Arsenal vs Manchester United

Arsenal

2 - 3

Manchester United

🕒 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:30 Europe/London 📍 Emirates Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Pawson 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Arsenal 1 · Manchester United 3

Referee Stats

Craig Pawson

21 matches · 2.57 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.57
Reds avg	0.10
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	14%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Arsenal outshot their opponent (15-10).
Arsenal controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Arsenal (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-2-2

Goals For / Against

41 / 11

Avg: 2.16 / 0.58

Points

Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.47

PPG

1.53

2.16

1.58

0.58

1.37

58%

O2.5

68%

42%

BTTS

74%

63%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Arsenal rank1st

Manchester United rank3rd

Arsenal points85

Manchester United points71

Arsenal: #1 · 85 pts · GD +44

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 32 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Manchester United: #3 · 71 pts · GD +19

7 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arsenal last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals8-2

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester United last 5 away

W D W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index67

Goals7-4

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Arsenal score at home95%

Arsenal clean sheet at home58%

Manchester United score away89%

Manchester United clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Arsenal score first63%

Arsenal win after scoring first100%

Manchester United score first47%

Manchester United win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Arsenal 50% · Manchester United 33%

Avg first goal minute: Arsenal 33.4' · Manchester United 27.3'

Vs league average

Arsenal score at home2.16 vs 1.53

Arsenal concede at home0.58 vs 1.22

Manchester United score away1.58 vs 1.22

Manchester United concede away1.37 vs 1.53

Arsenal score 41% above league average, while Manchester United score 29% above league average.

Defensive side: Arsenal are 53% below league average at home, and Manchester United are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Arsenal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 10

46-60 7

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

Manchester United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

440

356

Passes Accurate

369

281

Passes %

84%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Lisandro Martínez

Own Goal

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

B. Mbeumo

Normal Goal

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

P. Dorgu

Normal Goal · Assist: Bruno Fernandes

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ P. Hincapié

1st substitution · For: B. White

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Martín Zubimendi

2nd substitution · For: E. Eze

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Gabriel Jesus

3rd substitution · For: V. Gyökeres

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ M. Ødegaard

4th substitution · For: Mikel Merino

64'

64' D. Rice

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ B. Mbeumo

1st substitution · For: Matheus Cunha

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ L. Trossard

5th substitution · For: N. Madueke

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ P. Dorgu

2nd substitution · For: B. Šeško

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Mikel Merino

Normal Goal

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Matheus Cunha

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Mainoo

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ A. Diallo

3rd substitution · For: N. Mazraoui

90+1'

90+1' E. Eze

Arsenal vs Manchester United 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2 on Sunday, 25 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Craig Pawson. It was played at Emirates Stadium.

First half: Arsenal took the lead at 29' when Lisandro Martínez scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. Manchester United leveled the score at 37' when B. Mbeumo scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Manchester United took the lead at 50' when P. Dorgu scored, with the assist credited to Bruno Fernandes, making the score 1-2. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 58', with P. Hincapié replacing B. White. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 58', with Martín Zubimendi replacing E. Eze. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 58', with Gabriel Jesus replacing V. Gyökeres. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 58', with M. Ødegaard replacing Mikel Merino. D. Rice received a yellow card for Arsenal at 64'. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 69', with B. Mbeumo replacing Matheus Cunha. Arsenal made their 5th substitution at 75', with L. Trossard replacing N. Madueke. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 81', with P. Dorgu replacing B. Šeško. Arsenal leveled the score at 84' when Mikel Merino scored, making the score 2-2. Manchester United took the lead at 87' when Matheus Cunha scored, with the assist credited to K. Mainoo, making the score 2-3. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 88', with A. Diallo replacing N. Mazraoui. E. Eze received a yellow card for Arsenal at 90+1'.

Arsenal used 5 substitutions while Manchester United used 3 substitutions. Arsenal got 2 yellow cards.