Overview
- Ethan Nwaneri opened the scoring on 57 minutes before substitute Bukayo Saka secured the fourth-round victory at the Emirates.
- Mikel Arteta made 10 changes to his XI, giving first starts to 15-year-old Max Dowman and 17-year-old Andre Harriman-Annous.
- Dowman became Arsenal’s youngest-ever starter and topped the match for dribbles, fouls won and duels won as Arteta praised his composure.
- Piero Hincapié made his full debut following his loan from Bayer Leverkusen, with Arteta lauding his warrior mentality and positional versatility.
- Arsenal extended their winning and clean-sheet streaks and will host Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals in mid-December, with William Saliba out and Gabriel Martinelli awaiting further tests.