Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Man City vs Arsenal on 28 August, 2021. Manchester City won this game 5-0, with Arsenal finishing the match with ten men following a first half red card to Granit Xhaka. Arsenal managed only one shot in the entire game and had just 19% possession, as shown by the stats below.
Full time post match stats Manchester City 5-0 Arsenal
25 shots from MCFC to Arsenal’s one shot!
This Granit Xhaka challenge on Cancelo saw the Gunners midfielder sent off in their clash against the Citizens earlier today. The Xhaka tackle on Cancelo took place in the 35th minute with his side trailing 2-0 and referee Martin Atkinson issued him a straight red card.
This Laporte vs Chambers incident was a controversial one, with City defender appearing to hit Calum Chambers in the face in the leadup to the Ferran Torres goal against Arsenal. VAR interestingly chose not to interfere and didn’t deem Laporte pushing Chambers to be a foul