Portsmouth vs Arsenal: 1–4

Arsenal beat Portsmouth 4–1 in the English FA Cup on Sunday, 11 January 2026 at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England.

Competition: English FA Cup (2025-26 English FA Cup, Third Round)
Kick-off time: Sun, 11 Jan 2026, 14:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 20,611
Teams: Portsmouth (home), Arsenal (away)

Goals

3' — Colby Bishop (Portsmouth)
8' — Andre Dozzell (own goal) (Arsenal)
25' — Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), assist Noni Madueke
51' — Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), assist Gabriel Jesus
72' — Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), assist Noni Madueke

Starting line-ups

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1): Josef Bursik (G), Conor Shaughnessy (CD-L), Regan Poole (CD-R), Zak Swanson (LB), Terry Devlin (RB), Conor Chaplin (AM), Luke Le Roux (LM), Andre Dozzell (RM), Colby Bishop (F), Harvey Blair (AM-L), Adrian Segecic (AM-R).

Arsenal (4-3-3): Kepa Arrizabalaga (G), Gabriel Magalhães (CD-L), Christian Nørgaard (CD-R), Myles Lewis-Skelly (LB), Ben White (RB), Mikel Merino (CM), Eberechi Eze (LM), Ethan Nwaneri (RM), Gabriel Jesus (F), Gabriel Martinelli (LF), Noni Madueke (RF).

Recent form

Portsmouth: won 2–1 vs Blackburn Rovers (13 Dec); drew 1–1 away to Derby County (20 Dec); drew 1–1 vs Queens Park Rangers (26 Dec); won 2–1 vs Charlton Athletic (29 Dec); lost 5–0 away to Bristol City (1 Jan).

Arsenal: won 1–1 vs Crystal Palace (23 Dec); won 2–1 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (27 Dec); won 4–1 vs Aston Villa (30 Dec); won 3–2 away to AFC Bournemouth (3 Jan); drew 0–0 vs Liverpool (8 Jan).