Portsmouth vs Arsenal—FA Cup 3rd Round
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FA Cup third round action continues on Sunday with a jam-packed day of football with a number of clubs aiming to cause upsets and seal their place in Monday night's draw.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media before Sunday's FA Cup game against Championship side Portsmouth at Fratton Park (kick-off 14:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Havertz suffered a knee injury and following a setback in his recovery, finally looks set to take the field against for the Gunners
Arsenal hope to have Kai Havertz back in the squad for their FA Cup trip to Portsmouth. The Gunners travel to Fratton Park on Sunday afternoon for the third-round tie as they look to continue their push across all four competitions.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk insisted they intend to use the FA Cup to prove a point and will not under-estimate Barnsley.
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Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa: Spurs knocked out of FA Cup after third-round home loss to Villa
A successful cup run had bought Frank’s predecessor, Ange Postecoglou, time last season, but first-half goals by Villa duo Emiliano Buendia and Morgan Rogers were enough to inflict a fourth defeat from Tottenham ’s last seven matches.
We’ve ranked the seven biggest FA Cup upsets in the competition’s long and distinguished history, prioritising the gap in league position between the opponents.
The FA Cup third round gets underway this weekend, with the Premier League and Championship teams entering the draw. Crystal Palace will begin their defence of football’s oldest cup