Arsenal crushed Lincoln City with a 5-0 win and gave Arsene Wenger a chance of silverware in what could be his last season.
When Arsene Wenger named a full-strength lineup to face Lincoln City, any hopes the fifth-tier side had of competing with Arsenal should have been extinguished. But the first non-league side to reach the FA Cup quarterfinals for 103 years defied the odds again, making its more illustrious opponent toil for 45 minutes on Saturday before Theo Walcott scored.
After conceding five against Bayern Munich on Tuesday, Arsenal managed to score five itself – albeit against an English minnow – to avoid further embarrassment for Wenger on another day of fan protests against the manager.
With a 5-0 victory, Arsenal booked a trip to Wembley Stadium to give Wenger a chance of silverware in what could be his last season in charge.
“We were a bit nervous because the confidence drops when you don’t have good results,” Wenger said. “I didn’t want to gamble today, because I knew that it was very important to win.
“It was difficult; they knocked Ipswich, Brighton and Burnley out. They had a very direct game but they had clarity about what they wanted to do and they did that very well.”
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English FA Cup: Arsenal beat Lincoln City 5-0 to qualify for Semi finals
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