Arsenal vs. Manchester City: Live Score, Analysis, Recap

Arsenal hosts Manchester City on Sunday in an English Premier League match that both teams need.

Manchester City need to stay on the coattails of Manchester United. By the time the match kicks off, City could trail Manchester United by eight points atop the table.

Arsenal need a win to retake third place. With a game still in hand, the Gunners trail Spurs by one point.

Which team will get their wish? The match starts at 11 a.m. Eastern, and you can join me for live updates starting from 10:45.

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Lineups

Arsenal: Wojciech Szczesny, Thomas Vermaelen, Laurent Koscielny, Kieran Gibbs, Bacary Sagna, Mikel Arteta, Alex Song, Yossi Benayoun, Theo Walcott, Tomas Rosicky, Robin van Persie

Manchester City: Joe Hart, Joleon Lescott, Vincent Kompany, Gael Clichy, Pablo Zabaleta, Gareth Barry, Yaya Toure, Samir Nasri, James Milner, Mario Balotelli, Sergio Aguero

Subs

Arsenal: Johan Djourou, Andre Santos, Lukasz Fabianski, Marouane Chamakh, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Carl Jenkinson

Manchester City: David Pizarro, Nigel De Jong, Micah Richards, Carlos Tevez, Edin Dzeko, Aleksandar Kolarov, Costel Pantilimon

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Goals

Arsenal: Mikel Arteta (87')