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By Phil McNultyChief shot writer astatine Kassam Stadium
Last updated connected 1 infinitesimal ago.From the conception FA Cup
Eddie Nketiah's 2 goals came successful a ascendant second-half show by ArsenalArsenal acceptable up an FA Cup fourth-round necktie astatine Manchester City aft making their people archer to flooded League One Oxford United astatine Kassam Stadium.
Mikel Arteta's Premier League leaders were frustrated successful the archetypal fractional by a well-organised and disciplined Oxford broadside earlier yet overpowering their opponents.
Fabio Vieira was Arsenal's creator-in-chief, sending successful a cleanable free-kick for Mohamed Elneny to caput past Oxford goalkeeper Eddie McGinty successful the 63rd infinitesimal earlier playing a cleanable walk for Eddie Nketiah to decorativeness calmly decorativeness 7 minutes later.
Oxford, who had battled truthful hard, were present struggling to header with Arsenal's attacking menace and Nketiah was connected the people again aft 76 minutes with a delicate spot implicit McGinty from Gabriel Martinelli's walk to corroborate that powerhouse gathering with City astatine Etihad Stadium.
Arsenal get the occupation done
Arteta volition person been disappointed by the Gunners' sterile first-half show but erstwhile they clicked into cogwheel they inevitably had excessively overmuch for Oxford.
Nketiah and Vieira were the 2 stars of the show, the second coming done a conflict successful the archetypal fractional to amusement his prime successful transportation and passing arsenic the Premier League broadside yet exerted their authority.
Vieira's free-kick was the cleanable invitation for Elneny to interruption the deadlock with a almighty close-range header and his walk for Nketiah to circular McGinty was conscionable arsenic good.
Nketiah showed his people successful beforehand of extremity with his 3rd arsenic helium continued to deputise truthful good for the injured Gabriel Jesus.
Arsenal were not precisely sparkling but that is not the precedence successful these games. It is getting into the adjacent circular and they achieved it with thing to spare, Oxford not creating a superior infinitesimal of information successful the game.
The visitors accrued the tempo and urgency aft the interruption and erstwhile Elneny enactment them up determination was ne'er going to beryllium a shock.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Oxford Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 21McGinty
- 33Anderson
- 5Moore
- 2Long
- 16BrownBooked astatine 59minsSubstituted forFlemingat 84'minutes
- 14Bate
- 8Brannagan
- 23MurphySubstituted forWildschutat 62'minutes
- 18McGuaneSubstituted forJohnsonat 84'minutes
- 7BodinSubstituted forGoodrhamat 77'minutes
- 9TaylorSubstituted forO'Donkorat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Fleming
- 4Findlay
- 13Eastwood
- 24Johnson
- 27Goodrham
- 28Negru
- 30Wildschut
- 32Sade
- 39O'Donkor
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3
- 30Turner
- 18TomiyasuSubstituted forWhiteat 81'minutes
- 16Holding
- 6Gabriel
- 3TierneySubstituted forZinchenkoat 61'minutes
- 21Fábio VieiraSubstituted forMarquinhosat 82'minutes
- 25Elneny
- 23Sambi LokongaSubstituted forXhakaat 62'minutes
- 7SakaSubstituted forSmith Roweat 75'minutes
- 14Nketiah
- 11Martinelli
Substitutes
- 4White
- 5Partey
- 8Ødegaard
- 10Smith Rowe
- 27Marquinhos
- 31Hein
- 34Xhaka
- 35Zinchenko
- 43Butler-Oyedeji
Referee:David Coote
Attendance:11,538
Live Text
Match ends, Oxford United 0, Arsenal 3.
Second Half ends, Oxford United 0, Arsenal 3.
Hand shot by Marquinhos (Arsenal).
Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is excessively high.
Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
Attempt saved. Sam Long (Oxford United) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Tyler Goodrham with a cross.
Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal).
Gatlin O'Donkor (Oxford United) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Substitution, Oxford United. Brandon Fleming replaces Ciaron Brown.
Substitution, Oxford United. Joshua Johnson replaces Marcus McGuane.
Attempt missed. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the close pursuing a corner.
Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal).
Gatlin O'Donkor (Oxford United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Arsenal. Marquinhos replaces Fábio Vieira.
Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Djavan Anderson.
Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
Substitution, Oxford United. Gatlin O'Donkor replaces Matty Taylor.
Substitution, Oxford United. Tyler Goodrham replaces Billy Bodin.
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