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SECOND HALF City restart the action.
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Yaya Toure has been forced to withdraw with a slight injury, Wayne Bridge will solve City's left-back issues.
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Jerome Boateng commits the first foul of the half, tripping Nasri on the half-way line.
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Arsenal guilty of wasting another chance! Chamakh does very well to ease past Vincent Kompany, squaring possession back to Fabregas. He elects not to shoot, instead teeing up Nasri, who returns the pass to Fabregas. Eventually the Arsenal captain shoots, but Hart makes a comfortable save.
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Arsenal seeing a lot of the play early on in this half. If they can get a second it will surely be game over.
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Emmanuel Adebayor is ready to come on for City, this could get tasty!
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Arshavin over hits a pass looking for Marouane Chamakh, the Russian has looked off the pace today.
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Joe Hart very alert again, springing forward to punch clear a Chamakh cross from the boot of Fabregas.
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 Emmanuel Adebayor on for Carlos Tevez
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What can the man from Togo do? This could get very interesting!
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Bacary Sagna forward down the right, his deep cross is a good one, but little Samir Nasri can't quite leap high enough!
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Arsenal waste yet another opening by over complicating things! Nasri finds Arshavin in oceans of space on the left, he cuts into the box, but never looks confident. He finds Chamakh, who finds Fabregas and once Arsenal dither and are made to pay.
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Djourou with a hard and fair challenge on Adebayor, you sense it won't be the last one!
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David Silva forces a fine save from Fabianski! Exchanging passes with Milner before fire an effort on goal from a tight angle which Fabianski turns behind.
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Arsenal are strong enough to clear, but a terrible header from Djourou puts them under pressure with another corner.
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Nearly for Adebayor! Kompany flicks on the corner and Adebayor fails to find the net from six yards under pressure from Fabianski!
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Andrei Arshavin this time gets his shot off, dropping his shoulder and firing a low effort at Joe Hart's nearpost which the England number one keeps hold of.
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The tension has been cranked up a notch now, this is a cracking game.
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A terrible back pass from Boateng, mishitting a back pass out for a corner.
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The corner nearly breaks for Denilson at the far post, but the Brazilian isn't brave enough and Adebayor comes away.
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Arsenal are trying to force the issue, but they have lacked a cutting edge today. City have battled well since going behind.
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Richards comes forward for City and is disappointed not to earn a corner as Djourou puts the ball behind.
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This time it's Milner's turn to be disappointed, although the ref makes the right call on this occasion.
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Corner at the other end from Arsenal, Sagna's low cross blocked by a retreating Gareth Barry.
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 GOAL Alex Song surely seals it for Arsenal! Neat link up play between Nasri and Fabregas, the Spaniard trying to find Chamakh. His pass is intercepted, but Song stretches out a leg to poke his shot into the top corner and beyong Hart, a great finish.
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That's hard on City, who are started to look a little jaded now. Maybe they could introduce Mario Ballotelli in one last throw of the dice?
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Man City look dead on their feet, I don't know how much of that is fatigue or just disappointment.
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 Tomas Rosicky on for Andrei Arshavin
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Bacary Sagna is lucky to have a free kick after making the terrible decision to run past Kompany.
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 Kompany is very unlucky to be carded, he couldn't have got out of the way.
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 Mario Balotelli on for Gareth Barry
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Denilson gives away a foul. Can City find a goal? They need one very soon if they are to have any hope in this game.
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What a save from Fabianski! Adebayor with a free header six-yards out that the Pole spectacularly repels! The offside flag was raised, but it was still very impressive.
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Another Arsenal corner, they're looking for a killer third goal.
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Arsenal's short corner comes to nothing, they really aren't good at them.
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Nasri sprinting at City again, Kompany stands off and lets him run out of play, clever from the centre half.
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Arsenal are keeping possession very well and this will be frustrating for the City faithful.
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More overly-complex football from Arsenal! Nasri teeing up Rosicky, who instead of taking on the shot tries to find Chamakh and the chance passes. Why don't they shoot?!
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Arsenal are going up to second in the table, above Manchester United on goal difference.
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Fabregas glides past Kompany and lays off for Chamakh who blazes over. Arsenal could get another before the end.
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Man City are still looking to push forward, although they look very dejected.
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More Arsenal possession and it's exhibition stuff now for the Gunners.
83'
 Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott on for Marouane Chamakh and Cesc Fabregas
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The game is looking well and truly over now, Arsenal not letting their oponents anywhere near the ball.
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Theo Walcott having a first sprint, running straight into Wayne Bridge and losing the ball.
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 GOAL Nicklas Bendtner makes it three! The ball looked like it could have been out of play when Nasri picked it up, he slid a delightful pass through to Bendtner. The Dane curls a very neat finish beyond Joe Hart and into the far corner.
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This scoreline is certainly very harsh on Man City...
90'
Fabianski makes another smart save, Kompany firing an effort from the edge of the box which he turns over the bar.
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THREE MINUTES ADDED TIME
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Bacary Sagna nearly makes it four, dragging his low drive beyong the far post. That would have been extremely harsh!
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FULL TIME Arsenal take the spoils in an entertaining fixture. Boyata's early red card had a huge impact, Nasri putting Arsenal ahead shortly after. Joe Hart saved a Fabregas penalty, but Alex Song and Nicklas Bendtner set the seal on the result for Wenger's men.