UEFA Champions League · Wed, 28 Jan 2026 ·
Arsenal vs Kairat Almaty — 3 - 2
Emirates Stadium · Referee: U. Schnyder
Match report
Arsenal beat Kairat Almaty 3-2
Arsenal beat Kairat Almaty 3-2 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 8 on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 at Emirates Stadium. V. Gyokeres (3'), K. Havertz (15') and G. Martinelli (36') scored for Arsenal, while Jorginho (7' pen) and Ricardinho (90') found the net for Kairat Almaty. It was 3-1 at half-time.
Arsenal had 66% of the ball and 25 shots (11 on target) against Kairat Almaty’s 4 (2 on target). Kai Havertz (Arsenal) was the top-rated player with 8.7.
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Real Madrid | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 16 | AEK Athens FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Match events
- 3'goalV. GyokeresAssist: K. Havertz
- 5'VAR decisionJorginhoPenalty confirmed
- 6'yellow cardRiccardo CalafioriYellow Card
- 7'penaltyJorginhoPenalty
- 15'goalK. HavertzAssist: B. White
- 36'goalG. MartinelliAssist: V. Gyokeres
- 38'VAR decisionGabriel MartinelliGoal confirmed
- 46'substitutionR. CalafioriOff: P. Hincapie
- 46'substitutionK. HavertzOff: M. Odegaard
- 59'substitutionEdmilsonOff: V. Gromyko
- 59'substitutionE. TapalovOff: Ricardinho
- 69'yellow cardJorginhoYellow Card
- 70'substitutionD. GlazerOff: D. Kasabulat
- 70'substitutionL. MataOff: L. Kurgin
- 77'substitutionV. GyökeresOff: Gabriel Jesus
- 77'substitutionG. MartinelliOff: B. Bailey-Joseph
- 79'substitutionJorginhoOff: R. Bagdat
- 88'VAR decisionGabriel JesusGoal cancelled
- 89'substitutionC. NorgaardOff: I. Ibrahim
- 90'goalRicardinhoAssist: V. Gromyko
Lineups
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Mikel Arteta
Starting XI
- 13K. ArrizabalagaG
- 4B. WhiteD
- 3C. MosqueraD
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 29K. HavertzM
- 16C. NorgaardM
- 10E. EzeM
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 11G. MartinelliF
Substitutes
Kairat Almaty
Formation 3-4-3 · Coach Rafael Urazbakhtin
Starting XI
- 77T. AnarbekovG
- 25A. ShirobokovD
- 14A. MartynovichD
- 80E. SorokinD
- 20E. TapalovM
- 18D. GlazerM
- 6A. SadybekovM
- 3L. MataM
- 24A. MrynskiyF
- 26EdmilsonF
- 7JorginhoF
Substitutes
- 41D. BuchG
- 82S. KalmurzaG
- 4D. KasabulatD
- 5L. KurginD
- 33J. StanojevM
- 55V. GromykoM
- 89R. BagdatF
- 99RicardinhoF
Match statistics
- 66%Possession34%
- 4.06Expected goals (xG)1.11
- 25Total shots4
- 11Shots on target2
- 10Shots off target2
- 4Blocked shots0
- 18Shots inside the box3
- 7Shots outside the box1
- 11Corners0
- 2Offsides0
- 14Fouls10
- 1Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves7
- 584Passes303
- 514Accurate passes211
- 88%Pass accuracy70%
- -0.57Goals prevented-0.57
Player statistics
Arsenal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Cristhian MosqueraD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Ben WhiteD | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 33Riccardo CalafioriD | 45 | 5.9 | ||
| 49Myles Lewis-SkellyD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 10Eberechi EzeM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 16Christian NørgaardM | 89 | 7.6 | ||
| 29Kai HavertzMTop rated | 45 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 11Gabriel MartinelliF | 77 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 14Viktor GyökeresF | 77 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 20Noni MaduekeF | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 35Tommy SetfordG | – | – | ||
| 78Jack PorterG | – | – | ||
| 5Piero HincapiéD | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Gabriel MagalhãesD | – | – | ||
| 89Marli SalmonD | – | – | ||
| 8Martin ØdegaardM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 36Martín ZubimendiM | – | – | ||
| 72Ife IbrahimM | 1 | – | ||
| 7Bukayo SakaF | – | – | ||
| 9Gabriel JesusF | 13 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Leandro TrossardF | – | – | ||
| 81Brando Bailey-JosephF | 13 | 6.3 |
Kairat Almaty
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77Temirlan AnarbekovG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 14Aleksandr MartynovichD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 25Aleksandr ShirobokovD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 80Egor SorokinD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Luís MataM | 70 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Adilet SadybekovM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Dan GlazerM | 70 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Erkin TapalovM | 59 | 6.9 | ||
| 7JorginhoF | 79 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 24Aleksandr MrynskiyF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 26EdmilsonF | 59 | 6.0 | ||
| 41Danila BuchG | – | – | ||
| 82Sherkhan KalmurzaG | – | – | ||
| 4Damir KasabulatD | 20 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Lev KurginD | 20 | 6.7 | ||
| 33Jug StanojevM | – | – | ||
| 55Valeriy GromykoM | 31 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 89Ramazan BagdatF | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| 99RicardinhoF | 31 | 7.6 | 1 |