Slavia Prague 1–2 Arsenal: Gyokeres scores one and makes one as Arsenal hold on in Prague
Arsenal beat Slavia Prague 2–1 at the Fortuna Arena on Wednesday 4 November 2026 in the Champions League league phase. Viktor Gyokeres set up Noni Madueke's ninth-minute opener and curled in the second himself in the 38th minute. Slavia, who managed one shot in the first half, threw 17 at Arsenal after the break and pulled one back through Wiktor Nowak in the 90th minute, but Arsenal held on for their third win in four matches, moving third with 10 points and extending their unbeaten away run in the competition to a club-record 10 games.
Key points
- Final: Slavia Prague 1, Arsenal 2 — Fortuna Arena, Wednesday 4 November 2026 (0–2 at half-time).
- Scorers: Madueke 9' and Gyokeres 38' for Arsenal; Nowak 90' for Slavia.
- Gyokeres had a goal and an assist; Arsenal move third on 10 points, with a club-record 10 away games unbeaten in the competition.
- Slavia's 17 second-half shots (Sky Sports' count) set up a nervous finish after a one-sided first half.
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What happened
Arsenal's rotated side settled it early — Gyokeres, back in the starting eleven, created the opener and scored the second before half-time — but the second half was a different game: Slavia, one shot before the break, pinned Arsenal back, hit the post through Oskar Kubiak's header and finally scored through Nowak in the last minute of normal time. Arsenal survived the five added minutes to take the points their first half had earned.
Match facts — all verified
- ✓ VerifiedArsenal beat Slavia Prague 2–1 at the Fortuna Arena in Prague on Wednesday 4 November 2026 in the UEFA Champions League league phase, Matchday 4, after leading 2–0 at half-time. The full-time whistle went at 90+6'.Sportradar — Slavia Prague vs Arsenal FC match record, UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 (4 Nov 2026) · Arsenal — Report: Slavia Prague 1-2 Arsenal (club match report, 4 Nov 2026)
- ✓ VerifiedThe goals: Viktor Gyokeres held up a long ball and played Noni Madueke through to open the scoring in the 9th minute; Gyokeres doubled the lead in the 38th, curling in after a one-two with Mikel Merino; and Wiktor Nowak pulled one back for Slavia in the 90th minute from David Jurasek's low centre.Sportradar — Slavia Prague vs Arsenal FC match record, UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 (4 Nov 2026) · Arsenal — Report: Slavia Prague 1-2 Arsenal (club match report, 4 Nov 2026) · Sky Sports — Slavia Prague 1-2 Arsenal: Madueke and Gyokeres on target as Gunners survive second-half scare (4 Nov 2026)
- ✓ VerifiedThe win — Arsenal's third in four league-phase matches — moves them third in the table on 10 points and makes it 10 games unbeaten away from home in the Champions League for the first time, on Arsenal's own report. Slavia's 17 second-half shots were the joint-most any side has managed in one half against Mikel Arteta's Arsenal in the competition, on Sky Sports' figures.Arsenal — Report: Slavia Prague 1-2 Arsenal (club match report, 4 Nov 2026) · Sky Sports — Slavia Prague 1-2 Arsenal match report (4 Nov 2026)