Portsmouth vs Arsenal: FA Cup prediction, kick-off time, team news, TV, live stream, h2h results, odds today | OneFootball

Gunners face Championship strugglers in third-round clash at Fratton Park

Arsenal kick off their latest bid for FA Cup glory away at Championship strugglers Portsmouth.

The Gunners are six points clear at the top of the Premier League and this is another big opportunity to win silverware this season.

Mikel Arteta is expected to rest key players at Fratton Park but Arsenal should still have more than enough to progress to the fourth round.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game...

Date, kick-off time and venue

Portsmouth vs Arsenal is scheduled for a 2pm GMT kick-off on Sunday, January 11, 2026.

The match will take place at Fratton Park in Portsmouth.

Fratton Park will play host to Portsmouth vs Arsenal

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Where to watch Portsmouth vs Arsenal

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 1.30pm ahead of a 2pm kick-off.

Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Matt Verri at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth vs Arsenal team news

Portsmouth: Bursik, Devlin, Poole, Shaughnessy, Swanson, Chaplin, Dozzell, Le Roux, Blair, Segecic, Bishop, Chaplin

Subs: Killip, Williams, Bowat, Oglivie, Pack, Farrell, Umeh, Swift, Kirk

Arsenal: Arrizabalaga, White, Norgaard, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Nwaneri, Eze, Madueke, Martinelli, Jesus

Subs: Raya, Timber, Salmon, Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Havertz, Gyokeres

Portsmouth vs Arsenal prediction

This should, in theory, be a straightforward outing for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal.

The Gunners may not have been at their absolute best in recent weeks, being held goalless by Liverpool and only narrowly beating Bournemouth the match previous, but being top of the Premier League, there can be very few excuses if they do not breeze through this encounter at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth are in very real danger of relegation to League One this season, and are without a swathe of first-team talent.

Arsenal supporters, then, should be in for a pleasant day by the sea - weather permitting.

Arsenal to win, 5-0

Head to head (h2h) history and results

This will be the first meeting between these sides since March 2020, when they met at Fratton Park in the FA Cup fifth round. Arsenal came away with a 2-0 win thanks to goals from Eddie Nketiah and Sokratis Papastathopoulos. Pompey have not bested the Gunners since 1958, losing 14 times and drawing eight since.

Portsmouth wins: 14

Arsenal wins: 33

Draws: 24

Sokratis Papastathopoulos was on target when Arsenal last faced Portsmouth

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Portsmouth vs Arsenal match odds

Portsmouth to go through: 9/1

Arsenal to go through: 1/25

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).