Arsenal vs Manchester City LIVE - Predicted line-ups and latest updates

Hello everyone and welcome in to our first Premier League live blog of 2022. It's Arsenal vs Manchester City at the Emirates to kick off the new year and we'll have all the latest updates as Pep Guardiola's side look to extend their lead at the top of the table.

Arsenal vs Manchester City LIVE - Latest updates

This is the beginning of our Arsenal vs Manchester City live blog, as we bring you all the latest updates from this New Year's Day fixture. The updates nearest the top will be the most recent ones.

11:15 GMT: The players are at the Emirates

The players have arrived at the Emirates for this first Premier League game of 2022. In just over an hour, the ball will be rolling once again in England's top flight.

10:45 GMT: It'll be Stuart Attwell in the middle

Stuart Attwell is the referee for this Arsenal vs Manchester City game at the Emirates. He has whistled each of these sides once already this season, doing so for Arsenal's 2-0 win over Newcastle and City's 3-0 win over Everton, both in November.

10:15 GMT: No Arteta for the visit of Manchester City

Mikel Arteta won't be able to go up against his former colleague Guardiola, with the Arsenal manager having tested positive for COVID-19. He'll have to watch this one from home.

10:00 GMT: Manchester City are eight points clear

Coming into this Premier League match, Manchester City sit top of the table and they hold an eight-point advantage over second-placed Chelsea. Liverpool have a game in hand that could reduce the gap to six points, but Pep Guardiola's side are looking comfortable at the too.

09:40 GMT: What are the Arsenal and Manchester City predicted line-ups?

Mikel Arteta can't be at this game because of COVID-19, but his line-up is expected to be: Aaron Ramsdale; Ben White, Rob Holding, Gabriel Magalhaes, Kieran Tierney; Granit Xhaka, Thomas Partey; Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Emile Smith Rowe; Alexandre Lacazette. As for Manchester City, they're expected to start as: Ederson; Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Nathan Ake; Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne; Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling.

09:20 GMT: Where can you watch Arsenal vs Manchester City on TV?

This match kicks off at 12:30 GMT, the local time in London. For the fans in the United Kingdom, the game is live on BT Sport App, BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate. If you're in the USA, where the start time is 07:30 ET or 04:30 PT, you can watch it on FuboTV, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, NBC Sports App, UNIVERSO NOW, USA Network and nbcsports.com.

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