English FA Cup

FT Sunday, January 11, 2026
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Portsmouth WDDWL 1
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Martinelli hat-trick as Arsenal beat Portsmouth in FA Cup

Gabriel Martinelli scored a hat-trick as Arsenal overcame an early scare to thrash Championship strugglers Portsmouth 4-1 in the FA Cup third round.

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Highlights

01:49 Mikel Arteta: Set pieces are a massive weapon for Arsenal Watch on ESPN 03:03 Mikel Merino: Arsenal squad is ready for a long season Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 5-0

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Josef BursikG
  2. 6Conor ShaughnessyCD-L
  3. 5Regan PooleCD-R
  4. 22Zak SwansonLB
  5. 24Terry DevlinRB
  6. 36Conor ChaplinAM
  7. 16Luke Le RouxLM
  8. 21Andre DozzellRM
  9. 9Colby BishopF
  10. 29Harvey BlairAM-L
  11. 10Adrian SegecicAM-R

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 16Christian NørgaardCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 23Mikel MerinoCM
  7. 10Eberechi EzeLM
  8. 22Ethan NwaneriRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 20Noni MaduekeRF

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Portsmouth 1, Arsenal 0. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
  2. 8' Own Goal by Andre Dozzell, Portsmouth. Portsmouth 1, Arsenal 1.
  3. 25' Goal! Portsmouth 1, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross following a corner.
  4. 40' Substitution, Portsmouth. Franco Umeh-Chibueze replaces Harvey Blair because of an injury.
  5. 43' Penalty missed. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot is close, but misses to the right.
  6. 45' Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 51' Goal! Portsmouth 1, Arsenal 3. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a cross following a set piece situation.
  8. 55' Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Substitution, Portsmouth. Marlon Pack replaces Luke Le Roux.
  10. 62' Substitution, Portsmouth. Connor Ogilvie replaces Conor Shaughnessy.
  11. 68' Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  13. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Ethan Nwaneri.
  14. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Ben White.
  15. 72' Goal! Portsmouth 1, Arsenal 4. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross following a corner.
  16. 73' Substitution, Portsmouth. John Swift replaces Adrian Segecic.
  17. 73' Substitution, Portsmouth. Jordan Williams replaces Zak Swanson.
  18. 76' Substitution, Arsenal. Marli Salmon replaces Gabriel Magalhães.
  19. 82' Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Gabriel Martinelli.

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