Today’s Coverage of Manchester City-Arsenal Begins at 2 p.m. ET on Peacock with Special 60-Minute Pregame Featuring Pitchside Desk at the Etihad
Peacock Also Presents Telemundo Deportes’ Live Coverage in Spanish & Special Premier League Data Zone Stream
Manchester City Trail Arsenal by Only Five Points with Two Games in Hand
City’s Erling Haaland (32 Goals) Two Goals From Tying Premier League Single Season Scoring Record
STAMFORD, Conn. – April 26, 2023 – First-place Arsenal visit second-place Manchester City – who sit only five points behind the Gunners with two matches in hand – TODAY at 3 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock, in a crucial top-of-the-table matchup with Premier League title hopes on the line for both clubs.
2022-23 TALE OF THE TAPE
| Manchester City | Arsenal | |
| 2nd | Position | 1st |
| 30 | Matches | 32 |
| 78 | Goals For | 77 |
| 28 | Goals Against | 34 |
| +50 | Goal Difference | +43 |
| 70 | Points | 75 |
Peter Drury, Lee Dixon, and Graeme Le Saux will call today’s match live from the Etihad Stadium. Peacock kicks off coverage with a special 60-minute pre-match show at 2 p.m. ET as Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe will be joined by Drury, Dixon and Le Saux from a pitchside desk. The commentators will follow the match with a special 60-minute Goal Zone.
Peacock will also present the Manchester City-Arsenal match live in Spanish with Andres Cantor and Manuel Sol calling the action. Additionally on Peacock, the Premier League Data Zone enhanced viewing experience will be available for the top-of-the-table clash.
Arsenal have drawn each of their last three matches, including 3-3 v. Southampton on Friday, while Manchester City, who defeated Leicester City, 3-1, in their most recent Premier League match on Apr. 15, have won six consecutive PL matches.
Manchester City, the defending Premier League champions, have won four of the last five PL titles. Arsenal last lifted the Premier League trophy in 2004. In total, Arsenal have won three Premier League titles and Manchester City have won six.
PL leading goal scorer Erling Haaland, who had a brace against Leicester City, has 32 goals this season, tied with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (32 goals in 2017-18) for the most goals in a 38-match Premier League season. He trails Newcastle’s Andy Cole (1993-94) and Blackburn’s Alan Shearer (1994-95) by two goals for the most in any Premier League season (both 42-match seasons).
Click here for NBC Sports’ complete Premier League coverage schedule this week.
Following is today’s NBC Sports schedule for Premier League coverage (all times ET, subject to change):
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platform |
| Wed., Apr. 26 | 2 p.m. | Premier League Live | Peacock |
| Wed., Apr. 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Nottingham Forest v. Brighton & Hove Albion | Peacock |
| Wed., Apr. 26 | 2:45 p.m. | Chelsea v. Brentford | Peacock |
| Wed., Apr. 26 | 2:45 p.m. | West Ham v. Liverpool | Peacock |
| Wed., Apr. 26 | 3 p.m. | Manchester City v. Arsenal | Peacock |
| Wed., Apr. 26 | 3 p.m. | Manchester City v. Arsenal Data Zone Feed | Peacock |
| Wed., Apr. 26 | 5 p.m. | Goal Zone | Peacock |
This season, Peacock will once again stream all games airing on the NBC broadcast network live. In addition, Peacock will feature studio shows, full match replays and the Premier League TV channel. All matchdays and windows exclusively on Peacock will feature NBC Sports’ Premier League studio coverage.
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