Portsmouth vs Arsenal: FA Cup third round 2025/26 lineups, confirmed teams

Arsenal start their 2025/26 FA Cup campaign with a trip to Championship club Portsmouth in the third round on Sunday.

The Gunners drew 0-0 at home to Liverpool on Wednesday, bringing their seven-match winning stretch in all competitions to an end but moving six points clear at the Premier League summit.

Pompey are a point above the relegation zone but have two matches in hand on third-bottom Norwich City and have been helped by collecting seven points from their last nine available at home, including a 2-1 victory over Charlton Athletic on December 29.

101GreatGoals.com has team news and viewing details for Portsmouth vs Arsenal in the FA Cup. You can also follow live text updates from the match here.

Up for the cup ✊

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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) January 11, 2026

Portsmouth starting lineup vs Arsenal

Midfielder Mark Kosznovszky and forward Florian Bianchini are missing with knee injuries as part of a long absentee list for the hosts, who make four changes.

Colby Bishop and on-loan Ipswich Town forward Conor Chaplin come in up front, with Josef Bursik starting in goal and Harvey Blair replacing John Swift on the right.

Midfielder and captain Marlon Pack is back on the bench after a hamstring injury, but winger Josh Murphy and forward Callum Lang are out with the same problem.

Defender or midfielder Josh Knight (back) and striker Thomas Waddingham (thigh) are also sidelined, as is defender Hayden Matthews is out with an ankle problem.

On-loan South Korea wideman Minhyeok Yang has been recalled by Tottenham, having scored the third goal of his spell at Portsmouth with their 98th-minute winner against Charlton.

Portsmouth starting XI: Josef Bursik, Terry Devlin, Regan Poole, Conor Shaughnessy, Zak Swanson, Adrian Segecic, Andre Dozzell, Conor Chaplin, Luke Le Roux, Harvey Blair, Colby Bishop

Portsmouth substitutes: Ben Killip, Jordan Williams, Connor Ogilvie, Marlon Pack, John Swift, Franco Umeh-Chibueze, Ibane Bowat, Jacob Farrell, Makenzie Kirk

Arsenal lineup vs Portsmouth

Arsenal make 10 changes, with centre-back Gabriel the only player to retain their place from the draw against the Reds.

Winger Ethan Nwaneri makes his first start for two months. Defender Marli Salmon, who turned 16 in August, will become the club’s youngest-ever player in the FA Cup if he makes his second Arsenal appearance from the bench.

Piero Hincapie is not part of the squad, having been replaced by Myles Lewis-Skelly during the second half against Liverpool with a potential hamstring problem.

Fellow defender Cristhian Mosquera and winger Max Dowman have ankle injuries. Full-back Riccardo Calafiori has been out with an unspecified issue.

Arsenal starting XI: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ben White, Christian Norgaard, Gabriel Magalhaes, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Eberechi Eze, Mikel Merino, Ethan Nwaneri, Noni Madueke, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli

Arsenal substitutes: David Raya, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber, Viktor Gyokeres, Kai Havertz, Martín Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Marli Salmon

How to watch Portsmouth v Arsenal: FA Cup TV channel, live online stream

Kick-off on Sunday is at 14:00 GMT (09:00 ET / 06:00 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.

TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

Portsmouth v Arsenal FA Cup 2025/26 stats

• Only Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City and Sheffield Wednesday have lost more home matches in this season’s Championship than Portsmouth (5)
• Pompey have not kept a clean sheet for 10 matches, last doing so in a 0-0 draw at home to Wrexham on November 5
• Aside from Swansea City (22.8), no team has fewer expected goals in the division in 2025/26 (24)
• They have attempted the second-most (2,167) and completed the third-most (963) long balls in the second tier, although 12 teams can better than completion percentage of 44.4 in that respect
• Winger John Swift is one of 15 players in the Championship to have an average shot distance of more than 24 yards, scoring with one of his 16 attempts this season
• Arsenal are 22 matches unbeaten against Portsmouth, last losing the fixture 5-4 away in March 1958
• During that run, six of the eight occasions when they have been held to a draw have been at Fratton Park
• They have won their last five meetings with Pompey by an aggregate of 14-2
• Three of those five victories have been away, including the most recent win in which they prevailed 2-0 in the FA Cup fifth round in March 2020
• Arteta’s side have the best away record in this season’s Premier League, registering two more points (20) than Tottenham and Aston Villa from one fewer match
• Their average of two points per game on the road is 0.3 ahead of the next-nearest team in that respect, Manchester City

FA Cup third round fixtures, results 2025/26: Schedule, kick-off times

Friday, January 9 2026

MK Dons 1-1 Oxford United (3-4 on penalties)

Port Vale 1-0 Fleetwood Town

Preston North End 0-1 Wigan Athletic

Wrexham 3-3 Forest (4-3 on penalties)

Saturday, January 10

Cheltenham Town 0-2 Leicester City

Everton 1-1 Sunderland (0-3 on penalties)

Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace

Wolves 6-1 Shrewsbury Town

Boreham Wood 0-5 Burton Albion

Burnley 5-1 Millwall

Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Southampton

Fulham 3-1 Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town 2-1 Blackpool

Manchester City 10-1 Exeter City

Newcastle 3-3 Bournemouth (7-6 on penalties)

Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Brentford

Stoke City 1-0 Coventry City

Bristol City 5-1 Watford

Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham City

Grimsby Town 3-2 Weston Super Mare

Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa

Charlton Athletic 1-5 Chelsea

Sunday, January 11

All matches start at 14:30 (09:30 ET / 06:30 PT) unless otherwise stated.

Derby vs Leeds (12:00, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 2 and Discovery Plus)

Portsmouth vs Arsenal (14:00, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers (Discovery Plus)

Norwich City vs Walsall (Discovery Plus)

Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town (Discovery Plus)

Swansea City v. West Bromwich Albion (Discovery Plus)

West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers (Discovery Plus)

Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion (16:30, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

Monday, January 12

Liverpool vs Barnsley (19:45, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

FA Cup 2025/26 live online stream: BBC, TNT Sports

In the UK, fans can stream the action via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer app, which are available on a vast variety of devices for viewing on the go.

Matches on TNT Sports can be streamed through the Discovery Plus app. TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

FA Cup third round: Full draw 2025/26

The draw for the third round took place on Monday, December 8, before Brackley Town hosted Burton Albion in the final second round tie.

• Wolves vs Shrewsbury Town
• Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
• Tottenham vs Aston Villa
• Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town
• Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic
• Ipswich Town vs Blackpool
• Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest
• Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea
• Manchester City vs Exeter City
• West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers
• Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
• Fulham vs Middlesbrough
• Everton vs Sunderland
• Liverpool vs Barnsley
• Burnley vs Millwall
• Norwich City vs Walsall
• Portsmouth vs Arsenal
• Derby County vs Leeds United
• Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion
• Salford City vs Swindon Town
• Boreham Wood vs Burton Albion
• Grimsby Town vs Weston Super Mare
• Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers
• Newcastle vs Bournemouth
• MK Dons vs Oxford United
• Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City
• Cambridge United vs Birmingham City
• Bristol City vs Watford
• Stoke City vs Coventry City
• Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace
• Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
• Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town

FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule

This season’s remaining round dates take place on the following weekends.

Third round: Saturday, January 10 2026

Fourth round: Saturday, February 14 2026

Fifth round: Saturday, March 7 2026

Quarter-finals: Saturday, April 4 2026

Semi-finals: Saturday, April 25 2026

Final: Saturday, May 16 2026

FA Cup: Full list of winners by year

• 2025: Crystal Palace
• 2024: Manchester United
• 2023: Manchester City
• 2022: Liverpool
• 2021: Leicester City
• 2020: Arsenal
• 2019: Man City
• 2018: Chelsea
• 2017: Arsenal
• 2016: Man United
• 2015: Arsenal
• 2014: Arsenal
• 2013: Wigan Athletic
• 2012: Chelsea
• 2011: Man City
• 2010: Chelsea
• 2009: Chelsea
• 2008: Portsmouth
• 2007: Chelsea
• 2006: Liverpool
• 2005: Arsenal
• 2004: Man United
• 2003: Arsenal
• 2002: Arsenal
• 2001: Liverpool
• 2000: Chelsea
• 1999: Man United
• 1998: Arsenal
• 1997: Chelsea
• 1996: Man United
• 1995: Everton
• 1994: Man United
• 1993: Arsenal
• 1992: Liverpool
• 1991: Tottenham
• 1990: Man United
• 1989: Liverpool
• 1988: Wimbledon
• 1987: Coventry City
• 1986: Liverpool
• 1985: Man United
• 1984: Everton
• 1983: Man United
• 1982: Tottenham
• 1981: Tottenham
• 1980: West Ham
• 1979: Arsenal
• 1978: Ipswich Town
• 1977: Man United
• 1976: Southampton
• 1975: West Ham
• 1974: Liverpool
• 1973: Sunderland
• 1972: Leeds United
• 1971: Arsenal
• 1970: Chelsea
• 1969: Man City
• 1968: West Brom
• 1967: Tottenham
• 1966: Everton
• 1965: Liverpool
• 1964: West Ham
• 1963: Man United
• 1962: Tottenham
• 1961: Tottenham
• 1960: Wolves
• 1959: Nottingham Forest
• 1958: Bolton Wanderers
• 1957: Aston Villa
• 1956: Man City
• 1955: Newcastle
• 1954: West Brom
• 1953: Blackpool
• 1952: Newcastle
• 1951: Newcastle
• 1950: Arsenal
• 1949: Wolves
• 1948: Man United
• 1947: Charlton Athletic
• 1946: Derby County
• 1939: Portsmouth
• 1938: Preston
• 1937: Sunderland
• 1936: Arsenal
• 1935: Sheffield Wednesday
• 1934: Man City
• 1933: Everton
• 1932: Newcastle
• 1931: West Brom
• 1930: Arsenal
• 1929: Bolton
• 1928: Blackburn
• 1927: Cardiff City
• 1926: Bolton
• 1925: Sheffield United
• 1924: Newcastle
• 1923: Bolton
• 1922: Huddersfield Town
• 1921: Tottenham
• 1920: Aston Villa
• 1916-1919: No competition held
• 1915: Sheffield United
• 1914: Burnley
• 1913: Aston Villa
• 1912: Barnsley
• 1911: Bradford City
• 1910: Newcastle
• 1909: Man United
• 1908: Wolves
• 1907: Sheffield Wednesday
• 1906: Everton
• 1905: Aston Villa
• 1904: Man City
• 1903: Bury
• 1902: Sheffield United
• 1901: Tottenham
• 1900: Bury
• 1899: Sheffield United
• 1898: Nottingham Forest
• 1897: Aston Villa
• 1896: Sheffield Wednesday
• 1895: Aston Villa
• 1894: Notts County
• 1893: Wolves
• 1892: West Brom
• 1891: Blackburn
• 1890: Blackburn
• 1889: Preston
• 1888: West Brom
• 1887: Aston Villa
• 1886: Blackburn
• 1885: Blackburn
• 1884: Blackburn
• 1883: Blackburn Olympic
• 1882: Old Etonians
• 1881: Old Carthusians
• 1880: Clapham Rovers
• 1879: Old Etonians
• 1878: Wanderers
• 1877: Wanderers
• 1876: Wanderers
• 1875: Royal Engineers
• 1874: Oxford University
• 1873: Wanderers
• 1872: Wanderers