English Carabao Cup

FT Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Arsenal WLWWD 2
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Port Vale LWLWW 0
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Match Report

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Eze nets first Arsenal goal in Carabao Cup win over Port Vale

Eberechi Eze got his first Arsenal goal as Mikel Arteta's men laboured to beat League One Port Vale 2-0 in the third round of the Carabao Cup.

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Highlights

02:01 Nicol and Leboeuf 'not impressed' with Arsenal's Carabao Cup win Watch on ESPN

Lineups

PTV · 5-4-1

  1. 46Joe GauciG
  2. 25Cameron HumphreysCD
  3. 5Connor HallCD-L
  4. 22Jesse DebrahCD-R
  5. 3Jaheim HeadleyLB
  6. 6Jordan Lawrence-GabrielRB
  7. 12Rhys WaltersCM-L
  8. 18Ryan CroasdaleCM-R
  9. 11Ronan CurtisLM
  10. 33George HallRM
  11. 17Ruari PatonF

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 3Cristhian MosqueraCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 16Christian NørgaardCM
  7. 10Eberechi EzeLM
  8. 22Ethan NwaneriRM
  9. 23Mikel MerinoF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Port Vale 0, Arsenal 1. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  2. 63' Substitution, Arsenal. Max Dowman replaces Bukayo Saka.
  3. 66' Substitution, Port Vale. Ben Garrity replaces George Hall.
  4. 66' Substitution, Port Vale. Mitchell Clark replaces Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel.
  5. 70' Substitution, Port Vale. Jayden Stockley replaces Ruari Paton.
  6. 70' Substitution, Port Vale. Devante Cole replaces Ronan Curtis.
  7. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Mikel Merino.
  8. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Ben White.
  9. 81' Substitution, Port Vale. Funso Ojo replaces Mitchell Clark because of an injury.
  10. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  11. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Declan Rice replaces Eberechi Eze.
  12. 86' Goal! Port Vale 0, Arsenal 2. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by William Saliba.

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