Southampton shocks and eliminates Arsenal from the FA Cup

Southampton, with a phenomenal 2-1 win against Arsenal at home, means that they will play at Wembley in the ½ finals of the FA Cup, while the Gunners are out of the tournament after being defeated by a Championship side.

The elimination came 2 weeks after Arsenal lost in the final of the Carabao Cup against Manchester City.

The 1^st goal in the match came in the 35^th minute when Ross Stewart converted a phenomenal cross to secure the lead for the Saints at halftime.

After an hour, Mikel Arteta decided to make a triple substitution, and that had a positive effect as Viktor Gyökeres, who replaced Gabriel Jesus, tied the result 1-1 in the 68th minute after a phenomenal assist from Kai Havertz.

When everyone expected that the Gunners will dominate until the end and made a comeback until the end of the regular time, exactly the opposite happen as Southampton scored again in the 85^th minute as Shea Charles, who enter from the bench 9 minutes earlier, with his goal sent his team to the ½ finals of the FA Cup, while the North London club can focus until the end of the campaign in the Premier League and Champions League.

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50 years on from winning the competition…@SouthamptonFC are heading back to Wembley!

See you in the semi-finals 👏 pic.twitter.com/xWcwAtWjk1

— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) April 4, 2026