Arsenal have been knocked out of the FA Cup as Southampton secure an impressive 2-1 victory to book a place in the semifinal.
Just two weeks after losing to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final, Mikel Arteta’s dream of winning an historic quadruple was shattered by a determined Southampton side.
The Gunners looked to be heading for extra time when Viktor Gyokeres levelled after Ross Stewart opened the scoring for Southampton.
However, Shea Charles came off the bench to score the decisive goal with only five minutes to play at St Mary’s on Saturday night.
Ross Stewart celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammates during the Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final match between Southampton and Arsenal. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
To worsen the situation, Arsenal were dealt a blow before the full-time whistle as Gabriel was substituted with an injury.
He was seen sitting on the bench with ice on his leg, with Mikel Arteta and co. now set for an anxious wait to see how bad the knock is.
Southampton, who will play in the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2021, were the deserved winners on the night.
Arsenal on the other hand were void of any real quality, and have lost back-to-back games for the first time all season.
They return to action on Tuesday night against Sporting for their Champions League quarter-final first leg.
Southampton have knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP via Getty Images) /
Reflecting on the defeat to the BBC, Arteta said: “The result and especially the way we conceded the two goals. We had so much dominance in and around the box.
“We conceded the first goal in a very unusual way for us, the second one from direct play as well. We had two massive chances and needed to capitalise on that.
“If you make defending errors we made today it’s very difficult to be in the semi-final.”
