Portsmouth 1-4 Arsenal

FA Cup•2025-26
1-4
Formation
4-3-3
Venue
Away
Voting
Closed
Closed
15:30
32.2ktotal votes
Kepa
13
Kepa
Arrizabalaga
GK

Should have done better with that initial save which led to their goal, but otherwise solid and made a good second half save

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6.5
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6.5[2.2k]
Ben
4
Ben
White
RB

An encouraging performance, overlapped well, made a superb block to stop a close range shot, and would have had an assist but for Martinelli's terrible miss.

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7.0
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7.0[2.2k]
Christian
16
Christian
Norgaard
RCB

Filled in well enough at centre-half, even if it looked like he forgot he was playing there in the first few minutes!

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6.5
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6.9[2.2k]
Gabriel
6
Gabriel
Magalhaes
LCB

"Come and take yer da home, he's shouting at a massive Brazilian footballer"

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7.0
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7.0[2.2k]
Myles
49
Myles
Lewis-Skelly
LB

Nice quick free kick which led to Martinelli's second, but another game where he looked off the pace

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6.0
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5.9[2.2k]
Ethan
22
Ethan
Nwaneri
RCM

I enjoyed his performance today, he was direct and brave in possession

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7.0
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6.8[2.2k]
Mikel
23
Mikel
Merino
LCM

A mature performance, by some distance our best player in a ragged first half, and we needed his intelligence and technical security

Arseblog
8.0
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7.2[2.2k]
Eberechi
10
Eberechi
Eze
ACM

Didn't do anything wrong, but the game more or less passed him by, bar a late shot which the keeper saved comfortably enough

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6.0
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6.0[2.2k]
Noni
20
Noni
Madueke
RAM

I'm a bit torn on this because he did get two assists, and won a penalty, but the penalty he took was absolutely crap and his general play was quite poor – especially in the opening part of the game. But he wasn't anonymous, that's for sure

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7.0
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6.8[2.2k]
Gabriel
11
Gabriel
Martinelli
LAM

His first ever hat-trick apparently, and he loses half a point for an awful miss in the first half. 3 really well taken goals, the two headers are not easy to execute

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9.5
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8.7[2.3k]
Gabriel
9
Gabriel
Jesus
ST

Great assist for the Martinelli goal, but otherwise not much came off for him

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6.5
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6.8[2.2k]
Kai
29
Kai
Havertz
SUB1

Great to see him back, set up Madueke for a chance he didn't make the most of

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6.5
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7.1[2.1k]
Martin
8
Martin
Odegaard
SUB2

Effective, made 3 key passes in his cameo

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6.5
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6.8[2.0k]
Jurrien
12
Jurrien
Timber
SUB3

Came on, then shifted over to CB after Gabriel went off

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6.5
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Marli
89
Marli
Salmon
SUB4

Nice and composed at 16 years of age, played at right-back

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6.5
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7.1[1.9k]
Martin
36
Martin
Zubimendi
SUB5

Not on long enough to rate

Bonus

0/10 - Stutter run-up penalties, get in the bin 🗑️