Arsenal vs Manchester United
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Premier League (England)

2025/2026

Arsenal

Merino84'

-FT

Jan 25, 2026

Emirates Stadium

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Mikel Merino

Arsenal

Goals

7.4

90'+1Yellow Card

Eberechi Eze

Arsenal

88'Substitution

Noussair Mazraoui· In

Amad Diallo· Out

Manchester United

Goal!

2-3

Matheus Cunha

87'·Manchester United

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Goal!

2-2

Mikel Merino

84'·Arsenal

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81'Substitution

Benjamin Sesko· In

Patrick Dorgu· Out

Manchester United

75'Substitution

Noni Madueke· In

Leandro Trossard· Out

Arsenal

69'Substitution

Matheus Cunha· In

Bryan Mbeumo· Out

Manchester United

64'Yellow Card

Declan Rice

Arsenal

58'Substitution

Viktor Gyökeres· In

Gabriel Jesus· Out

Arsenal

58'Substitution

Mikel Merino· In

Martin Ødegaard· Out

Arsenal

58'Substitution

Ben White· In

Piero Hincapié· Out

Arsenal

58'Substitution

Eberechi Eze· In

Martín Zubimendi· Out

Arsenal

Goal!

1-2

Patrick Dorgu

50'·Manchester United

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Goal!

1-1

Bryan Mbeumo

37'·Manchester United

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Goal!

1-0

Lisandro Martínez

29'·Arsenal

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Statistics of the Game

Arsenal

Manchester United

56%Ball Possession44%

15Shots Total10

4Shots On Target3

9Corners2

11Fouls9

2Yellow Cards0

3Offsides0

0Saves3

443Passes364

5Shots Off Target5

102Attacks81

61Dangerous Attacks18

9Shots Inside Box3

6Shots Outside Box7

2Goals3

9Free Kicks14

6Shots Blocked2

5Substitutions3

11Tackles14

0Assists2

371Accurate Passes289

0Injuries1

25Total Crosses5

4Accurate Crosses1

11Interceptions6

41Duels Won40

1Big Chances Created2

0Big Chances Missed1

Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Starting XI

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.3

7.3

7.4

6.5

6.8

Substitutes

6.5

6.6

6.5

6.4

7.4

Manager: Ruben Amorim

Starting XI

6.8

6.2

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.7

7.3

7.3

Substitutes

7.2

6.5

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Mikel Merino MF	7.4	32'	1	2/3	13(92%)	1	2/6
Bukayo Saka FW	7.4	90'	0	1/3	35(77%)	-	7/12
Declan Rice MF	7.3	90'	0	0/3	63(90%)	2	3/5
Leandro Trossard FW	6.8	75'	0	0/1	22(64%)	-	3/5
Eberechi Eze MF	6.6	32'	0	-	19(95%)	-	0/2
Gabriel Jesus FW	6.5	58'	0	0/1	15(80%)	-	2/7
Ben White DF	6.5	32'	0	-	18(72%)	1	2/4
Viktor Gyökeres FW	6.5	32'	0	0/1	3(67%)	-	2/6
Noni Madueke FW	6.4	15'	0	-	5(80%)	-	1/3
William Saliba DF	6.4	90'	0	-	72(92%)	-	3/6
Martín Zubimendi MF	6.3	58'	0	1/2	34(84%)	1	4/5
Gabriel Magalhães DF	6.3	90'	0	-	45(89%)	1	6/8
Piero Hincapié DF	6.2	58'	0	-	16(76%)	1	2/3
Martin Ødegaard MF	6.2	58'	0	0/1	21(67%)	2	2/5
Jurriën Timber DF	6.0	90'	0	-	35(86%)	2	2/4
David Raya GK	6.0	90'	0	-	27(81%)	-	-

Arsenal vs Manchester United H2H, Form & Key Stats

Manchester United's first win over Arsenal in 8 meetings on record.(Previous win: 2022-09-04 (3-1); since then 3D 5L; all competitions.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Arsenal	15	W1	12	0	1	1	11/15	10-4
Manchester United	15	W1	1	0	11	0	6/15	7-6

Arsenal — last 5 games

D0-0 vs Liverpool2026-01-08
W4-1 @ Portsmouth2026-01-11
W3-2 @ Chelsea2026-01-14
D0-0 @ Nottingham Forest2026-01-17
W3-1 @ Inter2026-01-20

Manchester United — last 5 games

D1-1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers2025-12-30
D1-1 @ Leeds United2026-01-04
D2-2 @ Burnley2026-01-07
L1-2 vs Brighton & Hove Albion2026-01-11
W2-0 vs Manchester City2026-01-17

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Arsenal	15	2.87	80%	60%	33%	67%	33%	13%
Manchester United	15	3.33	87%	60%	40%	80%	13%	7%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Arsenal	Home	6	4	2	0	11-4	2.33	50%	33%
Manchester United	Away	7	2	4	1	14-11	1.43	86%	0%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Arsenal	15	10-4	20-9	67%	60%	7-7-1
Manchester United	15	10-8	18-14	64%	80%	5-6-4

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 40
Period covered: 2005-02-01 – 2025-08-17
Arsenal wins: 13
Draws: 11
Manchester United wins: 16
Avg goals per meeting: 2.95
Over 2.5 goals: 50%
Both teams scored: 63%
Home side won: 48%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 3D 0L (Arsenal view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.4 vs 2.95

Most recent meetings (5 of 40)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-08-17	Manchester United	0-1	Arsenal
2025-03-09	Manchester United	1-1	Arsenal
2025-01-12	Arsenal	1-1	Manchester United
2024-12-04	Arsenal	2-0	Manchester United
2024-07-28	Arsenal	5-5	Manchester United

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 228 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Arsenal	1	22	50	26	WWWDD	1	0
Manchester United	6	22	35	6	WDDDW	3	+3

Table context

Points gap: 15 ptsArsenal 50 · Manchester United 35
Positions: #1 vs #6
Goals per game: 1.82/0.64 vs 1.73/1.45scored/conceded per game · league average 1.38

How we calculate this

Premier League Standings

Premier League · 2025/2026

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	ArsenalH	38	26	7	5	+44	85	DDLLW
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	+42	78	WDWWW
3	Manchester UnitedA	38	20	11	7	+19	71	WWDLW
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	+7	65	DWDDW
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	+10	60	LWLWW
···
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	3	11	24	-41	20	LDDLL

6 / 20Full standings →

Statistical Comparison

Premier League

Arsenal38 matches

Manchester United

38 matches

#1Position#3

85Points71

26Wins20

7Draws11

5Losses7

71Goals69

1.87Goals per game1.82

27Goals conceded50

0.71Goals per game conceded1.32

Arsenal vs Manchester United — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (38 vs 38 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityArsenal 48% · X · Draw 25% · Manchester United 27%

1 · Home Win

48%

X · Draw

25%

2 · Away Win

27%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

1.68 vs 1.21

Projected Total: 2.89

Over 1.5 Goals

78%

Over 2.5 Goals

55%

Over 3.5 Goals

33%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

57%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

30% / 19%

Arsenal / Manchester United

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 1(11.3%)2 - 1(9.5%)1 - 0(9.4%)

Recent matches

Jan 17

0-0

@ Nottingham Forest

Away

Jan 14

3-2

@ Chelsea

Away

Jan 8

0-0

vs Liverpool

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All Arsenal fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 40 matches

Won 33%

(13/40)

Draw 28%

(11/40)

Won 40%

(16/40)

Goals

56-62

Total matches

Recent matches (5/40)

Premier League•Aug 17, 2025

Manchester United

0-1

Arsenal

Premier League•Mar 9, 2025

Premier League•Dec 4, 2024

Arsenal

2-0

Manchester United

Club Friendlies 1•Jul 28, 2024

Arsenal

5-5

Manchester United

Arsenal vs Manchester United — Head to Head

Last 40 matches

Arsenal wins

Draws

Manchester United wins

Goals Scored

56 - 62

Aug 17, 2025 • Premier League

Manchester United

0-1

Arsenal

Mar 9, 2025 • Premier League

Manchester United

1-1

Arsenal

Jan 12, 2025 • FA Cup

Arsenal

1-1

Manchester United

Matchday 23 — Premier League

Match summary

Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2 in the Premier League, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Arsenal (1st, 50 pts) were 15 points ahead of Manchester United (6th, 35 pts). Arsenal had gone 12 matches unbeaten before this one. Across 40 previous meetings on record, Arsenal won 13 and Manchester United won 16, with 11 draws (2.95 goals per game).

Manchester United's winning goal came in the 87th minute (Matheus Cunha). Goals came from Lisandro Martínez (29' og) and Mikel Merino (84') for Arsenal and Bryan Mbeumo (37'), Patrick Dorgu (50') and Matheus Cunha (87') for Manchester United.

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Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Arsenal vs Manchester United H2H, Form & Key Stats

Premier League Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Arsenal vs Manchester United — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/40)

Arsenal vs Manchester United — Head to Head

Last 40 matches

Matchday 23 — Premier League

Match summary