Arsenal Advances to FA Cup Quarterfinals with 2-1 Win over Third-Tier Mansfield
- On Saturday, March 7, 2026, Arsenal travel to Mansfield for an FA Cup fifth-round tie at One Call Stadium, kick-off 12:15 p.m. GMT.
- After Friday's final session, eight Arsenal players were absent from training as Mikel Arteta, Arsenal manager, plans sweeping rotation for the Mansfield trip.
- Arteta faces doubts including William Saliba and Ben White, while Mikel Merino is confirmed out recovering from foot surgery; two teenagers plus Andre Harriman-Annous and Jaden Dixon trained with the first team.
- A victory would put Arsenal into the FA Cup quarter-finals and bolster Mikel Arteta's quadruple bid across four competitions.
- Mansfield have pulled off cup shocks, beating Burnley and Sheffield United, but they are 14/1 outsiders with a winless streak of nine matches, facing Arsenal for the first time since 1929.
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Mandweke scored for Arsenal with Mansfield responding in the 50th minute and the Londoners taking the victory with a goal from Eze in the 63rd minute.
Eberechi Eze took Arsenal to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup and kept alive the club's attempt to win four titles this season.
By JAMES ROBSON Eberechi Eze took Arsenal to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and kept alive the club’s attempt to win four titles this season. Eze came in on a change and pulled a thunderous shot at the top angle to end the third-division Mansfield resistance and seal the 2-1 victory in Field Mill. Premier League leader also advanced to the eighth-finals of the Champions League and will compete for the final of the English League Cup. But he fa…
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