"Arsenal start their 2025/26 FA Cup campaign with a trip to Championship club Portsmouth in the third round on Sunday. The Gunners drew 0-0 at home to Liverpool on Wednesday, bringing their seven-match winning stretch in all competitions to an end but moving six points clear at the Premier League summit. Pompey are a point above the relegation zone but have two matches in hand on third-bottom Norwich City and have been helped by collecting seven points from their last nine available at home,"
"Midfielder Mark Kosznovszky and forward Florian Bianchini are missing with knee injuries as part of the hosts' long absentee list. Defender or midfielder Josh Knight (back) and striker Thomas Waddingham (thigh) are also sidelined. Midfielder Marlon Pack, winger Josh Murphy and forward Callum Lang all have hamstring injuries. Defender Hayden Matthews is out with an ankle problem. On-loan South Korea wideman Minhyeok Yang has been recalled by Tottenham, having scored the third goal of his spell at Portsmouth with their 98th-minute winner against Charlton."
Arsenal travel to Championship side Portsmouth for their 2025/26 FA Cup third-round fixture on Sunday. Arsenal recently drew 0-0 with Liverpool, ending a seven-match winning run but remaining six points clear atop the Premier League. Portsmouth sit one point above the relegation zone with two games in hand on Norwich and have taken seven points from their last nine available at home, including a 2-1 win over Charlton. Portsmouth face a lengthy injury list that rules out several players. Arsenal also have fitness concerns after Piero Hincapie was substituted with a potential hamstring issue and other defenders carry knocks.
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