Overview
- Portsmouth led inside three minutes through Colby Bishop before Arsenal equalised via an Andre Dozzell own goal from a corner.
- Gabriel Martinelli headed in from a corner, finished a Gabriel Jesus cross, and completed his first senior hat-trick with another header from a corner.
- Noni Madueke won a penalty late in the first half but missed the target, keeping the hosts in the game until the break.
- Mikel Arteta rotated heavily with 10 changes from the Liverpool draw as Arsenal again converted three corners, reinforcing a season-long dead-ball strength.
- Kai Havertz returned from a long injury layoff as a substitute, while Riccardo Calafiori remained unavailable, with focus now turning to Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Chelsea.