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Arsenal's Alex Song and Manchester City's Yaya Toure battle for the ball
45' 
HT City might want to give the Arsenal defence a bit more of a test in the second-half, seeing as though it has buckled under pressure in a number of matches so far this season.
45' 
HT Well Man City will be delighted that it is still 0-0, Arsenal could be out of sight by now.
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That's the final action of the half as the ref blows for the break.
45'
Tevez is back defending and sets Zabaleta galloping away down the flank. But with only Barry up with him, yet another City attack breaks down.
44'
Jo holds up the ball and knocks it down for Tevez, who shoots from outside the box. His effort is dipping, but not enough, and goes over the bar.
43'
Walcott does well to hold off Zabaleta but when he turns he doesn't know what to do and loses the ball.
42'
Tevez attacks but only Zabaleta is with him and with the duo stuck out wide Arsenal easily break it up.
41'
City just don't have enough players willing to join in their sparse attacks.
40'
Clichy brings the ball out from the back. Walcott sets up Fabregas on the edge of the box but De Jong makes a brilliant blocking tackle.
39'
Pretty patterns from the Gunners but no goals.
38'
Van Persie shoots from outside the box but Hart is equal to the Arsenal striker's curling effort.
37'
Fabregas splits the City defence with a great pass. Walcott should shoot but he takes too long and when he does shoot the ball hits De Jong. Walcott wants a penalty... he is clutching at straws.
36'
Arsenal keep possession but go nowhere.
35'
City are seeing a bit of the ball in Arsenal's half now.
34'
Yaya brushes off Song like he is not there and then plays a one-two with Tevez. The return ball is poor and the move breaks down.
33'
Richards spots a run from Tevez. The striker looks for support in the box, sees none and so shoots from wide on the right. Needless to say, he doesn't score.
32'
More intrictae passing from the Gunners but the City defence holds firm.
31'
City might be getting battered but here's some good news for their fans: Man City have won four and lost none of their last five Premier League away matches.
30'
Fabregas lofts a wonderful pass over the City defence for Walcott but the flag is up for offside.
29'
 De Jong bodychecks Wilshere and gets booked.
28'
...the ball bounces to Walcott, who lashes his shot against the bar from close-range. What a miss!
27'
Arsenal are straight down the other end. Fabregas shifts the ball and shoots from the edge of the box. His effort beats Hart but hits the post...
26'
That was a really good chance for City.
25'
Gareth Barry whips in freekick to the far post, Sagne misses his header and the City striker is caught unaware and scuffs his shot.
24'
Tevez gets the ball and drives forward. He runs into a swarm of red shirts, looks around for some support but doesn't find any.
23'
Wilshere to Walcott, who spins on the edge of the box but then snatches at his shot as a gap opens up.
22'
City resume the game, which has become very stop start and will suit the visitors, and Walcott comes back on.
21'
Walcott takes a blow to his ankle as he attempts to block a clearance from Zabaleta. He needs treatment.
20'
 Barry got booked for that foul on Sagna.
19'
An aimless ball forward from Richards isn't going to work. Unless Sagna messes it up, which he nearly does unitl Barry takes him out and gives away a foul.
18'
Walcott races into the box and hits the deck with Jo tracking him. No appeal for a penalty from the England international though.
17'
Song gets the ball away under pressure and Walcott wins a throw deep in City's half... which is wasted.
17'
A delayed fall from Yaya is enough to win a comical freekick after a foul by Fabregas.
16'
After the long wait it is possibly the worst freekick I have ever seen. It came down with snow on it.
15'
...Van Persie will take it...
14'
Van Persie is chopped down by Jo and Arsenal have a freekick just outside the City box...
13'
A slick City move breaks down after a poor touch from Nigel "the hatchet man" De Jong.
12'
Walcott tracks back to tackle Zabaleta.
11'
There is much head shaking going on in the City ranks, but when they do get forward they look dangerous.
10'
City boss Mancini is desperately trying to organise his rag-tag mob.
9'
Fabregas sets up Wilshere following a goal-mouth scramble but the youngster can't beat City goalkeeper Joe Hart.
8'
Wilshere ghosts past two players and sets up Walcott, who shoots straight at Kolo Toure.
7'
Song tackles Tevez. Arsenal attack. Van Persie shoots from outside the box and hits the post!
6'
Walcott has a chance to run at the defence but bottles it.
5'
The game has settled down a bit now. City are happy to keep possession in their half, just to take the sting out of Arsenal's eager start.
4'
Tevez sets up Milner but a terrible touch from the former Aston Villa man means the shooting chance has gone.
3'
Arsenal look well up for this.
2'
City break and then Milner curls a shot wide of Fabianski's far post. If the game carries on like this I'll have stubs for fingers.
1'
What a start to this game. Wilshere fires a cross/shot across the face of goal and two Arsenal players fail to turn it into the open goal.
1'
Fabregas is already pulling off a back-heel pass. He started a move that Song failed to finish with s scuffed shot from the edge of the box.
1'
Arsenal get the game underway, kicking from left to right. Both teams wear their normal colours.
