English Premier League

FT Sunday, January 25, 2026
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Arsenal DWWDW 2
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Emirates Stadium · 60,296 att. · NBCSN

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:09 Frank Leboeuf: This performance was like the 90's Man United Watch on ESPN 03:07 Will Arsenal let slip of another Premier League title? Watch on ESPN 02:45 Arteta: Arsenal 'weren't that good' in Manchester United defeat Watch on ESPN 02:09 Carrick: Man United to remain 'humble' after wins over Man City & Arsenal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 5Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Senne LammensG
  2. 6Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 5Harry MaguireCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 2Diogo DalotRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 37Kobbie MainooLM
  8. 18CasemiroRM
  9. 19Bryan MbeumoF
  10. 13Patrick DorguAM-L
  11. 16Amad DialloAM-R

Timeline

  1. 29' Own Goal by Lisandro Martínez, Manchester United. Arsenal 1, Manchester United 0.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Piero Hincapié.
  5. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  6. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  7. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Martín Zubimendi.
  8. 64' Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 69' Substitution, Manchester United. Matheus Cunha replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  10. 75' Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Leandro Trossard.
  11. 81' Substitution, Manchester United. Benjamin Sesko replaces Patrick Dorgu because of an injury.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 88' Substitution, Manchester United. Noussair Mazraoui replaces Amad Diallo.
  15. 90'+1' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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