What channel is Manchester City v Arsenal on?
Manchester City v Arsenal kicks off on Saturday 30 January at 3pm UK time, at Etihad Stadium, in the Premier League, matchday 23. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Manchester City are 1st with 21 points from 7 matches (7 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost), 7 wins in a row; Arsenal are 2nd with 18 points from 7 (6 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost), 2 wins in a row. Goals: Manchester City have scored 19 and conceded 7 (+12), Arsenal have scored 11 and conceded 5 (+6). Manchester City have taken 12 points from 4 home matches, Arsenal 9 points from 4 away matches. Leading scorers: Erling Haaland (8) for Manchester City, Bukayo Saka (3) for Arsenal. Arena Rete's model makes Manchester City favourites (47%), with 1-1 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 8 wins for Manchester City, 4 draws, 3 wins for Arsenal.
How to watch Manchester City v Arsenal in the UK
The Premier League TV guide →No channel has been announced for Manchester City v Arsenal yet. The UK rights to the Premier League are held by:
- Sky SportsAt least 215 live matches a season on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League: Saturday 5:30pm, Sunday 2pm and 4:30pm, Monday and Friday nights, three midweek rounds and all ten matches on the final day.
- TNT Sports52 live matches a season, with the Saturday 12:30pm kick-offs exclusively, plus midweek rounds.
The streaming services that carry the Premier League:
- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- HBO MaxEvery TNT Sports match; with a TNT Sports plan; HBO Max replaced discovery+ as the streaming home of TNT Sports in the UK in March 2026.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. No Premier League match is shown live free to air in the UK. The free option is the BBC's highlights. Free-to-air highlights are on the BBC: Match of the Day on Saturday night, Match of the Day 2 on Sunday, and on BBC iPlayer. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Tue 20 OctManchester City 5-1 AEK AthensChampions League
- Sat 17 OctManchester City 3-2 Ipswich
- Wed 14 OctManchester City 2-4 PSGChampions League
- Sun 11 OctLiverpool 0-3 Manchester City
- Sun 20 SeptManchester City 5-3 Sunderland
- Sun 18 OctNottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal
- Tue 13 OctArsenal 3-0 LilleChampions League
- Sat 10 OctArsenal 2-1 Leeds United
- Sat 19 SeptBrighton 3-0 Arsenal
- Sat 12 SeptSunderland 0-2 Arsenal
What is at stake
If it ended today →Manchester City are 1st, in top spot: 3 pts clear of the Champions League places. Arsenal are 2nd, in the Champions League places: 3 pts off top spot and 6 pts clear of the Europa League place. 3 points separate the two sides.
In the Premier League: Champions League: second to fourth, alongside the champions. Europa League: fifth. Any further European places depend on the domestic cups and are not shown here. The bottom three are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 7 league matches for Manchester City and 7 for Arsenal, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Manchester City v Arsenal down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Manchester City 25, Arsenal 17 · 2.8 per match
- 16 Aug 2026Arsenal3-0Manchester CityCommunity Shield
- 19 Apr 2026Manchester City2-1ArsenalPremier League
- 22 Mar 2026Arsenal0-2Manchester CityEFL Cup
- 21 Sept 2025Arsenal1-1Manchester CityPremier League
- 2 Feb 2025Arsenal5-1Manchester CityPremier League
- 22 Sept 2024Manchester City2-2ArsenalPremier League
- 31 Mar 2024Manchester City0-0ArsenalPremier League
- 8 Oct 2023Arsenal1-0Manchester CityPremier League
- 6 Aug 2023Arsenal1-1Manchester CityCommunity Shield
- 26 Apr 2023Manchester City4-1ArsenalPremier League
and 5 older ones.
The last meeting was on 16 Aug 2026: Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City. With Manchester City at home: 4 home wins, 2 draws and 0 away wins in 6 matches, goals 14-4. Manchester City last won this fixture on 19 Apr 2026 (Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal). Arsenal last won it on 16 Aug 2026 (Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City).
The numbers compared
All Premier League team stats →Manchester City on the left, Arsenal on the right: league matches only, 7 and 7 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Manchester City v Arsenal kick off?
- Saturday 30 January at 3pm UK time, at Etihad Stadium.
- What channel is Manchester City v Arsenal on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Manchester City v Arsenal on free-to-air TV?
- No. No Premier League match is shown live free to air in the UK. The free option is the BBC's highlights.
- Where can I watch Manchester City v Arsenal highlights?
- Free-to-air highlights are on the BBC: Match of the Day on Saturday night, Match of the Day 2 on Sunday, and on BBC iPlayer.
- Where is Manchester City v Arsenal being played?
- At Etihad Stadium, capacity 61,038. Manchester City are the home side.
- Where are Manchester City and Arsenal in the table?
- Manchester City are 1st with 21 points from 7 matches; Arsenal are 2nd with 18 points from 7. Manchester City are 1st, in top spot: 3 pts clear of the Champions League places. Arsenal are 2nd, in the Champions League places: 3 pts off top spot and 6 pts clear of the Europa League place.
- What form are Manchester City and Arsenal in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Manchester City: W W W W W (7 wins in a row). Arsenal: W W L W W (2 wins in a row).
- Who are the top scorers for Manchester City and Arsenal?
- Manchester City: Erling Haaland (8), Rayan Cherki (4) and Antoine Semenyo (2). Arsenal: Bukayo Saka (3). Premier League goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Manchester City v Arsenal?
- Arena Rete's model makes Manchester City favourites (47%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 1-1. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Arsenal?
- 15 meetings on record: 8 wins for Manchester City, 4 draws, 3 wins for Arsenal; goals 25-17.
- When did Manchester City and Arsenal last meet?
- On 16 Aug 2026 (Community Shield): Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City.
- Where can I follow Manchester City v Arsenal live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The Premier League TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.