UEFA Champions League · Tue, 4 Nov 2025 ·
Slavia Praha vs Arsenal — 0 - 3
Fortuna Arena · Referee: A. Aghayev
Match report
Arsenal beat Slavia Praha 3-0 as M. Merino scores twice
Arsenal beat Slavia Praha 3-0 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 4 on Tuesday, 4 November 2025 at Fortuna Arena. B. Saka (32' pen) and M. Merino (46', 68') scored for Arsenal. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Slavia Praha had 43% of the ball and 9 shots (1 on target) against Arsenal’s 14 (8 on target). Mikel Merino (Arsenal) was the top-rated player with 8.6. The result leaves Slavia Praha 23rd in the UEFA Champions League table on 0 points and Arsenal 15th on 3.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Real Madrid | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 16 | AEK Athens FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 22 | Lille | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Slavia Praha | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Club Brugge KV | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Match events
- 23'yellow cardEthan NwaneriYellow Card
- 30'VAR decisionGabriel MagalhãesPenalty confirmed
- 32'penaltyB. SakaPenalty
- 37'yellow cardMikel MerinoYellow Card
- 46'goalM. MerinoAssist: L. Trossard
- 48'substitutionT. ChoryOff: M. Chytil
- 65'substitutionE. NwaneriOff: E. Eze
- 68'goalM. MerinoAssist: D. Rice
- 70'yellow cardChristos ZafeirisYellow Card
- 70'substitutionC. ZafeirisOff: M. Cham
- 70'substitutionT. VlcekOff: D. Doudera
- 73'substitutionJ. TimberOff: B. White
- 73'substitutionP. HincapieOff: M. Lewis-Skelly
- 73'substitutionL. TrossardOff: M. Dowman
- 74'substitutionD. MosesOff: D. Hashioka
- 74'substitutionY. SanyangOff: V. Kusej
- 75'yellow cardChristian NørgaardYellow Card
- 79'yellow cardMyles Lewis-SkellyYellow Card
- 81'substitutionD. RiceOff: A. Harriman-Annous
- 83'yellow cardDavid DouderaYellow Card
- 86'VAR decisionLukáš ProvodPenalty cancelled
- 90+6'yellow cardYoussoupha MbodjiYellow Card
Lineups
Slavia Praha
Formation 3-4-3 · Coach Jindrich Trpisovsky
Starting XI
- 35J. MarkovicG
- 27T. VlcekD
- 2S. ChaloupekD
- 4D. ZimaD
- 16D. MosesM
- 10C. ZafeirisM
- 23M. SadilekM
- 12Y. MbodjiM
- 17L. ProvodF
- 25T. ChoryF
- 11Y. SanyangF
Substitutes
- 36J. StanekG
- 40A. RezekG
- 7M. ChamM
- 8D. HashiokaD
- 9V. KusejF
- 13M. ChytilF
- 18J. BorilD
- 21D. DouderaM
- 30D. ToulaF
- 31E. PrekopF
- 43T. JelinekM
- 44J. KolisekD
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Mikel Arteta
Starting XI
- 1D. RayaG
- 12J. TimberD
- 2W. SalibaD
- 6GabrielD
- 5P. HincapieD
- 22E. NwaneriM
- 16C. NorgaardM
- 41D. RiceM
- 7B. SakaF
- 23M. MerinoF
- 19L. TrossardF
Substitutes
- 35T. SetfordG
- 51A. RojasG
- 3C. MosqueraD
- 4B. WhiteD
- 10E. EzeM
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 53C. Sagoe JrF
- 56M. DowmanM
- 71A. Harriman-AnnousF
Match statistics
- 43%Possession57%
- 0.47Expected goals (xG)1.81
- 9Total shots14
- 1Shots on target8
- 5Shots off target2
- 3Blocked shots4
- 6Shots inside the box12
- 3Shots outside the box2
- 4Corners7
- 5Offsides0
- 31Fouls0
- 3Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 5Goalkeeper saves1
- 258Passes344
- 187Accurate passes274
- 72%Pass accuracy80%
- 0.12Goals prevented0.12
Player statistics
Slavia Praha
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Jakub MarkovičG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 2Stepan ChaloupekD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 4David ZimaD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 27Tomáš VlčekD | 70 | 5.9 | ||
| 10Christos ZafeirisM | 70 | 6.2 | ||
| 12Youssoupha MbodjiM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 16David MosesM | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Michal SadílekM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Youssoupha SanyangF | 74 | 7.5 | ||
| 17Lukáš ProvodF | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 25Tomáš ChorýF | 49 | 6.3 | ||
| 36Jindřich StaněkG | – | – | ||
| 40Adam RezekG | – | – | ||
| 8Daiki HashiokaD | 16 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Jan BořilD | – | – | ||
| 44Jakub KolisekD | – | – | ||
| 7Muhammed Cham-SaračevićM | 20 | 6.6 | ||
| 21David DouderaM | 20 | 6.6 | ||
| 43Tomas JelinekM | – | – | ||
| 9Vasil KušejF | 16 | 6.5 | ||
| 13Mojmír ChytilF | 41 | 6.2 | ||
| 30Daniel ToulaF | – | – | ||
| 31Erik PrekopF | – | – |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David RayaG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 2William SalibaD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 5Piero HincapiéD | 73 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Gabriel MagalhãesD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 12Jurriën TimberD | 73 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Christian NørgaardM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 22Ethan NwaneriM | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| 41Declan RiceM | 81 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 7Bukayo SakaF | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 19Leandro TrossardF | 72 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 23Mikel MerinoFTop rated | 90 | 8.6 | 2 | |
| 35Tommy SetfordG | – | – | ||
| 51Alexei RojasG | – | – | ||
| 3Cristhian MosqueraD | – | – | ||
| 4Ben WhiteD | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| 33Riccardo CalafioriD | – | – | ||
| 49Myles Lewis-SkellyD | 17 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Eberechi EzeM | 25 | 6.7 | ||
| 56Max DowmanM | 18 | 6.6 | ||
| 53Charles Sagoe Jr.F | – | – | ||
| 71Andre Harriman-AnnousF | 9 | 6.7 |