Arsenal 16/5 outsiders with Sky Bet to beat Manchester City at the Etihad in potential title-race decider

In what could prove a title-defining Premier League showdown, Manchester City and Arsenal meet at the Etihad.

For Arsenal, avoiding defeat would be a major boost to their title hopes, with Mikel Arteta’s side currently six points clear at the top of the table. However, with City holding a game in hand, a home win would dramatically open up the race.

Pep Guardiola’s side will also draw confidence from their strong record in this fixture, having not lost to Arsenal at the Etihad since 2015. That edge is reinforced by last month’s 2-0 victory over the Gunners in the Carabao Cup final.

Form also points towards the hosts, with City coming into the game off a league win, while Arsenal were beaten by Bournemouth in their last outing.

As a result, City are favourites in the betting market. At the time of writing, Guardiola’s side are odds-on at 20/23, with Arsenal priced as 3/1 outsiders. The draw is available at 5/2.

In addition to the head-to-head odds, Sky Bet are offering multiple Match Stat Specials that are generating interest in the betting lines, which can be found below.

Match Stat Specials

Erling Haaland & Viktor Gyokeres to have 2 or more shots on target each & to be fouled 2 or more times each – 100/1

Both GKs to make 3 or more saves each in each half – 125/1

Each team to have 2 or more shots on target from outside the box & each team to have 2 or more headed shots on target – 125/1

Both GKs to make a save in each half & each team to be offside in each half – 33/1

Antoine Semenyo, Declan Rice & Rodri to be fouled 10 or more times between them – 80/1

Rodri, Martin Zubimendi & Gabriel Magalhaes to commit 10 or more fouls between them – 125/1

Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki & Viktor Gyokeres to have 6 or more shots on target between them – 18/1

32 or more tackles, 40 or more throw-ins & 5 or more offsides (winner in their last EPL meeting) – 28/1

Erling Haaland to have a headed shot on target & to make 2 or more tackles (winner in his last game) – 22/1

25 or more match fouls & Guardiola OR Arteta to be shown a card – 16/1

Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki & Viktor Gyokeres to have 3 or more shots on target between them – 6/5

William Saliba to commit 1 or more fouls in the first half (winner in his last 3 games) – 13/10

Both GKs to make a save in each half – 11/8

Any GK to be fouled – 6/4

Jeremy Doku to be fouled 2 or more times in the 1st half – 15/8

4 or more shots on target from outside the box – 9/4

David Raya to be shown a card – 3/1

Antoine Semenyo, Declan Rice & Rodri to be fouled 6 or more times between them – 4/1

Nico O’Reilly to have 2 or more foul involvements & make 4 or more tackles (winner in his last 3 games) – 4/1

Rodri, Martin Zubimendi & Gabriel Magalhaes to commit 6 or more fouls between them – 9/2

Noni Madueke to be fouled 2 or more times & make 2 or more tackles (winner in his last 2 games) – 5/1

Both GKs to make a save in each half & each team to commit 4 or more fouls in each half – 11/2

Both GKs to make 10 or more saves between them – 6/1

Jeremy Doku to be fouled 3 or more times & make 3 or more tackles (winner in his last 2 games v Arsenal) – 8/1

6 or more shots on target from outside the box – 12/1

Declan Rice, Rayan Cherki & Antoine Semenyo to have 3 or more shots on target from outside the box between them – 14/1

Erling Haaland, Gabriel Magalhaes & Marc Guehi to have 3 or more headed shots on target between them – 18/1

Both GKs to make 2 or more saves each in each half – 18/1

Haaland to commit a foul on Gabriel in the 1st half & Gabriel to commit a foul on Haaland in the 1st half – 25/1

• All odds are correct at the time of publication