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Southampton 2-1 Arsenal: Last-gasp Shea Charles winner stuns The Gunners

By Rich Fewlass

SOUTHAMPTON 2

Stewart 35, Charles 85

ARSENAL 1

Gyokeres 68

Super-sub Shea Charles fired Southampton to Wembley as Tonda Eckert’s Championship side stunned Premier League leaders Arsenal in a famous FA Cup quarter-final victory.

Mikel Arteta’s injury-disrupted Gunners arrived at St Mary’s as overwhelming favourites a fortnight on from their galling Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City.

But Arsenal’s treble tilt ended on the south coast after Charles secured a late victory as Saints bounced back from Viktor Gyokeres cancelling out Ross Stewart’s opener.

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