Arsenal vs Man City 2025-26 English Carabao Cup, Final
Manchester City win Carabao Cup as Nico O'Reilly double silences Arsenal
Manchester City are crowned Carabao Cup champions as Nico O'Reilly's stunning double silenced Arsenal at Wembley.
Match Commentary
- 16': Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Manchester City 0.
- 51': Kepa Arrizabalaga (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Goal! Arsenal 0, Manchester City 1. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 64': Goal! Arsenal 0, Manchester City 2. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 65': Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Piero Hincapié.
- 66': Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Kai Havertz.
- 69': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Ben White.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Rayan Cherki.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 0, Manchester City 2.
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 88,486
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 88,486
Statistics
 MNC |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 61.9 | Possession | 38.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 476 | Accurate Passes | 258 |
| 546 | Passes | 332 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 22 | Clearances | 24 |
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)  |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 5 | Piero Hincapié |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 36 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 14 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Trafford (GK) |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 45 | Abdukodir Khusanov |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 10 | Rayan Cherki |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 42 | Antoine Semenyo |
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