Mansfield vs Arsenal 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fifth Round

Mansfield Town

50': Will Evans

FT
1 - 2

Arsenal

41': Noni Madueke
66': Eberechi Eze

Eberechi Eze's FA Cup stunner keeps Arsenal's quadruple hopes alive

Eberechi Eze's thumping strike saw Arsenal survive a scare at Mansfield as Mikel Arteta's men reached the FA Cup quarterfinals with a 2-1 win that keeps their quadruple hopes alive.

Match Commentary

38': Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Leandro Trossard because of an injury.
41': Goal! Mansfield Town 0, Arsenal 1. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
45': Substitution, Mansfield Town. Will Evans replaces Tyler Roberts.
50': Goal! Mansfield Town 1, Arsenal 1. Will Evans (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
60': Louis Reed (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
62': Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Kai Havertz.
62': Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Marli Salmon.
62': Substitution, Mansfield Town. Aaron Lewis replaces George Abbott.
66': Goal! Mansfield Town 1, Arsenal 2. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
70': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
74': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
76': Substitution, Arsenal. Jaden Dixon replaces Riccardo Calafiori because of an injury.
77': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Max Dowman.
77': Lucas Akins (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Stephen McLaughlin (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
81': Substitution, Mansfield Town. Victor Adeboyejo replaces Rhys Oates.
81': Substitution, Mansfield Town. Oliver Irow replaces Stephen McLaughlin.
87': Substitution, Mansfield Town. Elliott Hewitt replaces Kyle Knoyle.
90'+2': Aaron Lewis (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: One Call Stadium
Location: Mansfield, England
Attendance: 9,260

Statistics

ARS		MNF
6	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	5
66.5	Possession	33.5
19	SHOTS	18
8	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
459	Accurate Passes	191
543	Passes	260
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	6
12	Crosses	21
0.1	Cross %	0.3
50	Long Balls	55
21	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	6
10	Tackles	22
0.8	Tackle %	0.3
3	Interceptions	7
34	Effective Clearances	27
34	Clearances	27

Line-Ups

Mansfield Town (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Liam Roberts (GK)
23	Deji Oshilaja
20	Frazer Blake-Tracy
2	Kyle Knoyle
40	George Abbott
13	Jonathan Russell
25	Louis Reed
3	Stephen McLaughlin
7	Lucas Akins
29	Tyler Roberts
18	Rhys Oates

Substitutes:

Victor Adeboyejo, Jordan Bowery, Will Evans, Regan Hendry, Aaron Lewis, Harry Lewis, Elliott Hewitt, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, Oliver Irow.

Arsenal (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
13	Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
3	Cristhian Mosquera
33	Riccardo Calafiori
89	Marli Salmon
19	Leandro Trossard
56	Max Dowman
16	Christian Nørgaard
11	Gabriel Martinelli
20	Noni Madueke
9	Gabriel Jesus
29	Kai Havertz