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Arsenal 3-2 Kairat Almaty · Champions League

Arsenal beat Kairat Almaty 3-2 in the Champions League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Arsenal and Kairat Almaty met in the Champions League at Emirates Stadium in London on Wednesday, 28 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Arsenal: V. Gyökeres 2'; K. Havertz 15'; G. Martinelli 36'. Kairat Almaty: J. G. C. Monteiro 7'; Ricardinho 90'.

How the match went

Arsenal saw more of the ball, 66% of it. Arsenal had 25 shots with 11 on target, Kairat Almaty 4 with 2 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 11 to Arsenal and 0 to Kairat Almaty. Arsenal conceded 14 fouls, Kairat Almaty 10. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Arsenal, 1 for Kairat Almaty).

Line-ups

Arsenal started in a 4-3-3: K. Arrizabalaga, B. White, C. Mosquera, R. Calafiori, M. Lewis-Skelly, K. Havertz, C. Nørgaard, E. Eze, N. Madueke, V. Gyökeres, G. Martinelli.

Kairat Almaty started in a 3-4-3: T. Anarbekov, A. Shirobokov, A. Martynovich, E. Sorokin, E. Tapalov, D. Glazer, A. Sadybekov, L. Mata, A. Mrynskiy, Edmilson, J. G. C. Monteiro.

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Minute by minute

  1. 2'Goal! Arsenal 1-0 Kairat Almaty. V. Gyökeres (Arsenal) scores.
  2. 7'Goal! Arsenal 1-1 Kairat Almaty. J. G. C. Monteiro (Kairat Almaty) converts the penalty.
  3. 15'Goal! Arsenal 2-1 Kairat Almaty. K. Havertz (Arsenal) scores.
  4. 36'Goal! Arsenal 3-1 Kairat Almaty. G. Martinelli (Arsenal) scores.
  5. 90'Goal! Arsenal 3-2 Kairat Almaty. Ricardinho (Kairat Almaty) scores.
Full commentary (43 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Arsenal vs Kairat Almaty.
  2. 2'Goal! Arsenal 1-0 Kairat Almaty. V. Gyökeres (Arsenal) scores.
  3. 6'Yellow card for R. Calafiori (Arsenal).
  4. 7'Goal! Arsenal 1-1 Kairat Almaty. J. G. C. Monteiro (Kairat Almaty) converts the penalty.
  5. 9'Attempt missed. R. Calafiori (Arsenal), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  6. 15'Goal! Arsenal 2-1 Kairat Almaty. K. Havertz (Arsenal) scores.
  7. 22'Attempt missed. V. Gyökeres (Arsenal), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  8. 25'Attempt missed. V. Gyökeres (Arsenal), right-footed shot. xG 0.73.
  9. 27'Attempt blocked. N. Madueke (Arsenal), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  10. 33'Attempt missed. M. Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  11. 34'Attempt saved. V. Gyökeres (Arsenal), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  12. 36'Goal! Arsenal 3-1 Kairat Almaty. G. Martinelli (Arsenal) scores.
  13. 36'Attempt saved. V. Gyökeres (Arsenal), left-footed shot. xG 0.78.
  14. 39'Attempt saved. G. Martinelli (Arsenal), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.20.
  15. 45'Attempt missed. G. Martinelli (Arsenal), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 46'Substitution, Arsenal: M. Ødegaard comes on for K. Havertz.
  18. 46'Substitution, Arsenal: P. Hincapié comes on for R. Calafiori.
  19. 47'Attempt saved. M. Ødegaard (Arsenal), header. xG 0.09.
  20. 55'Attempt saved. N. Madueke (Arsenal), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  21. 56'Attempt blocked. N. Madueke (Arsenal), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  22. 59'Substitution, Kairat Almaty: Ricardinho comes on for E. Tapalov.
  23. 59'Substitution, Kairat Almaty: V. Gromyko comes on for Edmilson.
  24. 61'Attempt missed. C. Nørgaard (Arsenal), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  25. 61'Attempt missed. E. Eze (Arsenal), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  26. 62'Attempt missed. Ricardinho (Kairat Almaty), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  27. 64'Attempt saved. M. Ødegaard (Arsenal), header. xG 0.05.
  28. 68'Attempt missed. G. Martinelli (Arsenal), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  29. 69'Yellow card for J. G. C. Monteiro (Kairat Almaty).
  30. 70'Substitution, Kairat Almaty: L. Kurgin comes on for L. Mata.
  31. 70'Substitution, Kairat Almaty: D. Kasabulat comes on for D. Glazer.
  32. 76'Attempt blocked. E. Eze (Arsenal), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  33. 77'Substitution, Arsenal: G. Jesus comes on for V. Gyökeres.
  34. 77'Substitution, Arsenal: B. Bailey-Joseph comes on for G. Martinelli.
  35. 79'Substitution, Kairat Almaty: R. Bagdat comes on for J. G. C. Monteiro.
  36. 80'Attempt missed. V. Gromyko (Kairat Almaty), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  37. 86'Attempt missed. G. Jesus (Arsenal), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  38. 89'Substitution, Arsenal: I. Ibrahim comes on for C. Nørgaard.
  39. 89'Attempt saved. N. Madueke (Arsenal), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  40. 90'Goal! Arsenal 3-2 Kairat Almaty. Ricardinho (Kairat Almaty) scores.
  41. 90'Attempt saved. G. Jesus (Arsenal), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  42. 90+1'Attempt blocked. M. Ødegaard (Arsenal), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  43. 90+2'Attempt missed. N. Madueke (Arsenal), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
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