Arsenal are aiming to keep their hopes of the quadruple alive by avoiding an upset at Fratton Park during their FA Cup third round clash with Portsmouth.
The Gunners are top of the pile in the Premier League and Champions League and will contest the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final with Chelsea next Wednesday, with Mikel Arteta’s men having been largely unstoppable this season. The unlikely dream of four major trophies in one season will survive should Arsenal conquer Pompey this weekend.
Arsenal’s goalless draw with Liverpool on Thursday night saw them miss the chance to move eight points clear at the Premier League’s summit, but they should take their frustrations out on their Championship hosts.
A sixth FA Cup meeting between the teams—the most recent being an Arsenal victory in 2020—serves up the possibility of a mighty upset, but Portsmouth’s league form suggests otherwise. The south coast side were thumped 5–0 by Bristol City last time out and are in a fierce battle to avoid relegation.
40 places separate the sides in the English football pyramid, but can the underdog spirit power Pompey to an FA Cup giant-killing?
