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Shea Charles stuns Arsenal to send Southampton into FA Cup semis
With 84 and a half minutes on the clock, Mikel Arteta presumably suspected Viktor Gyökeres, one of his substitutes, had taken an absorbing FA Cup tie to extra time. Gyökeres cancelled out Ross Stewart’s first-half strike, seizing on his first whiff of goal, but it was Shea Charles, a second-half arrival for Southampton, who earned the Championship hosts victory and passage to the semi-finals. Another sub, Cyle Larin, started the move, protecting the ball with his back to goal.
TL;DR
- Shea Charles scored the winning goal for Southampton in the FA Cup tie against Arsenal.
- Viktor Gyökeres had equalized for Arsenal, having come on as a substitute.
- Ross Stewart scored Southampton's first-half goal.
- Southampton wore a special commemorative strip to mark the 50th anniversary of their FA Cup win.
- Arsenal's defeat follows a previous cup exit and represents their first successive losses of the season.