Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 729. (Read 805052 times)

This game has been full of twists and turns. Arsenal are living up to expectations. I thought the players would be fatigued from playing in the champions league on Thursday. Manchester City didn’t look too pleased with the equalizer, the players raced to the ref to complain about the quick free kick. But there was no case in the referee’s opinion. This game was going so well for Arsenal until the last minute of the first half.

Trossard picking a red card has shifted the dynamics of the game  to Manchester City favor. Arsenal that I know do not know how to play with a one man down. Against Brighton, they had the game under control until Declan Rice picked a second yellow card. I think Arteta is going to play defensively and try to counter.

Impressive first half I must say.i wasn't even expecting more than 2 goals in the game, but i was wrong. City dominating arsenal as usual, but arsenal seems to be defensively composed, and choose to take the view chances they had. I think arsenal are not at the etihad stadium to play a fair game. All that matters for them is all 3 points. But now that trosaard has received a red card, I think the momentum or vibe of the game has been killed.  Arsenal might want to defend their win for the entire 45mins, but that will be a risk knowing the kind of opponent they are against.

What a perfect time for Calafiori to score his debut goal. And Gabriel never cease to amaze me. Let's just enjoy the second half and see how things unfolds at the final whistle.

Indeed the game wasn't below expectations it was very terrifying though the both teams played very well, Manchester City had good possession than that of Arsenal while Arsenal maximize utilizing goals opportunities, it is not over until it is over it is just the end of the First half quarter of the game Manchester City 1 and Arsenal 2 with one man down so sad for Arsenal as this Will definitely affect their performance in the second half of the game it is not always easy for any team playing 10 against 11 let alone that it is Manchester City that is playing against Arsenal, the game might not really end well for Arsenal . However, if only they could hold on to a draw game that will be better than Lossing against Manchester City even it is Manchester City ground. Am so scared that Arsenal might not survive this.

Kicking the ball away is now a serious offence in the premier league, so players should be more careful not to be kicking the ball away out of anger. Some referees sees that as a disrespect against their judgement. Trossard’s anger that lead to kicking the ball away has now caused his team to be one player down. The game is already intensed and interesting to watch. Haaland’s first goal was beautifully equalised by Califiori which was a very impressive way to score his first goal for Arsenal. The second half will be a bit different, one man down for Arsenal, can they really be able to keep up with the remaining men left in the field? Manchester City will definitely take advantage of this, I hope Arsenal are able to protect their lead and win in this game despite playing one man down.

This absolutely brilliant performance from the Gunners at Etihad stadium in the north London derby.  It's been a really amazing day for Gunners, watching two defenders recording a goal on the scoresheet is definitely an winning ticket for the away team. Mikel Arteta have built the confidence of the team and we know the exceptional odds for Arsenal particularly against Manchester City. The referee, Michael Oliver have just issued out a second yellow card to Leandro Trossard. This ruined everything for Arsenal, everyone complained and shown frown faces, watched Mikel Arteta closely, he's not happy with the new development, he will put in more defensive tactics in the second half.

A very tight match and full of ambition for each other, Man City attacked relentlessly to catch up. Trossard red card was a big loss for Arsenal, even though they took the lead for a while it would still be quite a hassle to play with 10 players. A lot of drama was quite hot on the pitch, Man City locked up the Arsenal defence and still couldn't equalise. Haaland did not move much because he was tightly guarded and could not score again. Arsenal defence is really solid and only relies on counterattacks. Now Arteta must think about rotating the vacant positions.

The second half will be even more interesting if Man City manage to equalise or vice versa if Arsenal are able to survive with a superior score then Arteta is considered to have successfully thwarted Man City.

I was expecting action like this from this game as Haaland give lead to his team, but we have impressive response from the Arsenal as their two defenders give good advantage to their team and at the end of the first half we have 1–2 for the Arsenal but near the end of first half we have huge setback for the Arsenal as their striker Trossard had red card, and now they have to play second half with 10 men which is going to be huge advantage for Manchester City.

Most chances we will have more action and more goals in second half with my prediction for this match was it's going to end 2–2 is also going to be wrong because now I am expecting 2 or 3 goals from the Manchester City with this advantage but how Arsenal will give response it's also important.

It was a very exciting match and as I expected the match would be played at a high tension. Man City took the initiative to play offensively from the start of the match, and conversely, Arsenal tended to play defensive football. With these conditions, Man City dominated the match and they got the goal first through a fast attack but, Arsenal were able to equalize after taking advantage of Man City's carelessness.

Arsenal looked confident enough to play more offensively in the final 10 minutes of the first half, and because of their efforts, Arsenal managed to get a corner kick which was successfully converted into their second goal. But it was quite unfortunate that they had to get a red card just before the first half ended.

Trossard red card might affect Arsenal's performance in the second half because City attack will mount pressure Arsenal defense and that will definitely make City score more goals.

Arsenal have been too rough in this match which led to Rodri been macked out of the game. I will say that the referee has being lenient in this match so giving the red card is a good thing.

However, before the red card Arsenal was able to come from one goal down to take the lead which I never expected. I don't think there's hope for Arsenal to draw this match because City has a good advantage over them.

Arsenal defenders are the main heart of the team right now, they have been saving the team from defeat since the beginning of the season. We have seen how Gabriel save Arsenal from a draw last week against Tottenham, and we have seen how Arsenal defense and the goalkeeper were able to hold on in their Champions League game against Atalanta earlier this week, this has given me some confidence that we will not lose this match because our defenders are reliable and they can lead the team to victory.

2-1 victory for Arsenal in the first half is a fair result, the injury to Rodrygo has made Manchester City’s midfield a bit open even though Arsenal were able to get confidence after Califfior’s equalizer and Arsenal keep mounting pressure until the end of the first half.

The card was unfair and it will definitely affect the end result of the match.
Premier League referees are not consistent, they don’t work to their rules most times they only cheat others for some teams. Joremi Dokku did the same thing Trossard did, but it was overlooked, no card was given. And as a big referee that will want to keep match well, this should also be overlooked because the players have yellow card.
Nevertheless, I am not expecting Arsenal to win the match, but I don’t think they can lose the match because I trust Arsenal defense.

A very exciting match between Manchester City and Arsenal and the final score of the first half was Arsenal leading 1-2 over the home team Manchester City. But unfortunately in the final minutes of the first half Trossard committed a foul on Bernardo Silva and this was a big loss for Arsenal in the second half, and I am sure Manchester City's defeat in the first half will be used with 10 Arsenal players to turn things around or continue to attack in order to score goals and win the match.

By the way, R. Calafiori's long-range shot from Arsenal was very cool.

The goal scored by Calafiori for me was a beautiful goal that raised Arsenal's hopes again after Haaland scored in the 9th minute. Calafiori's goal came after Manchester City's equalizer had to be replaced by Kovacic. Rodri, who I mean, was central to Manchester City's equalizer.
Trossard's red card will change the match after half time. Arsenal's position which is now 1-2 ahead of Manchester City will be overwhelmed and a new strategy will be thought of by Arteta.

Shit. Although Arsenal have the goal advantage, the hosts have the man advantage and if there's anything the Gunners need now is to retain their confidence, continue to press and also defend because right now City are furious that the game is not going in their favor and if they don't control their tempers, they can make lots of mistakes. I'm so curious to see how the second half and for the first time, I'm rooting for the Gunners to win at the Etihad and shock Guardiola.

The bookies are in a tough spot right now - City will dominate, but the score is still 1-2 and all Arsenal needs is just to hold on to it. Given that Arteta has 15 minutes to make a plan and explain everything to the players, I think the chances of Arsenal holding on to it are high. Playing against a team that is 100% closed is very difficult, especially for those teams that play for ball control. Ball control is useless if the opponent is not going to take ball and only destroys.

I didn’t expect Arsenal to be this fierce. My prediction of 2-0 victory for Manchester City is already in shit as Arsenal are leading the game two goals to one. Interestingly the two goals for Arsenal were scored by their defenders, Calafiori; and Gabriel.

Edit: Trossard just picked up a second yellow and he’s been sent out. Arsenal will play the second half with 10 men.

In addition, Haaland has reached 100 goals playing 105 matches for Man city. As a result, the team is well equipped with a competent striker like him, just like the days of Aguero, but Halaand has more goals to score for Manchester city team. Despite his striking morale, Arsenal is another competent team that wouldn't sit back and watch city score more goals. Furthermore, Arsenal's second goal is quite amazing! Let's keep watching how it ends.  

It's unbelievable that a defender like Calafiori can score a goal like this. A distant shot that is fantastic goal for Calafiori and Arsenal to equalize the match.

Haaland scored an opening goal very early at 9th minute but Arsenal shown that they don't easily give up and want to compete seriously with Manchester City, in this season and firstly in this first direct match. The sudden injury of Rodri and a substitution on him, affects defense ability of Manchester City in the midfield. This weakness helps Arsenal to have that chance to make a distant shot but Calafiori simply made a perfect shot.

He has reasons to be angry because Manchester City players need to close space around their box. This is very dangerous space and in a big match like this, if you let the space too open, you have to get conceded goals. With strong opponents like Arsenal, Manchester City can not hope that their opponents will waste too many chances like this.

Yes, I saw Pep Guardiola really angry when Arsenal's goal came back. There was a bit of debate between the Manchester City players and the referee regarding the scheme of the return goal, but I don't think this is really worth debating. The tension in this match was so high that the two coaches really had to exhaust their minds to find the best strategy, so it was only natural that a small mistake could trigger the coach's anger.

So far Manchester City is still dominating the match with the intensity of its attacks. Arsenal tend to defend and capitalize on counter-attacks, perhaps this can help them not concede another goal in the first half. Unfortunately, Rodri had to be removed from this match due to injury, which was detrimental for Manchester City.

I already see this coming that we can not be able to defeat Manchester city in this kind of condition the pattern of ball that arteta wants to be reintroducing does not make sence focusing on defensive play just puts us in a tight condition, even with the defense game Haaland is already scoring. Just 9 minutes of the game and I was already prepared that we are going to be loosing this game and we have lost it already. And even now that Arsenal have scored an equalizing goal, much pressure is still coming from Manchester city and they are so determined to score us and they already know that Arsenal is no longer on the way and if we should lose this game then we are going to be following behind Manchester city and with the current momentum that Manchester City play we are not going to be able to hold them for long.

When ever we are playing against Manchester City am not always happy because of our own pattern. And even if am not sure about our win Manchester won't be able to beat us the way you are saying it. The defense play will restrain every one from scoring but even if the defense is strong because i trust saliba when it comes to our defense, and this doku needs to be monitored is looking for how to score. And this first half is going to end 1:1 am so sure if it and their is no harm done yet until they win against us. Now I see the reason why saka have been angry our performance is not just satisfying.

It is such a pity for Pep and his men who was happy for their early goal as R. Calafiori has canceled the goal with a wonderful strike from outside the box which went straight to the right corner of the post to equalize the goal and Pep became angry for his defense on that laxity. City fans are now quiet while Arsenal fans are happy for that goal.

It is now a balanced game and I must say kudos to Arsenal for not wasting time to put themselves back into the game. I must say that R. Calafiori goal was more unique compared to Haaland goal. It is 1-1.