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Sutton vs Arsenal as it happened: Lucas Perez and Theo Walcott goals secure progression
Re-live updates on the FA Cup fifth round tie at Gander Green Lane
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Your support makes all the difference.Sutton United, the lowest-ranked team remaining in the FA Cup, host Arsenal in the competition's fifth round on Monday night.
The National League outfit knocked out Championship promotion-chasers Leeds in the last round and will hope the old magic of the Cup repeats itself against the 12-time winners.
Arsène Wenger's side come into the tie on the back of a mortifying 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich.
While this appears to be the perfect opportunity to return to winning ways, a defeat would likely be regarded as the worst in the north London club's 131-year history.
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What time does it start?
The match kicks off at 7:55pm on Monday 20 September.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BBC One from 7:30pm. You can also keep updated with the action on The Independent’s live blog here.
It’s a big game for…
Arsene Wenger: The 67-year-old’s Arsenal future is in a period of uncertainty. Despite the Gunners being tipped as heavy favourites for this tie, anything less than a substantial victory on Monday won’t do for Wenger. This game is of huge importance with the FA Cup being Arsenal’s only realistic trophy this season, meaning Wenger’s future could be dependent on this fixture.
Best stat…
1: This is the first time the clubs will meet in their history.
Player to watch…
Jamie Collins: The former Watford player and match winner from the fourth round is Sutton’s commanding centre back and captain. After firing Sutton into the fifth round and securing a clean sheet Collins achieved heroic status with the fans.
However, it will be interesting to see how he tackles the daunting task of nullifying Arsenal’s attackers on Monday and if he’ll get another opportunity from the spot.
Form...
Sutton: WWDLLL
Arsenal: WLLWWL
Odds…
Odds provided by 888 Sport
Sutton to win: 15/1
Arsenal to win: 2/13
Draw: 6/1
Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of Sutton United vs Arsenal, the pick of the fifth round ties in this season's FA Cup.
After a weekend of good old-fashioned Cup shocks, could we get the biggest of this season's competition - perhaps one of history's greatest - at Gander Green Lane?
The National League's Sutton host an Arsenal side out-of-form and in need of a win. It should be an easy night's work for Arsene Wenger and his players, but we all know full well that there are no guarantees in the Cup.
Kick-off is at 7.55pm. Stay with us for build-up, team news and more...
The visitors' team news is out...
A certain Chilean is among the substitutes, while there's no sign of Mesut Ozil.
Team news
Sutton: Worner, Amankwaah, Beckwith, Collins, Gomis, May, Eastmond, Bailey, Deacon, Biamou, Downer.
Substitutes: John, Hudson-Odoi, Fitchett, Spence, Monakana, Tubbs, Shaw.
Arsenal: Ospina, Gabriel, Mustafi, Holding, Monreal, Elneny, Xhaka, Reine-Adelaide, Lucas, Iwobi, Walcott.
Substitutes: Martinez, Debuchy Mertesacker, Gibbs, Maitland-Niles, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sanchez.
This is undoubtedly the biggest game in Sutton's history, despite their FA Cup giant-killing pedigree.
Yet it would not be happening without the small squadron of volunteers that pitched in to help put this fixture on.
I spoke to people at the club about just how hard it is when a modest non-league outfit has to accommodate Arsenal.
Arsenal will, of course, be playing on an artificial pitch tonight.
Could it affect them? Arsene Wenger certainly sounds worried...
Arsene Wenger's side come into this on the back of that 5-1 shellacking in Munich.
Needless to say, his Friday pre-match press conference was eventful. Here's what he had to say...
