raya is world-class now, I don't care.
100%
Are you fucking kidding me?!
Wow, that was Trossard's first foul and that's a yellow? And people try and claim that the Manchester bias isn't real.
I mean the ref does have a side gig with citeh
I would be very unsurprised to learn that more than a few do.
quite frankly Rodri is possibly the only player I think I actually wouldn't feel an inch bad for if he gets an ACL.
Given how many injuries he's inflicted upon other players, it seems like karma.
Kyle Walker would be too
Nah, I'd feel bad. I'd also be happy cuz it gets him out of the England squad, but I'd feel bad.
THAT IS NEVER A SECOND YELLOW CARD, OLIVER YOU FUCKING DICKWIPE
Giving MLS a yellow before his debut is crazy
Why was he carded?
I believe the official reason is having the audacity to exist
He barely has, lol
ok can Rodri get a yellow for simulation already this is so obviously bullshit
You know Rodri is yellow-proof.
man city*
Unless they take their shirt off after scoring a winner in stoppage time for which they shouldn't have been on the field for. Then it's okay.
I'm surprised they haven't been given a penalty for Rodri barging into Partey
Why are they trying to cheat already?
They don't know any other way to live, my friend
Nah mofo said we aren't here to win and Kai took that personally
Nerves? xD
Well, that's changed the game.
Will this game ever end or will it keep going until city score again??
You have your answer
We've been clinical AF
So composed...a testament to their growth
So Jon Champion and Le Saux is saying during the match the communication with VAR and the ref in their earpiece was the card was for the foul... Now they're saying that it's for kicking the ball away. This is just blatant corruption at this point
good chance for Trossard there
Glad we're still getting half chances. And if anyone can finish those, it's Leo.
CALAFIORIIIIII
They shouldn't even be allowed to have Savinho tbh the player is literally only there cuz of money laundering through multiclub bullshit.
In the end we should've done better
No shit, but I just genuinely hate Savio more than most of their team because he is the most obvious symptom of how they cheat and ruin football for other clubs, even those they fucking OWN.
If we investigated that, then I think you'll find half of their roster shouldn't be playing for similar reasons
but also, yes. their entire team shouldn't be playing, lol. They should be in the fucking Northern Premier.
nah but they literally signed Savio from themselves. Troyes didn't even get to have him at all and they got relegated for it. Twice, if it weren't for Bordeaux shitting the bed harder.
Oh I get it. But one thing I'm really interested in seeing from the trial is how they funnel money to players and agents via back channels and sponsorships to obfuscate their transfer/wage numbers. Haaland certainly got paid this way.
I mean, they literally gave Pep's brother a fucking football club.
Man Rodri needs to fuck off
He's being so insufferable. Give him a yellow or sub him off if he's injured that bad. Ffs
Time wasting too
It's like Porro the other week. Goes down and gets a bullshit yellow, grabs his leg four times afterwards and is never once treated or cautioned.
tbf a draw is a fine result at the Etihad sans context but also fuck you refs
Honestly? Not in this position. We should have been able to hold on. If it weren't for Oliver fucking us we probably score a third sometime in the second half and hold them at bay.
"sans context"
I mean I guess it depends on how much context you mean to ignore: there's our injury context, suspension context, refereeing bullshit context, title challenge context, etc. But it's true. In a vacuum, a fine result.
Oh now they're saying it's for kicking the ball away? Fuck off
It's a rule just to help City at this point.
Yeah this is just match fixing at this point
I hate City's fans.
I have news for you, you hate no one
Welcome to Arsenal Calaforni
Calafiori best strikes and tackles - Welcome to Arsenal HD
We really need to be offside trapping that better. Gabi curves his run and keeps Haaland onside (not that there was much room there)
Man, I am fucking SICK of the double standards when it comes to Arsenal. After all the quick free kick bullshit with Veltman the other week, now the City players want to complain that we took a quick free kick AS WE'RE ENTITLED TO DO, YOU FUCKING CLOCKGOBBLERS?
Aren't you taught from a young age to play to the whistle? These guys are just so used to always getting their way they complain about anything that goes against them...
see that's how you play if you support Arsenal, if you support Manchester teams (historically United and now City) the goal is to give the refs an excuse to get you an advantage.
Exactly. They feel entitled to win every challenge, every free kick, every yellow and every goal. And that's a champion's mentality, don't get me wrong. But it also makes you a fucking CUNT.
Jeez, we really have turned this around
Great save by Raya
Saliba-esque goal
If we take any points from today, instant song for Riccardo
I still think we need to do some kinda hotel Calafiori song
Like legit it felt like a carbon copy of the goal Saliba did with Zinchenko's reaction, did it not?
Also, did you have fun tickling Gabriel, Walker, you fucking muppet?
We need to get our hands a little dirty and try to draw some fouls since Oliver seems like he's not in bellend mode today. Rack up the free kicks and start appealing for yellows while keeping the hatches battened down.
Calaaaaaaaaaaaa
Honestly we should start a separate league if this is the level of refereeing this league is always gonna have. It's insane.
Perez: You rang?
Nah fuck em RM ain't much better especially historically
Did anyone else see Pep kick the shit out of the seat? Love seeing him mad.
man advocates for Catalan independence meanwhile ruining the league's independence
but also what happened to Arteta being the emotional coach, I thought this was bad and should be carded.
Eh, he's destroying his own stadium, he's welcome to it. Now if he had kicked a water bottle... 😤
Also I will have to leave after the first half this game cuz I've got a d&d game this afternoon lol :p
This is such a risky strategy. Keeping everyone behind the ball means there is absolutely no room for error
We can do it.
We don’t need to do it this way. We could keep someone a little further forward to give us a break when we manage to clear.
GABRIELLLLLL
WHOA WHOA WHOA
SOMEONE JUST DELAYED A FREE KICK
I THINK WE KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS
Walker doesn't have Martinelli.
Genuinely why is it that whenever we get any sort of luck, the refs decide that clearly something must have gone wrong and they have to rectify it?
Oliver ruining another game.
If it helps anyone, I just imagined Arteta doing the Tennant End of Time monologue, and it's surprisingly cathartic.
I like how I can't hear a single Man City chant.
They have chants?
That was my question as well
I assume they have at least one
I think Blue Moon? or whatever it was called
Oh yeah. I've only actually heard that in Ted Lasso... :D
Fucking hell. Let's pick ourselves up and go
Always rated Myles
Ok but like, that's not a yellow based on the other stuff this game ngl
No, that's just NEVER a second yellow card. He challenges for the header and hits him in the back. Free kick? Fine. Yellow? Harsh. SECOND YELLOW? FUCKING INSANE.
In my eyes that's not a card period
That is NOT A yellow card.
I see many players who are not the captain appealing to the ref, I thought that's something they've been cracking down on?
They have not lol
Well they do when it comes to us 🙃
Big Gabiiiiiii
WHAT A PASS
We look fucking rattled.
Arteta needs to be fined for his presser after this. Call the entire PGMOL out.
Well that's one problem solved...on to the other of getting a goal
Hm. I did not have a City player spontaneously combusting on my bingo card.
Oh come on Leo, you didn’t need to do that
Kane did shit like that all the time, neck brace level stuff and never got a card.
Who knew City players were so soft... I thought they were supposed to be tough multi-champions
No no no. It's like the fascism thing. They're simultaneously the hardest road warriors that ever lived, and also they deserve to win every free kick and penalty available to them.
Something like 25 minutes remaining
I think halftime is very much needed, but is probably poorly timed for us.
What a comeback!
Did Oliver give a yellow to Doku?
Nope
I chortled.
Saka captains today 😭
You know what though? We did good. But fuck the refs. Fuck Oliver.
20 minutes
These are the longest minutes of my life. The longer this goes on the more heartbreaking it will be if we don’t hold on.
Any excuse to give us cards at this point. WTF?
RICCARDO CALIFORNIA DOES IT
Lewis skelly booked before making his debut. Lol
Trossard couldn't get his body over the ball to slot it home.
Needed to be a tinch faster, I think? Then he wouldn't have had to stretch and go so low.
Come the fuck on boys. This is the kind of match champions win. AND YOU ARE CHAMPIONS.
Oh are you fucking kidding me
More of that por favor
That Man City keeper kit just looks like Ederson rolled around in the mud.
Yeah I'm just going to go mow my lawn... I can't take this. If we manage to hold on or score more then great
May the grass be with you
Fucking Oliver
We're getting another red I feel like. For time wasting obviously.
Omg wow what a fucking goal!!!! Calaaaaaaa
Kinda hoping that we'll later see Sterling come on and score against the cunts.
I would love if Jesus and Sterling came on and absolutely tore them up.
I was about to include Zinchenko but... just no.
Oh I could see that at 60'
Well.. it is Arteta, so more like 70', but still :P
Oliver, give them all a card
45 minutes of this :/ Gonna test my heart
MLS DEBUT LETS GOOOO does the yellow count lol
PING IT TO GABI
BUT FASTER AND NOT OUT OF TOUCH
Partey.... actually a good yellow to get, that's actually a perfect tactical foul. But now he NEEDS to come off at half time. He's a second yellow magnet right now.
WOW OLIVER DID A THING
When the hell did Trossard even get the first card? Man, we need to fucking park the bus second half.
He deserved the first card, just like Rice.
Saka off for Benjamin
That was a fucking handball
How was that not a foul for us...
Oh man Mustoe called this pregame...he loves Gabi
13 minutes?
Probably another 15 of added time if we haven't conceded
We need to park a double decker bus right in front of Raya
This is fucking ridiculous
This game has to end up going 10+ minutes
2 minutes of standard time
Is it just me or does Jim Beglin gargle City's balls too much
Lol Walker. How do you run with your shoes full of butter?
Raya is player of the season so far
How is that a yellow?
The foul wasn't the same as the injury lol, the injury didn't get fucking blown cuz Oliver was being blind.
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Partey, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard.
Subs: Neto, White, Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Kacurri, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Sterling, Jesus.
I just realised that White isn't starting. Looked it up and it's injury related. Huh, we actually have an uninjured RB backup now.
Big game for Cala
Gonna be interesting to see how the team manages without Benjamin
Yknow, it would be nice if our left hand side was consistent for once in its life.
I can't believe the commentary want a fucking red for Havertz, what the fuck are they on about
This is what happens when something like the Rice second yellow happens - because of confirmation bias everyone now thinks of Arsenal as an undisciplined, dirty team that just wants to beat the snot out of poor, poor Manchester City with their oil money and billions of dollars.
At this point, I'm to scared to add Big Gabi to my FPL.
I just did it, before I forget and still keep White in there (tbh Idk why I got white instead of gabriel in the first place lol)
I have Saliba and he's been solid, but I have also avoided switching in Big Gabi even though he's on a monster scoring run lately.
Great spell of possession. Let's see if their defense can hold up as well as ours.
Super Calafiori
This was always going to be very difficult for us. They are just so much better. I’m not buying any cheating, they are a well coached and much more adaptable than us. We are getting there but when we have to change from our starting XI we are much less effective.
I mean... they are also cheating. Rodri constantly going down, trying to buy every foul they can (which is all of them, because they got the money for it).
I mean, they are cheating by virtue of the players they're able to put on the pitch in the first place and the money that's gone into the club. They literally made Guardiola's brother chairman of Girona, do you think there's no cheating there?
That's true. We're like every other team in the league bar Chelsea, we don't have the means to have such quality in depth
Woah!!! That actually went in. What a goal Calafiori
Oh he meant that shit.... Let's fugging goooooi
Look at it, that's definitely intended.
Someone sing the fucking Calafiori song!
We're nearly in their half
fuck this
Unbelievable. What a shit time to concede
A player's late so I get to watch the end of the game, it's nice
OH AND NOTHING FOR TIMBER GETTING BARGED.
Yeesh. It's exactly the same as the goal at Shit Hart Lane, but Gabriel really should be getting that on target.
No card?
Way to turn a great match into a one sided one.
First yellow was soft, 2nd yellow was soft. Bullshit, lol...
What are these standards?
Hey, that's the second time the refs have caused us to drop two points.
Get in!!!!!
Cracking game
Partey what the fuck, don't just LOOK at the ball
Fuck off Rodri
Imagine Calafiori bombs down the field and pulls a Tomiyasu 😍
Calafiori injured or gamesmanship?
Maybe, or tired, or all of the above
Super Gabriel
There nothing in that
Jesus for Martinelli
The only saving grace is that Trossard was a passenger for that first half. Maybe we can do it with ten men.
Jurrien that was sexy
Myles will probably get a red
Jesus? Really?? Why???
Ah well...
My stream seems to be so far behind
get out.
FUCK ME
MLS coming on for Timber
Martinelli... Sigh. Maybe Sterling comes on at half time. I'm sorry, but if we just need someone to keep the width and be available for switches, we might need to drop him for a bit.
huh? he's been good imo. Making good runs, stretching out the left wing, instrumental in ricky's goal.
Yeah, but he's also made some boneheaded decisions, like straight passing a ball out of play.
Edit: with 10 men, he is one of the best options to stay for an outlet with Havertz.
10 minutes
Some great passing and nice attempt
Never mind, we went back to Raya.
Oof. That's a good chance.
If Gabi could break his cold streak before I have to run to the airport, I wouldn't ask for anything more
Raya timewasting. Lol Player of the season
Apparently Trossard starts at striker, huh. Wonder why Jesus doesn't; not ready for consecutive starts-minutes?
Trossard clears tbh
Less than one minute of added time remain
Let's go!
2 minutes of added time remain
Lol, for a second Havertz and Trossard were synchronized in their little bird hops.
The lineup doesn't scare me tbh
Partey wyd
+7 added on
Yellow for simulation? Lol
In a just world with unbiased referees, that would be a yellow. Instead, Havertz will get a card for nothing in the 60th and commentators will say it was deserved.
Yeah, I feel like that with be considered a "warning". Yellow will be next
"Warning" for something that a) he didn't do and b) didn't warrant a foul so what's everyone worried about?
Trossard can't complain.
Man City. At home. Against 10 men. Be surprising if they go 45 minutes scoreless.
He most certainly can, you idiot.
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