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2025/26 FA Cup
Third Round
Portsmouth FC v Arsenal FC
Fratton Park
Portsmouth, England
Sunday, 11 January 2026
Kick-off is at 16h00
Portsmouth FC will be looking to upset record 14-time FA Cup winners Arsenal FC in the third round at Fratton Park on 11 January.
Current Form
Pompey secured a 2-1 win over Charlton Athletic in their last home game on 29 December, which was an English Championship encounter.
Therefore, Portsmouth are undefeated in their last three home matches across all competitions, having registered two victories and one draw.
Meanwhile, Arsenal emerged as 3-2 winners over AFC Bournemouth in their away game on 3 January, which was an English Premier League match.
As a result, the Gunners are undefeated in their last three away matches across all competitions, having recorded three successive wins on the road.
Team News
No Portsmouth players are participating in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 in Morocco, but the club has a long injury list at the moment.
Pompey have Josh Murphy, Callum Lang, Colby Bishop, Hayden Matthews, Mark Kosznovszky, Marlon Pack, Connor Ogilvie, Josh Knight, Harvey Blair, Thomas Waddingham and Florian Bianchini on their injury list.
Arsenal, on the other hand, have Cristhian Mosquera, Max Dowman and Riccardo Calafiori in their injury list. No Arsenal players are participating in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Quotes
"Let's break it," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said about the club's trophy drought.
"That's what the players transmit every single day when they're with us, training, and in every match. You can see their desire. You can see the energy that they put in, and how much they want it.
"There are still five months to go. Let's take it day-by-day, enjoy that process of being where we are, and go for it."
Head-to-Head
Arsenal claimed a 2-0 win over Portsmouth in their last meeting, which was an FA Cup match played at Fratton Park in March 2020.
Therefore, the Gunners are undefeated in their last 22 matches across all competitions against Pompey, having registered 14 wins and eight draws.
FA Cup Third Round Fixtures
Kick-off times
Friday, 9 January 2026
21:30 - Milton Keynes Dons vs Oxford United
21:30 - Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town
21:30 - Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic
21:30 - Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest
Saturday, 10 January 2026
14:15 - Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City
14:15 - Everton vs Sunderland
14:15 - Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace
14:15 - Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Shrewsbury Town
17:00 - Boreham Wood vs Burton Albion
17:00 - Burnley vs Millwall
17:00 - Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
17:00 - Fulham vs Middlesbrough
17:00 - Ipswich Town vs Blackpool
17:00 - Manchester City vs Exeter City
17:00 - Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth
17:00 - Salford City vs Swindon Town
17:00 - Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
17:00 - Stoke City vs Coventry City
19:45 - Bristol City vs Watford
19:45 - Cambridge United vs Birmingham City
19:45 - Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa
19:45 - Grimsby Town vs Weston-super-Mare
22:00 - Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea
Sunday, 11 January 2026
14:00 - Derby County vs Leeds United
16:00 - Portsmouth vs Arsenal
16:30 - Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers
16:30 - Norwich City vs Walsall
16:30 - Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town
16:30 - Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion
16:30 - West Ham United vs Queens Park Rangers
18:30 - Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Monday, 12 January 2026
21:45 - Liverpool FC vs Barnsley
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