Arsenal vs Manchester United, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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2 - 3
2 - 3
Matheus Cunha and Manchester United dent Arsenal's title hopes
Matheus Cunha struck in the 88th minute to hand Manchester United a sensational victory which dents Arsenal's title hopes.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 10': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 11': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 12': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 12': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Saliba.
- 15': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 15': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
- 18': Attempt saved. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Senne Lammens (Manchester United). Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Senne Lammens.
- 21': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 22': Amad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 23': Attempt blocked. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 24': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 29': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 29': Own Goal by Lisandro Martínez, Manchester United. Arsenal 1, Manchester United 0.
- 31': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo following a fast break.
- 32': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 32': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 32': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 35': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
- 37': Goal! Arsenal 1, Manchester United 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 39': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 39': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
- 42': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 44': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Manchester United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Manchester United 1.
- 48': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 48': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Goal! Arsenal 1, Manchester United 2. Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 53': Attempt missed. Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Saliba.
- 55': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 57': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Piero Hincapié.
- 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Martín Zubimendi.
- 61': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 64': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 64': Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 68': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 69': Substitution, Manchester United. Matheus Cunha replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 69': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United).
- 69': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 71': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Senne Lammens (Manchester United). Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 74': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 79': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) with an attempt from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Benjamin Sesko replaces Patrick Dorgu because of an injury.
- 82': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 83': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Senne Lammens (Manchester United). Assisted by William Saliba.
- 83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Senne Lammens.
- 84': Goal! Arsenal 2, Manchester United 2. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 87': Goal! Arsenal 2, Manchester United 3. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 88': Substitution, Manchester United. Noussair Mazraoui replaces Amad Diallo.
- 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).
- 90'+1': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 90'+2': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+6': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 90'+8': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
- 90'+8': Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Manchester United 3.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 2, Manchester United 3.
Statistics
 MAN |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 43.9 | Possession | 56.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 289 | Accurate Passes | 371 |
| 364 | Passes | 443 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 5 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 25 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,296
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,296
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 29 | +36 | 64 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 28 | +32 | 59 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 28 | +12 | 51 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 28 | +8 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 5 | Piero Hincapié |
| 12 | Jurriën Timber |
| 36 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 41 | Declan Rice  |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Senne Lammens (GK) |
| 6 | Lisandro Martínez |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 2 | Diogo Dalot |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 37 | Kobbie Mainoo |
| 18 | Casemiro |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
| 13 | Patrick Dorgu |
| 16 | Amad |
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