With little to separate Man City and Arsenal at the top of the table – aside from, well, points – we’ve picked out 50 stats to see how the title rivals measure up…

Goals, shots and attacking play

Goals per 90 minutes
Arsenal: 2.26
Man City: 2.56

Total shots
Arsenal: 550
Man City: 536

Shots on target
Arsenal: 193
Man City: 181

Shots on target percentage
Arsenal: 32.9
Man City: 36.0

Shots per 90
Arsenal: 15.71
Man City: 15.76

xG per 90
Arsenal: 1.93
Man City: 2.16

Goals per shot
Arsenal: 0.14
Man City: 0.15

Non-penalty xG total
Arsenal: 64.8
Man City: 65.8

Big chances created:
Arsenal: 94
Man City: 125

Penalties won
Arsenal: 4
Man City: 10

Penalties scored
Arsenal: 3
Man City: 9

Goals minus xG
Arsenal: +11.5
Man City: +13.7

Average distance from goal of all shots taken
Arsenal: 16.1
Man City: 16.6

Shot creating actions (total)
Arsenal: 982
Man City: 1000

Shot creating actions per 90
Arsenal: 28.06
Man City: 29.41

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Passing and possession

Touches
Arsenal: 24001
Man City: 26847

Possession share
Arsenal: 59.5
Man City: 64.9

Attempted passes
Arsenal: 20334
Man City: 23910

Passes completed
Arsenal: 16906
Man City: 20827

Pass completion
Arsenal: 83.1%
Man City: 87.1%

Corners won
Arsenal: 204
Man City: 222

Crosses attempted
Arsenal: 630
Man City: 695

Crosses completed (not including set-pieces)
Arsenal: 61
Man City: 68

Total distance of completed passes
Arsenal: 287670
Man City: 356473

Total distance of progressive (10-plus yards forward) passes
Arsenal: 93980
Man City: 103766

Completed passes into final third in open play
Arsenal: 1512
Man City: 1609

Key passes (led directly to a shot)
Arsenal: 412
Man City: 422

Attempted dribbles
Arsenal: 708
Man City: 619

Successful dribbles
Arsenal: 333
Man City: 294

Dribbles success rate
Arsenal: 47.03%
Man City: 47.49%

Number of players dribbled past
Arsenal: 327
Man City: 294

Offsides
Arsenal: 53
Man City: 49

Defending

xGA per 90
Arsenal: 1.09
Man City: 0.88

Interceptions
Arsenal: 222
Man City: 204

Tackles attempted
Arsenal: 523
Man City: 430

Tackles won
Arsenal: 320
Man City: 252

Ball recoveries
Arsenal: 1846
Man City: 1695

Shots blocked
Arsenal: 334
Man City: 310

Clearances
Arsenal: 564
Man City: 341

Aerial duels won
Arsenal: 442
Man City: 402

Aerial duels win percentage
Arsenal: 45.6%
Man City: 54.9%

Mistakes leading to a goal
Arsenal: 5
Man City: 3

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets
Arsenal: 13
Man City: 11

Shots on target allowed
Arsenal: 128
Man City: 73

Total saves
Arsenal: 90
Man City: 43

Saves percentage
Arsenal: 71.9%
Man City: 61.6%

Expected goals against minus total goals conceded
Arsenal: -0.30
Man City: -0.51

Discipline

Yellow cards
Arsenal: 48
Man City: 43

Red cards
Arsenal: 0
Man City: 1

Disciplinary points
Arsenal: 212
Man City: 214

Final score: Arsenal 19-31 Manchester City

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