Manchester City\u2019s 2\u20131 victory over Arsenal on Sunday became the most-watched Premier League game in United States history two months before the World Cup comes to U.S. soil this summer. Goals from Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland delivered the win that pushed City into a decisive stretch of the 2025\/26 campaign.<\/p>\n
The result left Arsenal and City level on 70 points apiece, with City occupying the summit on goals scored. The win also closed a gap that had been three points after the match and was further narrowed when Pep Guardiola\u2019s men defeated Burnley 1\u20130 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
In the United States the April 19, 2026 clash drew 2.6 million combined English- and Spanish-language viewers across NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo. That figure tops a list that includes another Man City versus Arsenal broadcast, which also recorded 2.6 million viewers on March 31, 2024.<\/p>\n
Other high-ranking fixtures in U.S. viewing figures include Manchester United versus Arsenal on Aug. 17, 2025 (2.5 million), Arsenal versus Manchester United on Jan. 22, 2023 (2.3 million), and Liverpool versus Arsenal on Dec. 23, 2023 (2.3 million). All five of the most-watched Premier League matches in the United States featured the Gunners.<\/p>\n
City\u2019s latest win over Arsenal now heads that list, eclipsing last year\u2019s goalless draw at the Etihad, which could not match the weekend\u2019s intensity. The match\u2019s audience underlines an undeniable trend in the United States: soccer\u2019s profile is at its highest level to date.<\/p>\n
With the World Cup scheduled to take place across 11 U.S. cities this summer, the record numbers from club competition suggest a strong domestic appetite for the sport. Millions of fans from around the world are set to attend the tournament, and millions more throughout the host nation are expected to follow the action closely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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