Portsmouth hosted Arsenal at Fratton Park today, Sunday, January 11, 2026, in the FA Cup Third Round. The match started at 2 p.m. GMT. Arsenal, currently leading the Premier League, entered the match as the 14-time FA Cup winners. Portsmouth, meanwhile, is struggling in 21st position in the Championship, just a point above the relegation zone.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta made 10 changes to the starting lineup from their previous match, a goalless draw against Liverpool. Gabriel was the only player who remained in the team. Kai Havertz made his return to the squad after recovering from a knee injury. The confirmed Arsenal XI was Arrizabalaga, White, Norgaard, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Nwaneri, Eze, Madueke, Martinelli, and Jesus. The substitutes were Raya, Timber, Salmon, Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Havertz, and Gyokeres. Calafiori, Mosquera, Dowman and Hincapie were out due to injury.

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho made three changes to his Portsmouth side. The confirmed Portsmouth lineup was Bursik; Devlin, Shaughnessy, Poole, Swanson; Dozzell, Le Roux; Segecic, Bishop, Chaplin; Blair. The substitutes were Killip, Williams, Bowat, Ogilvie, Farrell, Pack, Swift, Umeh, and Kirk.

Portsmouth has struggled at home this season, with only Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City and Sheffield Wednesday losing more home matches in the Championship. Prior to this match, Portsmouth had not kept a clean sheet in 10 matches. Arsenal, on the other hand, had been in strong form, sitting six points clear at the top of the Premier League, though their seven-match winning streak was broken by the draw against Liverpool.

The game was broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN Plus in the US, TNT Sports in the UK, and Sportsnet in Canada.

[Update: Goal at 3' C. Bishop puts Portsmouth ahead 1-0] [Update: Goal at 8']