Portsmouth vs Arsenal dwell: Rating and updates from FA Cup third spherical as Championship strugglers Pompey take shock early lead

Effectively that lead didn’t final lengthy! Eze curls the nook in, it’s flicked on by Martinelli, then Gabriel and Christian Norgaard bundles it in on the again submit. Le Roux was attempting to defend and should have gotten the ultimate contact however the end result is similar.

Scrappy however the Gunners received’t care. Arsenal’s main menace and Pompey’s weak point – set-pieces – proves pivotal.

How will arsenal reply to this shock blow? They arrive ahead and win a primary nook.

We all know all about their set-piece prowess and Eze will curl one in.

OH MY WORD! Cat meet pigeons! Portsmouth lead!

They win the ball on the left and Blair crosses low to Chaplin whose first-time shot is parried by Kepa.

And Colby Bishop, the Portsmouth captain who has struggled for objectives this season, is there to show within the rebound. Scenes!

Cracking ambiance at Fratton Park as you’d count on. The Pompey followers are properly up for this.

They’ll wish to disspell the recollections of that 5-0 humiliation in opposition to Bristol Metropolis on New Yr’s Day. They’ve began okay right here – good lengthy ball out to Devlin on the appropriate flank and he brings it down properly.

A cross is finally put into the field, though Kepa claims it

Underway at Fratton Park. Can Pompey trigger an almighty upset?

One thing to look out for this afternoon, Mikel Arteta is eager to make use of Kai Havertz off the bench if in any respect potential.

He hasn’t performed because the opening weekend of the season however is getting back from harm now.

A reminder of the group information for immediately’s conflict, which begins in about 5 minutes’ time.

Rotation aplenty for Arsenal with Christian Norgaard filling in at centre-back and the likes of Eberechi Eze, Ethan Nwaneri and Gabriel Jesus all beginning.

Damage-riddled Portsmouth have 10 gamers out in the intervening time so are cobbling collectively no matter kind of group they’ll. There are 4 modifications from the 5-0 New Yr’s Day thumping in opposition to Bristol Metropolis together with Colby Bishop, who hasn’t scored since August, returning up high.

Portsmouth XI: Bursik; Devlin, Shaughnessy, Poole, Swanson; Dozzell, Le Roux; Segecic, Chaplin, Blair; Bishop

Arsenal XI: Kepa; White, Norgaard, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Merino, Nwaneri, Eze; Madueke, Jesus, Martinelli

The fourth spherical draw will happen on Monday 12 January, forward of Liverpool’s tie in opposition to Barnsley at 7:45pm GMT.

The draw will happen within the broadcast earlier than kick-off, which begins at 6:30pm, with the draw set to begin at round 6:35pm GMT.

You possibly can watch the FA Cup fourth-round draw dwell on TNT Sports activities 1, discovery+ and the TNT Sports activities YouTube channel.

The fourth spherical of the FA Cup might be performed across the weekend of Saturday 14 February, with video games more likely to run from Friday to Monday, relying on TV picks.

The Arsenal squad had been traipsing into Fratton Park a bit of bit earlier

Mikel Arteta stated the “objective” of Arsenal was to win silverware – and admitted his season can be judged by what number of trophies the north London membership might win.

Arteta’s facet have a six-point Premier League lead and they’re the one group within the Champions League to have received all six of their matches thus far.

Following immediately’s take a look at at Fratton Park, Arsenal will then journey to Chelsea for the opening leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday.

Arteta’s sole silverware of his tenure arrived in the course of the Covid-interrupted 2020 season – his first in command of the Gunners – the place Arsenal noticed off Portsmouth within the fifth spherical earlier than beating Chelsea at an empty Wembley.