Mansfield vs Arsenal: Line-ups confirmed for FA Cup clash
Catch up with all the team news ahead of Mansfield vs Arsenal
Arsenal make the trip to Mansfield for the fifth round of the FA Cup and will be hoping to avoid any major upsets.
The Gunners sit top of the Premier League, seven points clear of rivals Manchester City.
And they are still on course to win the quadruple, and will book a spot in the quarter-finals if they can beat their League One opposition.
Catch up with all the team news ahead of the early kick-off right here on 101GreatGoals.
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Mansfield team news
Mansfield starting XI: Roberts, Knoyle, Oshilaja, Blake-Tracy, Akins, Abbott, Reed, McLaughlin, Russell, Roberts, Oates
Mansfield substitutes: Lewis, Hewitt, Bowery, Lewis, Hendry, Moriah-Welsh, Irow, Evans, Adeboyejo
Arsenal team news
Arsenal starting XI: Arrizabalaga, Salmon, Mosquera, Calafiori, Norgaard, Havertz, Trossard, Madueke, Dowman, Martinelli, Jesus
Arsenal substitutes: Setford, Hincapie, Saka, Eze, Timber, Gyokeres, Dixon, Harriman-Annous, Ibrahim
Where to watch Mansfield v Arsenal: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Saturday is at 12:15 GMT (07:15 ET / 04:15 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and the Discovery Plus app.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through Discovery Plus, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
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Mansfield v Arsenal stats
- These sides have met once before, Arsenal winning 2-0 at home in an FA Cup fourth round tie in January 1929
- Midfielder Louis Reed has three goals across Mansfield’s last two ties, including a spectacular free-kick equaliser at Burnley
- Rhys Oates scored once in each of those matches and is Town’s joint-top scorer in League One (six goals) alongside fellow forward Will Evans
- Mansfield are without a victory in nine league matches (D6 L3) since winning four in a row between December and January as part of a nine-game unbeaten run in all competitions
- Two of those draws have been in their last two matches. Town took the lead twice on the way to sharing four goals with Wimbledon at home on February 28 before their stalemate at Rotherham
- With 14 titles, Arsenal are the most successful team in the FA Cup ahead of Manchester United (13)
- They have reached the final the most times (21) of any side except United (22)
- The Gunners have won three matches in a row following their victory at Brighton in the Premier League and are unbeaten in 10 matches in all competitions (W8 D2)
- Since a 2-1 league defeat at Aston Villa on December 6, Arsenal are undefeated in 12 away matches in all competitions (W9 D3)
- This is the first time Arsenal have gone beyond the fourth round since beating Chelsea 2-1 in the final in Arteta’s first season in charge in 2019/20, losing against opponents from a lower division during that period when they were ousted 1-0 at Nottingham Forest – then a Championship club – in the 2021/22 third round