English FA Cup

FT Saturday, April 4, 2026
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Match Report

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Southampton stun Arsenal to reach FA Cup semifinals

Super substitute Shea Charles fired Southampton to Wembley as Tonda Eckert's Championship side stunned Premier League leaders Arsenal in a famous FA Cup quarterfinal victory.

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Highlights

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Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41Daniel PeretzG
  2. 15Nathan WoodCD-L
  3. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  4. 3Ryan ManningLB
  5. 14James BreeRB
  6. 10Finn AzazAM
  7. 20Caspar JanderLM
  8. 48Cameron BraggRM
  9. 11Ross StewartF
  10. 13Léo ScienzaAM-L
  11. 18Tom FellowsAM-R

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 3Cristhian MosqueraCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 29Kai HavertzAM
  7. 16Christian NørgaardLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliAM-L
  11. 56Max DowmanAM-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Ryan Manning (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 35' Goal! Southampton 1, Arsenal 0. Ross Stewart (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Bree following a fast break.
  3. 60' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  4. 60' Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  5. 61' Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  6. 68' Goal! Southampton 1, Arsenal 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  7. 70' Substitution, Southampton. Cyle Larin replaces Ross Stewart.
  8. 71' Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Léo Scienza.
  9. 72' Substitution, Arsenal. William Saliba replaces Gabriel Magalhães because of an injury.
  10. 76' Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Cameron Bragg.
  11. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Kai Havertz.
  12. 85' Goal! Southampton 2, Arsenal 1. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
  13. 89' Caspar Jander (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+4' Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+7' Substitution, Southampton. Joshua Quarshie replaces Ryan Manning.

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