Oxford utd vs Arsenal

The Premier League leaders travel to the League One side looking to avoid another third-round upset, after Mikel Arteta's side were knocked out by Nottingham ...

Oxford United 0, Arsenal 2. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Oxford United vs Arsenal

Follow the action live as Premier League leaders Arsenal head to League One side Oxford in the FA Cup third round.

Oxford play host to Arsenal at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford, England. Oxford start the show! This is an obvious chance for Kieran Tierney to stake his claim for a more regular Arsenal starting berth. Oxford are growing in belief. Will Arsenal bring on the big Gunners? Then two tasty - and successful - challenges go in from their heroes, just to ramp the excellent atmosphere up a notch. Oxford deal with the danger comfortably. Oxford are harassing Arsenal and almost create a dangerous opportunity from the left. Oxford clear with ease, then Matt Taylor wins a foul as the result of a clumsy challenge by Albert Sambi Lokonga. Gabriel Martinelli causes Oxford a couple of scares with vicious inswinging corners from the right. Arsenal set up a fourth-round tie at Manchester City! After Arsenal fell at this stage at Nottingham Forest - then a Championship club - last season, Arteta had offered an apology to fans.

Arsenal will hope to avoid a repeat of last season's third round exit in the FA Cup when they visit Oxford United.

They went on to win the FA Cup that season. What also helps this fixture be overwhelmingly one-sided in Arteta & Co.'s favour is their opponents' patchy form of late. Arsenal will travel to Kassam Stadium to take on League One side Oxford United in the third round of the FA Cup.

football.london's live coverage of Oxford United vs Arsenal as FA Cup third-round action continues at the Kassam Stadium.

One half chance for Arsenal towards the end of the half when Nketiah went close, but nothing in terms of clear-cut chances. Bukayo Saka has marginally been the Gunners' best player, but even he has been thwarted time and time again. Eddie Nketiah was the standout player with a brace, but Fabio Vieira helped himself to a pair of assists and Emile Smith Rowe returned. Free-kick in a dangerous position for the hosts. I think that’s a penalty, I really do, and that would be given if there was VAR and it was at a Premier League ground. If the scoreline remains the same then the Gunners will face Manchester City in round four later this month.

Hello and welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of today's FA Cup match between League One's Oxford United and Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Zinchenko replaces Tierney and Xhaka comes on for Lokonga. "Every player wants to play whatever the competition. "It was nice. "We have good players, it's the first time I have had probably my strongest team to compete. "From my point of view the players did the club proud. You have to be scoring goals and he's doing it." On Nketiah: "It is what we want from every player. He made a difference. Mikel Arteta had more to say to ITV Sport after the win: "It is always tough to win in this round. January 9, 2023 at 10:27 PM UTC That match will come less than three weeks before the two Premier League title rivals meet in the league for the first time this season. [Bukayo Saka](https://theathletic.com/football/player/bukayo-saka-KM98BOcjxMZ919HO/) hobbled off in the 75th minute, a worrying sight for Arsenal fans with the north London derby coming up on Sunday, but Mikel Arteta confirmed after the match that he is fine.

Match report as Arsenal beat Oxford 3-0 in the FA Cup third round; Mohamed Elneny opened the scoring with a header before Eddie Nketiahs double secured the ...

"From my point of view, the players did the club proud. They didn't look like a team so far apart to the other team. "We have good players. He showed great composure. But the Gunners looked nothing like the swaggering side that have opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League, with Oxford - who are 14th in the third tier - holding them at bay with relative ease during the first half. Mikel Arteta's side failed to record a single shot on target during a drab first half as Oxford frustrated the Premier League leaders, but Mohamed Elneny set them on their way 10 minutes into the second period with his first goal of the season.

Eddie Nketiah scored twice as Arsenal won 3-0 away at League One side Oxford United to set up an FA Cup fourth round tie at Manchester City.

Oxford play host to Arsenal at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford, England. Oxford start the show! This is an obvious chance for Kieran Tierney to stake his claim for a more regular Arsenal starting berth. Oxford are growing in belief. Will Arsenal bring on the big Gunners? Then two tasty — and successful — challenges go in from their heroes, just to ramp the excellent atmosphere up a notch. Oxford deal with the danger comfortably. Oxford are harassing Arsenal and almost create a dangerous opportunity from the left. Oxford clear with ease, then Matt Taylor wins a foul as the result of a clumsy challenge by Arsenal midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga. Gabriel Martinelli causes Oxford a couple of scares with vicious inswinging corners from the right. Arsenal set up a fourth-round tie at Manchester City! After Arsenal fell at this stage last season at Nottingham Forest — then a Championship club — Arteta had offered an apology to fans.