Arsenal 4-0 Porto: result and report

Champions League · Tuesday 30 September 2008

Result

Arsenal 4-0 Porto

Champions League · Tuesday 30 September 2008, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Arsenal 4-0 Porto: match report

Arsenal defeated Porto 4-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday 30 September 2008. The half-time score was 2-0.

Robin van Persie opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Arsenal's goals came from Robin van Persie (31'), Emmanuel Adebayor (40'), Robin van Persie (48') and Emmanuel Adebayor (71', penalty). Porto did not score.

Discipline: Arsenal received 1 yellow card; Porto received 1 yellow card.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Arsenal win, 1 draw and 0 for Porto.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 31'Goal · Robin van PersieArsenal · 1-0
  • 40'Goal · Emmanuel AdebayorArsenal · 2-0
  • 48'Goal · Robin van PersieArsenal · 3-0
  • 71'Penalty goal · Emmanuel AdebayorArsenal · 4-0
  • 75'Yellow card · Gaël ClichyArsenal
  • 83'Yellow card · Tomás CostaPorto

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Arsenal 1, draws 1, Porto 0.

Team news

Arsenal line-up (4-4-2)

Almunia, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Touré, William Gallas, Gaël Clichy, Cesc Fàbregas, Samir Nasri, Denílson, Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott, Emmanuel Adebayor