English FA Cup

FT Saturday, March 7, 2026
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Match Report

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Eberechi Eze's FA Cup stunner keeps Arsenal's quadruple hopes alive

Eberechi Eze's thumping strike saw Arsenal survive a scare at Mansfield as Mikel Arteta's men reached the FA Cup quarterfinals with a 2-1 win that keeps their quadruple hopes alive.

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Highlights

02:25 Beckford: Eze's influence on the team is similar to Ronaldinho's Watch on ESPN 01:31 Hislop: Dowman plays like he is on a school playground Watch on ESPN 01:31 Did Arteta disrespect the FA Cup with Arsenal's lineup vs. Mansfield? Watch on ESPN

Lineups

MNF · 3-5-2

  1. 1Liam RobertsG
  2. 23Deji OshilajaCD
  3. 20Frazer Blake-TracyCD-L
  4. 2Kyle KnoyleCD-R
  5. 40George AbbottCM-L
  6. 13Jonathan RussellCM-R
  7. 25Louis ReedAM
  8. 3Stephen McLaughlinLM
  9. 7Lucas AkinsRM
  10. 29Tyler RobertsCF-L
  11. 18Rhys OatesCF-R

ARS · 3-5-1-1

  1. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 3Cristhian MosqueraCD
  3. 33Riccardo CalafioriCD-L
  4. 89Marli SalmonCD-R
  5. 19Leandro TrossardCM-L
  6. 56Max DowmanCM-R
  7. 16Christian NørgaardAM
  8. 11Gabriel MartinelliLM
  9. 20Noni MaduekeRM
  10. 9Gabriel JesusF
  11. 29Kai HavertzRCF

Timeline

  1. 38' Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Leandro Trossard because of an injury.
  2. 41' Goal! Mansfield Town 0, Arsenal 1. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  3. 45' Substitution, Mansfield Town. Will Evans replaces Tyler Roberts.
  4. 50' Goal! Mansfield Town 1, Arsenal 1. Will Evans (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  5. 60' Louis Reed (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 62' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Kai Havertz.
  7. 62' Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Marli Salmon.
  8. 62' Substitution, Mansfield Town. Aaron Lewis replaces George Abbott.
  9. 66' Goal! Mansfield Town 1, Arsenal 2. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
  10. 70' Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 74' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 76' Substitution, Arsenal. Jaden Dixon replaces Riccardo Calafiori because of an injury.
  13. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Max Dowman.
  14. 77' Lucas Akins (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 80' Stephen McLaughlin (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 81' Substitution, Mansfield Town. Victor Adeboyejo replaces Rhys Oates.
  17. 81' Substitution, Mansfield Town. Oliver Irow replaces Stephen McLaughlin.
  18. 87' Substitution, Mansfield Town. Elliott Hewitt replaces Kyle Knoyle.
  19. 90'+2' Aaron Lewis (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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