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UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Arsenal vs Kairat Almaty – Lineups & Match Details

Arsenal beat Kairat Almaty 3-2. Goals: V. Gyökeres (3'), Jorginho (7' pen.), K. Havertz (15'), Gabriel Martinelli (36'), Ricardinho (90'). Arsenal had 66% possession against Kairat Almaty's 34%. Shots on target: 11-2.

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 8

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

ArsenalArsenal

3 - 2

Full Time

HT: 3 - 1

Kairat AlmatyKairat Almaty

Referee: Urs Schnyder, Switzerland

Lineups

ArsenalArsenal4-3-3
K. Arrizabalaga13K. ArrizabalagaG
B. White4B. WhiteD
C. Mosquera3C. MosqueraD
R. Calafiori33R. CalafioriD
M. Lewis-Skelly49M. Lewis-SkellyD
K. Havertz29K. HavertzM
C. Norgaard16C. NorgaardM
E. Eze10E. EzeM
N. Madueke20N. MaduekeF
V. Gyökeres14V. GyökeresF
G. Martinelli11G. MartinelliF

Substitutes

35T. SetfordG
78J. PorterG
5P. HincapieD
6GabrielD
7B. SakaF
8M. OdegaardM
9Gabriel JesusF
19L. TrossardF
36M. ZubimendiM
72I. IbrahimM
81B. Bailey-JosephF
89M. SalmonD
Kairat AlmatyKairat Almaty3-4-3
T. Anarbekov77T. AnarbekovG
A. Shirobokov25A. ShirobokovD
A. Martynovich14A. MartynovichD
E. Sorokin80E. SorokinD
E. Tapalov20E. TapalovM
D. Glazer18D. GlazerM
A. Sadybekov6A. SadybekovM
L. Mata3L. MataM
A. Mrynskiy24A. MrynskiyF
Edmilson26EdmilsonF
Jorginho7JorginhoF

Substitutes

41D. BuchG
82S. KalmurzaG
4D. KasabulatD
5L. KurginD
33J. StanojevM
55V. GromykoM
89R. BagdatF
99RicardinhoF

Match Events

3'G

V. Gyökeres

Assist: K. Havertz

6'Y

R. Calafiori

7'P

Jorginho

15'G

K. Havertz

Assist: B. White

36'G

Gabriel Martinelli

Assist: V. Gyökeres

46'S

R. Calafiori

Substitution 1

46'S

K. Havertz

Substitution 2

59'S

Edmilson

Substitution 1

59'S

E. Tapalov

Substitution 2

69'Y

Jorginho

70'S

D. Glazer

Substitution 3

70'S

Luís Mata

Substitution 4

77'S

V. Gyökeres

Substitution 3

77'S

Gabriel Martinelli

Substitution 4

79'S

Jorginho

Substitution 5

89'S

C. Nørgaard

Substitution 5

90'G

Ricardinho

Assist: V. Gromyko

Statistics

Arsenal
66%34%
Kairat Almaty
4.06Expected Goals (xG)1.11
25Total Shots4
11Shots on Target2
11Corners0
14Fouls10
2Offsides0
88Pass Accuracy (%)70
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Arsenal host Kairat Almaty on Wednesday, 28 January 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Arsenal go into the match 1st in the table; Kairat Almaty sit 36th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Arsenal have taken 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Kairat Almaty have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 4 losses in a row.

Match recap

Arsenal beat Kairat Almaty 3-2. Arsenal scored through V. Gyökeres 3', K. Havertz 15', Gabriel Martinelli 36'. Kairat Almaty replied with Jorginho 7' (pen.), Ricardinho 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Arsenal held 66% of the ball against 34% for Kairat Almaty. Shots on target finished 11-2. Expected goals read 4.06 for Arsenal, 1.11 for Kairat Almaty.

Verdict

The win nudges Arsenal forward and leaves Kairat Almaty with work to do. Arsenal sat 1st and Kairat Almaty 36th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.