Sutton United v Arsenal, 20 February 2017

Score2-0 to Arsenal
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionFA Cup 5th round
VenueBorough Sports Ground, Sutton
Attendance5,013

View Sutton United v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 7.55pm While National League Sutton United were playing in the 5th round FA Cup tie for the first time in their history, this was Arsenal's 54th game at this stage since the current format was introduced in 1925-26. The two teams were separated by 105 places in the football pyramid.

0 Sutton United

2 Arsenal

Goals:

Goals:

Lucas Pérez 27 G
Theo Walcott 55 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ross Worner
Defender Kevin Amankwaah
Defender/Centre back Dean Beckwith
Defender/Centre back Simon Downer
Defender/Midfielder Craig Eastmond
Midfielder Nick Bailey
Midfielder Jamie Collins
Midfielder Bedsente Gomis
Midfielder Adam May
Midfielder/Forward Roarie Deacon
Forward Max Biamou

Starting lineup:

David Ospina Goalkeeper
Gabriel Paulista Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mohamed El Neny Midfielder
Jeff Reine-Adelaide Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward
Lucas Pérez Forward

Substitutions:

Dan Spence for Dean Beckwith 70
Bradley Hudson-Odoi for Adam May 71
Dan Fitchett for Max Biamou 82

Substitutions:

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Mohamed El Neny 46
Alexis Sánchez for Alex Iwobi 74
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Jeff Reine-Adelaide 74

Cards:

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 24 Y
Jeff Reine-Adelaide 40 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Shaw
Defender Louis John
Defender/Midfielder Dan Spence
Midfielder/Forward Jeffrey Monakana
Forward Dan Fitchett
Forward Bradley Hudson-Odoi
Forward Matt Tubbs

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender/Midfielder Mathieu Debuchy
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez

Comments:

Sutton United remained as the last non-league team to win a home FA Cup home tie against top division opposition (versus Coventry City in 1989). Midfielder Craig Eastmond played ten times for Arsenal between October 2009 and November 2010, including one appearance in the FA Cup, while forwards Roarie Deacon and Jeffrey Monakana also started their careers with the Gunners but failed to make the first team grade. The day after this game, reserve keeper Wayne Shaw - known as the roly-poly goalie - resigned after he came under investigation for potentially breaching betting rules. The Gambling Commission and Football Association investigated if there was a breach of betting regulations after he ate a pie in the 83rd minute of the game. A bookmaker had offered odds of 8 to 1 that the 46 year-old would be caught on camera eating a pie.

Comments:

This game was watched by the lowest attendance for a senior Arsenal game since 4,554 saw the Gunners’ First Division game against Leeds United at Highbury on 5 May 1966. Theo Walcott became the 18th player to score 100 goals for Arsenal in all competitions. Having been drawn against Lincoln City in the quarter-finals, Arsenal would now face non-league teams in consecutive FA Cup rounds for the first time since the 1908-09 season when they played Croydon Common and Millwall Athletic, both of the Southern League.

0 Sutton United

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ross Worner
Defender Kevin Amankwaah
Defender/Centre back Dean Beckwith
Defender/Centre back Simon Downer
Defender/Midfielder Craig Eastmond
Midfielder Nick Bailey
Midfielder Jamie Collins
Midfielder Bedsente Gomis
Midfielder Adam May
Midfielder/Forward Roarie Deacon
Forward Max Biamou

Substitutions:

Dan Spence for Dean Beckwith 70
Bradley Hudson-Odoi for Adam May 71
Dan Fitchett for Max Biamou 82

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Shaw
Defender Louis John
Defender/Midfielder Dan Spence
Midfielder/Forward Jeffrey Monakana
Forward Dan Fitchett
Forward Bradley Hudson-Odoi
Forward Matt Tubbs

Comments:

Sutton United remained as the last non-league team to win a home FA Cup home tie against top division opposition (versus Coventry City in 1989). Midfielder Craig Eastmond played ten times for Arsenal between October 2009 and November 2010, including one appearance in the FA Cup, while forwards Roarie Deacon and Jeffrey Monakana also started their careers with the Gunners but failed to make the first team grade. The day after this game, reserve keeper Wayne Shaw - known as the roly-poly goalie - resigned after he came under investigation for potentially breaching betting rules. The Gambling Commission and Football Association investigated if there was a breach of betting regulations after he ate a pie in the 83rd minute of the game. A bookmaker had offered odds of 8 to 1 that the 46 year-old would be caught on camera eating a pie.

2 Arsenal

Goals:

Lucas Pérez 27 G
Theo Walcott 55 G

Starting lineup:

David Ospina Goalkeeper
Gabriel Paulista Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mohamed El Neny Midfielder
Jeff Reine-Adelaide Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward
Lucas Pérez Forward

Substitutions:

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Mohamed El Neny 46
Alexis Sánchez for Alex Iwobi 74
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Jeff Reine-Adelaide 74

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 24 Y
Jeff Reine-Adelaide 40 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender/Midfielder Mathieu Debuchy
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez

Comments:

This game was watched by the lowest attendance for a senior Arsenal game since 4,554 saw the Gunners’ First Division game against Leeds United at Highbury on 5 May 1966. Theo Walcott became the 18th player to score 100 goals for Arsenal in all competitions. Having been drawn against Lincoln City in the quarter-finals, Arsenal would now face non-league teams in consecutive FA Cup rounds for the first time since the 1908-09 season when they played Croydon Common and Millwall Athletic, both of the Southern League.