Gabriel Martinelli scored a hat-trick as Arsenal recovered from falling behind after three minutes to thrash Championship membership Portsmouth within the FA Cup third spherical at Fratton Park.
Gabriel Martinelli grabs his first Arsenal hat-trick 🎩
Portsmouth simply cannot include the Premier League leaders from set-pieces!
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Colby Bishop’s first purpose since August gave Pompey, who’re some extent above the relegation zone within the second tier, a shock early lead after back-up goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga parried Conor Chaplin’s shot however Andre Dozzell bundled in an eighth-minute personal earlier than Martinelli put his facet forward from Noni Madueke’s supply within the twenty fifth minute.
One other nook, one other Arsenal purpose 😮💨
The set-piece specialists do it once more and have turned issues round towards Portsmouth by Gabriel Martinelli.
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Martinelli shot towards a submit from shut vary and Madueke despatched a penalty broad earlier than the break, however the Brazil worldwide slotted in Gabriel Jesus’s low supply six minutes after the restart and accomplished his hat-trick 18 minutes from time, heading in Madueke’s nook.
Noni Madueke sends the keeper the fallacious method… however misses the goal solely from the penalty spot 🫣
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You’ll be able to observe relive textual content updates from the tie here.
Portsmouth vs Arsenal: Premier League facet by in FA Cup
Depleted Portsmouth had misplaced their earlier match 5-0 at Bristol Metropolis however made a memorable begin of their try to vary the membership’s wretched report towards Arsenal, taking the lead when Kepa pushed Chaplin’s effort into inviting territory for Bishop to ship the house followers into wild celebrations.
That proved pretty much as good because it acquired for John Mousinho’s workforce, who joined a number of top-flight and European sides in failing to stop Arsenal from utilizing corners to telling impact.
A rapidly taken free kick; Gabriel Martinelli has a second, and Arsenal have a 3rd 🫡
Portsmouth have a mountain to climb within the the rest of the second half.
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— Soccer on TNT Sports activities (@footballontnt) January 11, 2026
Martinelli was concerned in a distasteful incident within the 0-0 draw at dwelling to Liverpool on Thursday when he tried to push opposition defender Conor Bradley, who was badly injured, off the pitch.
The 24-year-old apologised for his callousness and ended the week in additional edifying type along with his first Arsenal hat-trick and FA Cup objectives.
Portsmouth’s early lead evaporates in 5 minutes 😶🌫️
Christian Nørgaard will get Arsenal again on stage phrases from the primary nook of the sport.
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Portsmouth are subsequent in motion away to rock-bottom Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday (15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT).
Arsenal go to Chelsea within the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals on Wednesday (20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), then journey to fourth-bottom Nottingham Forest within the league on Saturday (17:30 GMT / 12:30 ET / 09:30 PT).
“Portsmouth take the lead towards the most effective workforce within the land!” 🤩
Fratton Park erupts as Colby Bishop offers the house facet the lead towards Arsenal!
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Portsmouth workforce vs Arsenal
Midfielder Mark Kosznovszky and ahead Florian Bianchini have been lacking with knee accidents as a part of an extended absentee listing for the hosts, who made 4 adjustments.
Bishop and on-loan Ipswich City ahead Chaplin got here in up entrance, with Josef Bursik beginning in purpose and Blair changing John Swift.
Midfielder and captain Marlon Pack was again on the bench after a hamstring harm, however winger Josh Murphy and ahead Callum Lang have been out with the identical downside.
Defender or midfielder Josh Knight (again) and striker Thomas Waddingham (thigh) have been additionally sidelined, as was defender Hayden Matthews with an ankle downside.
On-loan South Korea wideman Minhyeok Yang had been recalled by Tottenham, having scored the third purpose of his spell at Portsmouth with their 98th-minute winner towards Charlton.
Portsmouth beginning XI: Josef Bursik, Terry Devlin, Regan Poole, Conor Shaughnessy, Zak Swanson, Adrian Segecic, Andre Dozzell, Conor Chaplin, Luke Le Roux, Harvey Blair, Colby Bishop
Portsmouth substitutes: Ben Killip, Jordan Williams, Connor Ogilvie, Marlon Pack, John Swift, Franco Umeh-Chibueze, Ibane Bowat, Jacob Farrell, Makenzie Kirk
Arsenal workforce vs Portsmouth
Arsenal made 10 adjustments, with centre-back Gabriel the one participant to retain their place from the draw towards the Reds from their 0-0 dwelling draw with Liverpool.
Winger Ethan Nwaneri made his first begin for 2 months. Defender Marli Salmon, who turned 16 in August, turned the membership’s youngest-ever participant within the FA Cup by making his second Arsenal look from the bench in the course of the second half.
Piero Hincapie was not a part of the squad, having been changed by Myles Lewis-Skelly in the course of the second half towards the Reds due to a possible hamstring downside.
Fellow defender Cristhian Mosquera and winger Max Dowman had ankle accidents. Full-back Riccardo Calafiori was sidelined with an unspecified problem.
Arsenal beginning XI: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ben White, Christian Norgaard, Gabriel Magalhaes, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Eberechi Eze, Mikel Merino, Ethan Nwaneri, Noni Madueke, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli
Arsenal substitutes: David Raya, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber, Viktor Gyokeres, Kai Havertz, Martín Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Marli Salmon
Portsmouth v Arsenal FA Cup 2025/26 stats
- Pompey haven’t stored a clear sheet for 11 matches, final doing so in a 0-0 draw at dwelling to Wrexham on November 5
- Arsenal are 23 matches unbeaten towards Portsmouth, final dropping the fixture with a 5-4 away defeat in March 1958
- Throughout that run, six of the eight events once they have been held to a draw have been at Fratton Park
- They’ve received their final six conferences with Pompey by an mixture of 18-3
- 4 of these six victories have been away, beforehand prevailing 2-0 within the FA Cup fifth spherical in March 2020
- Arteta’s facet have the most effective away report on this season’s Premier League, registering two extra factors (20) than Tottenham and Aston Villa from one fewer match
- Their common of two factors per sport on the street is 0.3 forward of the next-nearest workforce in that respect, Manchester City
FA Cup third spherical fixtures, outcomes 2025/26: Schedule, kick-off occasions
Friday, January 9 2026
MK Dons 1-1 Oxford United (3-4 on penalties)
Port Vale 1-0 Fleetwood City
Preston North Finish 0-1 Wigan Athletic
Wrexham 3-3 Forest (4-3 on penalties)
Saturday, January 10
Cheltenham City 0-2 Leicester Metropolis
Everton 1-1 Sunderland (0-3 on penalties)
Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace
Wolves 6-1 Shrewsbury City
Boreham Wooden 0-5 Burton Albion
Burnley 5-1 Millwall
Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Southampton
Fulham 3-1 Middlesbrough
Ipswich City 2-1 Blackpool
Manchester Metropolis 10-1 Exeter Metropolis
Newcastle 3-3 Bournemouth (7-6 on penalties)
Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Brentford
Stoke Metropolis 1-0 Coventry Metropolis
Bristol Metropolis 5-1 Watford
Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham Metropolis
Grimsby City 3-2 Weston Tremendous Mare
Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
Charlton Athletic 1-5 Chelsea
Sunday, January 11
All matches begin at 14:30 (09:30 ET / 06:30 PT) until in any other case acknowledged.
Derby vs Leeds (12:00, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports activities 2 and Discovery Plus)
Portsmouth vs Arsenal (14:00, TNT Sports activities 1 and Discovery Plus)
Hull Metropolis vs Blackburn Rovers (Discovery Plus)
Norwich Metropolis vs Walsall (Discovery Plus)
Sheffield United vs Mansfield City (Discovery Plus)
Swansea Metropolis v. West Bromwich Albion (Discovery Plus)
West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers (Discovery Plus)
Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion (16:30, TNT Sports activities 1 and Discovery Plus)
Monday, January 12
Liverpool vs Barnsley (19:45, TNT Sports activities 1 and Discovery Plus)
FA Cup 2025/26 reside on-line stream: BBC, TNT Sports activities
Within the UK, followers can stream the motion through the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer app, which can be found on an enormous number of units for viewing on the go.
Matches on TNT Sports activities could be streamed by the Discovery Plus app. TNT Sports activities prices £29.99 a month by discovery+, which incorporates Eurosport and leisure and is accessible on an enormous vary of units together with sensible TVs and gaming consoles.
FA Cup third spherical: Full draw 2025/26
The draw for the third spherical passed off on Monday, December 8, earlier than Brackley City hosted Burton Albion within the last second spherical tie.
- Wolves vs Shrewsbury City
- Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
- Tottenham vs Aston Villa
- Port Vale vs Fleetwood City
- Preston North Finish vs Wigan Athletic
- Ipswich City vs Blackpool
- Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest
- Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea
- Manchester Metropolis vs Exeter Metropolis
- West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers
- Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
- Fulham vs Middlesbrough
- Everton vs Sunderland
- Liverpool vs Barnsley
- Burnley vs Millwall
- Norwich Metropolis vs Walsall
- Portsmouth vs Arsenal
- Derby County vs Leeds United
- Swansea Metropolis vs West Bromwich Albion
- Salford Metropolis vs Swindon City
- Boreham Wooden vs Burton Albion
- Grimsby City vs Weston Tremendous Mare
- Hull Metropolis vs Blackburn Rovers
- Newcastle vs Bournemouth
- MK Dons vs Oxford United
- Cheltenham City vs Leicester Metropolis
- Cambridge United vs Birmingham Metropolis
- Bristol Metropolis vs Watford
- Stoke Metropolis vs Coventry Metropolis
- Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace
- Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
- Sheffield United vs Mansfield City
FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule
This season’s remaining spherical dates happen on the next weekends.
Third spherical: Saturday, January 10 2026
Fourth spherical: Saturday, February 14 2026
Fifth spherical: Saturday, March 7 2026
Quarter-finals: Saturday, April 4 2026
Semi-finals: Saturday, April 25 2026
Closing: Saturday, Might 16 2026
FA Cup: Full listing of winners by yr
- 2025: Crystal Palace
- 2024: Manchester United
- 2023: Manchester Metropolis
- 2022: Liverpool
- 2021: Leicester Metropolis
- 2020: Arsenal
- 2019: Man Metropolis
- 2018: Chelsea
- 2017: Arsenal
- 2016: Man United
- 2015: Arsenal
- 2014: Arsenal
- 2013: Wigan Athletic
- 2012: Chelsea
- 2011: Man Metropolis
- 2010: Chelsea
- 2009: Chelsea
- 2008: Portsmouth
- 2007: Chelsea
- 2006: Liverpool
- 2005: Arsenal
- 2004: Man United
- 2003: Arsenal
- 2002: Arsenal
- 2001: Liverpool
- 2000: Chelsea
- 1999: Man United
- 1998: Arsenal
- 1997: Chelsea
- 1996: Man United
- 1995: Everton
- 1994: Man United
- 1993: Arsenal
- 1992: Liverpool
- 1991: Tottenham
- 1990: Man United
- 1989: Liverpool
- 1988: Wimbledon
- 1987: Coventry Metropolis
- 1986: Liverpool
- 1985: Man United
- 1984: Everton
- 1983: Man United
- 1982: Tottenham
- 1981: Tottenham
- 1980: West Ham
- 1979: Arsenal
- 1978: Ipswich City
- 1977: Man United
- 1976: Southampton
- 1975: West Ham
- 1974: Liverpool
- 1973: Sunderland
- 1972: Leeds United
- 1971: Arsenal
- 1970: Chelsea
- 1969: Man Metropolis
- 1968: West Brom
- 1967: Tottenham
- 1966: Everton
- 1965: Liverpool
- 1964: West Ham
- 1963: Man United
- 1962: Tottenham
- 1961: Tottenham
- 1960: Wolves
- 1959: Nottingham Forest
- 1958: Bolton Wanderers
- 1957: Aston Villa
- 1956: Man Metropolis
- 1955: Newcastle
- 1954: West Brom
- 1953: Blackpool
- 1952: Newcastle
- 1951: Newcastle
- 1950: Arsenal
- 1949: Wolves
- 1948: Man United
- 1947: Charlton Athletic
- 1946: Derby County
- 1939: Portsmouth
- 1938: Preston
- 1937: Sunderland
- 1936: Arsenal
- 1935: Sheffield Wednesday
- 1934: Man Metropolis
- 1933: Everton
- 1932: Newcastle
- 1931: West Brom
- 1930: Arsenal
- 1929: Bolton
- 1928: Blackburn
- 1927: Cardiff Metropolis
- 1926: Bolton
- 1925: Sheffield United
- 1924: Newcastle
- 1923: Bolton
- 1922: Huddersfield City
- 1921: Tottenham
- 1920: Aston Villa
- 1916-1919: No competitors held
- 1915: Sheffield United
- 1914: Burnley
- 1913: Aston Villa
- 1912: Barnsley
- 1911: Bradford Metropolis
- 1910: Newcastle
- 1909: Man United
- 1908: Wolves
- 1907: Sheffield Wednesday
- 1906: Everton
- 1905: Aston Villa
- 1904: Man Metropolis
- 1903: Bury
- 1902: Sheffield United
- 1901: Tottenham
- 1900: Bury
- 1899: Sheffield United
- 1898: Nottingham Forest
- 1897: Aston Villa
- 1896: Sheffield Wednesday
- 1895: Aston Villa
- 1894: Notts County
- 1893: Wolves
- 1892: West Brom
- 1891: Blackburn
- 1890: Blackburn
- 1889: Preston
- 1888: West Brom
- 1887: Aston Villa
- 1886: Blackburn
- 1885: Blackburn
- 1884: Blackburn
- 1883: Blackburn Olympic
- 1882: Outdated Etonians
- 1881: Outdated Carthusians
- 1880: Clapham Rovers
- 1879: Outdated Etonians
- 1878: Wanderers
- 1877: Wanderers
- 1876: Wanderers
- 1875: Royal Engineers
- 1874: Oxford College
- 1873: Wanderers
- 1872: Wanderers
