§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 5

Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City

  • Martinelli 90+3'
  • Haaland 9'

21 September 2025

The match in data

Arsenal and Manchester City finished level at 1–1 on 21 September 2025, on matchday 5 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Declan Rice (Arsenal), rated 70, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 90 passes. Rice produced 1.4 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

For Manchester City, the highest-rated player was Erling Haaland, with 66.

70
Player of the match

Declan Rice

Arsenal · 90'

Produced 1.44× and cost 0.36× their position's average

Added
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 90 passes 2.0×
  • 7 final-third passes 1.3×
Took away
  • 3 misplaced passes 0.4×
  • 4 duels lost 0.8×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Arsenal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Declan Rice ★ Midfielder 90 70
William Saliba Defender 90 64
Bukayo Saka Forward 44 61
Leandro Trossard Forward 84 49
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder 90 47
Eberechi Eze Midfielder 44 47
David Raya Goalkeeper 90 43
Mikel Merino Midfielder 46 43
Riccardo Calafiori Defender 90 38
Jurriën Timber Defender 80 36
Gabriel Magalhães Defender 90 35
Viktor Gyökeres Forward 90 29
Noni Madueke Forward 46 29
Gabriel Martinelli Forward 10 no rating
Ethan Nwaneri Midfielder 6 no rating
Cristhian Mosquera Defender 1 no rating
Manchester City
PlayerPositionMinRating
Erling Haaland Forward 76 66
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper 90 54
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder 90 53
Jérémy Doku Forward 87 47
Nico O'Reilly Defender 87 47
Nathan Aké Defender 22 45
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender 46 43
Bernardo Silva Midfielder 90 42
Josko Gvardiol Defender 90 42
Rodri Midfielder 90 40
Rúben Dias Defender 90 37
Matheus Nunes Defender 44 34
Phil Foden Midfielder 68 27
Nico González Midfielder 14 no rating
John Stones Defender 3 no rating
Savinho Forward 3 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Arsenal player made the most tackles?

Jurriën Timber, with 7 tackles. Next: William Saliba 4, Riccardo Calafiori 3.

In Arsenal's 1–1 draw against Manchester City, Jurriën Timber anchored the defensive effort with 7 tackles. William Saliba followed with 4, while Riccardo Calafiori recorded 3.

Which Manchester City player made the most tackles?

Jérémy Doku, with 4 tackles. Next: Rodri 2, Josko Gvardiol 2.

During the 1–1 draw against Arsenal, Jérémy Doku led Manchester City's ball-winning efforts with 4 tackles. That doubled the tallies of Rodri and Josko Gvardiol, who registered 2 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: Declan Rice, 70
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.