Arsenal 3-2 Kairat Almaty — Champions League, 28 Jan 2026
Arsenal beat Kairat Almaty 3-2 in the Champions League on 28 January 2026 at Emirates Stadium, London. Viktor Gyökeres, Jorginho, Kai Havertz, G. Martinelli got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
Match timeline
- 1-03'assist: Kai Havertz
- 5'VARPenalty confirmed
- 6'
- 1-17'Penalty
- 2-115'assist: Benjamin White
- 3-136'assist: Viktor Gyökeres
- 38'VARGoal confirmed
- Half-time3-1
- 46'
- 46'
- 59'
- 59'
- 69'Foul
- 70'
- 70'out: Lev Kurgin
- 77'
- 77'
- 79'
- 88'VARGoal cancelled
- 89'
- 3-290'assist: Valeri Gromyko
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Arsenal
- 8.7Kai HavertzM
- 7.9Gabriel MartinelliF
- 7.6Benjamin WhiteD
- 7.6Christian NørgaardM
- 7.5Myles Lewis-SkellyD
- 7.3Noni MaduekeF
- 7.3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 7.2Eberechi EzeM
- 6.7Martin ØdegaardM
- 6.7Viktor GyökeresF
- 6.6Piero HincapiéD
- 6.3Brando Bailey-JosephF
- 6.2Kepa ArrizabalagaG
- 6.2Gabriel JesusF
- 5.9Riccardo CalafioriD
Kairat Almaty
- 7.7JorginhoF
- 7.6RicardinhoF
- 7.5Valeri GromykoM
- 7.3Temirlan AnarbekovG
- 6.9Aleksandr MartynovichD
- 6.9Erkin TapalovM
- 6.7Adilet SadybekovM
- 6.7Lev KurginD
- 6.6Damir KasabulatD
- 6.5Aleksandr MrynskiyF
- 6.5Ramazan BagdatF
- 6.3Egor SorokinD
- 6.3Dan GlazerM
- 6.3Luís MataM
- 6.3Aleksandr ShirobokovD
- 6.0EdmilsonF
Line-ups
Kairat Almaty3-4-3
Arsenal4-3-3
GlobalScoreX
Substitutes
ArsenalMikel Arteta
Substitutes
- 9Gabriel Jesus77'F6.2
- 7Bukayo SakaF
- 19Leandro TrossardF
- 6GabrielD
- 8Martin Ødegaard46'M6.7
- 36M. ZubimendiM
- 5Piero Hincapié46'D6.6
- 35Tommy SetfordG
- 78J. PorterG
- 81B. Bailey-Joseph77'F6.3
- 89Marli SalmonD
- 72I. Ibrahim89'M
Kairat AlmatyRafael Urazbakhtin
Substitutes
- 55Valeri Gromyko59'M7.5
- 33Jug StanojevM
- 99Ricardinho90'59'F7.6
- 4Damir Kasabulat70'D6.6
- 5Lev Kurgin70'D6.7
- 82Sherkhan KalmurzaG
- 89R. Bagdat79'F6.5
- 41D. BuchG
Team statistics
66%Possession34%
4.06Expected goals (xG)1.11
25Total shots4
11Shots on target2
10Shots off target2
4Blocked shots0
11Corners0
2Offsides0
14Fouls10
1Yellow cards1
0Goalkeeper saves7
-0.57Goals prevented-0.57
584Total passes303
514Accurate passes211
88%Pass accuracy70%
Arsenal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Havertz | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8.7 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | 77 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7.9 |
| Benjamin White | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Christian Nørgaard | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Noni Madueke | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | 7 | 7.3 |
| Cristhian Mosquera | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Eberechi Eze | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Martin Ødegaard | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 77 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Piero Hincapié | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Brando Bailey-Joseph | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Gabriel Jesus | 13 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5.9 |
Kairat Almaty
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorginho | 79 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Ricardinho | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| Valeri Gromyko | 31 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Temirlan Anarbekov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Aleksandr Martynovich | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Erkin Tapalov | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Adilet Sadybekov | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Lev Kurgin | 20 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Damir Kasabulat | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Aleksandr Mrynskiy | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ramazan Bagdat | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Egor Sorokin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Dan Glazer | 70 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Luís Mata | 70 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Aleksandr Shirobokov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Edmilson | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
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