Eberechi Eze opens Arsenal account in Carabao Cup victory at Port Vale

Match Recap

  • Arsenal beat Port Vale 2-0 in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
  • Eberechi Eze scored his first goal for Arsenal, opening his account in the 8th minute.
    • His goal came via a composed finish after a clever pass combination: Gabriel Martinelli and Myles Lewis-Skelly played a role in setting it up. (
  • Later in the match, Leandro Trossard added a second goal to seal the result.
  • Despite dominating possession (reportedly over 80 %) and expected control, Arsenal had to work for it against a compact Port Vale defense.
  • Arsenal’s manager Mikel Arteta praised Eze’s performance but emphasized that there’s more to come, that Eze still needs to fully settle into the team and understand timings with his teammates.
  • Eze himself described the moment as “special”.