Arsenal v Lincoln City, 11 March 2017

Score5-0 to Arsenal
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionFA Cup Quarter-final
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance59,454

View Arsenal v Lincoln City head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm This was the first-ever meeting in the FA Cup and the first meeting in any competition since March 1915.

5 Arsenal

0 Lincoln City

Goals:

Theo Walcott 45 G
Olivier Giroud 53 G
Luke Waterfall own goal 58 OG
Alexis Sánchez 72 G
Aaron Ramsey 75 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Starting lineup:

Paul Farman Goalkeeper
Sam Habergham Defender
Sean Raggett Defender
Luke Waterfall Defender/Centre back
Bradley Wood Defender/Midfielder
Terry Hawkridge Midfielder
Alan Power Midfielder
Alex Woodyard Midfielder
Nathan Arnold Forward
Jack Muldoon Forward
Matt Rhead Forward

Substitutions:

Mesut Özil for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 27
Francis Coquelin for Granit Xhaka 61
Lucas Pérez for Olivier Giroud 65

Substitutions:

Johnny Margetts for Jack Muldoon 54
Joe Ward for Matt Rhead 66
Adam Marriott for Terry Hawkridge 78

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 24 Y
Laurent Koscielny 37 Y

Cards:

Alex Woodyard 47 Y
Johnny Margetts 63 Y
Sean Raggett 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Lucas Pérez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ross Etheridge
Defender Riccardo Calder
Defender/Centre back Jamie McCombe
Midfielder/Forward Joe Ward
Forward Johnny Margetts
Forward Adam Marriott
Forward Jack McMenemy

Comments:

Arsenal had now reached the semi-finals of the competition for the third time in the last four seasons, winning the Cup in 2013-14 and 2014-15. The last time they lost to a non-league team in the FA Cup was on 4 February 1911 when - as Woolwich Arsenal - they lost in the 2nd round at Swindon Town then of the Southern League. This was the Gunners' 300th game in all competitions at Emirates Stadium, and their 200th win. Theo Walcott scored in the first minute of added time in the first-half.

Comments:

National League leaders Lincoln City were the first non-league side to reach the last eight of the FA Cup since Queens Park Rangers in 1913-14. This was the furthest the Imps had ever progressed in the FA Cup despite failing in their attempt to become the first non-league club to reach the semi-finals since Swindon Town in 1911-12. City's only previous FA Cup victories against top division teams were against West Bromwich Albion in the 3rd round in 1960-61 and against Burnley in the previous round of this season's competition.

5 Arsenal

Goals:

Theo Walcott 45 G
Olivier Giroud 53 G
Luke Waterfall own goal 58 OG
Alexis Sánchez 72 G
Aaron Ramsey 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Mesut Özil for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 27
Francis Coquelin for Granit Xhaka 61
Lucas Pérez for Olivier Giroud 65

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 24 Y
Laurent Koscielny 37 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Lucas Pérez

Comments:

Arsenal had now reached the semi-finals of the competition for the third time in the last four seasons, winning the Cup in 2013-14 and 2014-15. The last time they lost to a non-league team in the FA Cup was on 4 February 1911 when - as Woolwich Arsenal - they lost in the 2nd round at Swindon Town then of the Southern League. This was the Gunners' 300th game in all competitions at Emirates Stadium, and their 200th win. Theo Walcott scored in the first minute of added time in the first-half.

0 Lincoln City

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Paul Farman Goalkeeper
Sam Habergham Defender
Sean Raggett Defender
Luke Waterfall Defender/Centre back
Bradley Wood Defender/Midfielder
Terry Hawkridge Midfielder
Alan Power Midfielder
Alex Woodyard Midfielder
Nathan Arnold Forward
Jack Muldoon Forward
Matt Rhead Forward

Substitutions:

Johnny Margetts for Jack Muldoon 54
Joe Ward for Matt Rhead 66
Adam Marriott for Terry Hawkridge 78

Cards:

Alex Woodyard 47 Y
Johnny Margetts 63 Y
Sean Raggett 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ross Etheridge
Defender Riccardo Calder
Defender/Centre back Jamie McCombe
Midfielder/Forward Joe Ward
Forward Johnny Margetts
Forward Adam Marriott
Forward Jack McMenemy

Comments:

National League leaders Lincoln City were the first non-league side to reach the last eight of the FA Cup since Queens Park Rangers in 1913-14. This was the furthest the Imps had ever progressed in the FA Cup despite failing in their attempt to become the first non-league club to reach the semi-finals since Swindon Town in 1911-12. City's only previous FA Cup victories against top division teams were against West Bromwich Albion in the 3rd round in 1960-61 and against Burnley in the previous round of this season's competition.