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Arteta Demands Arsenal Response After FA Cup Shocker at Southampton

Ross Stewart and Shea Charles scored as Southampton reached the FA Cup semifinals for the first time since 2021.

  • On Saturday, Championship side Southampton eliminated Arsenal from the FA Cup with a 2-1 victory, ending the Premier League leaders' tournament run.
  • Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta blamed the defeat on sloppy defending, stating, "We conceded the first goal in a very unusual way for us."
  • Shea Charles scored the 85th-minute winner, while Southampton commemorated their 1976 FA Cup victory 50 years earlier by wearing a special kit.
  • This defeat downgrades Arsenal's season hopes from a "quadruple" to a "double," though the club remains nine points clear in the Premier League title race.
  • Southampton manager Tonda Eckert remains unbeaten in 15 matches, while Arsenal prepares for a Champions League quarter-final at Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday.
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France24 broke the news in France on Saturday, April 4, 2026.
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