Summary

  • Arsenal set up quarter-final with Lincoln

  • Perez cross drifts in to far corner

  • Walcott smashes in second for 100th Gunners goal

  1. Postpublished at 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    In case you don't know, Sutton boss Paul Doswell has a property business that employs 100 people. He does not get paid by Sutton and even took out a loan to pay for the club's artificial pitch.

    And they say Wenger built Arsenal...

  2. 'A dream come true'published at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Sutton boss Paul Doswell on 5 live: "Sanchez on the bench with the Ox, just in case they run into any problems. They've shown us great respect with that team.

    "It's been a dream run. Very few people gave us a chance at Wimbledon. For us to beat Leeds United was one of the biggest days in our history. Then to see our ball drawn against Arsenal was a dream come true.

    "I'm obsessed with football. I love the game and I love the non-league game as well. Massive congratulations to Lincoln and if we don't win today it gives them a chance to knock Arsenal out.

    "You've seen the team sheet tonight and we'll have to be at our very best and need some sort of magnetic field to protect our goal."

  3. Behind the scenes at Suttonpublished at 19:12 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    If you're wondering what is greeting Arsenal tonight, then watch this. It's of particular interest if you have a strong desire to see where the away team take a shower. Alexis Sanchez will be running back to Barcelona as fast as his legs can carry him. 

    Media caption,

    Sutton v Arsenal: Clem tours the Gunners' dressing room

  4. 'Ready for a committed game'published at 19:09 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    Arsenal

    Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, speaking to BBC Sport: "We can only repair what happened at Bayern against Bayern. We want to focus on this competition and turn up from the start. We need full focus because it will be a very committed game. 

    "I've been here in England a long time now and know every tie in the FA Cup is difficult, we are prepared for that. 

    "Top level players adapt to the problems they face. We are not used to the pitch but I think we have enough qualities to adapt to it later, at least it is flat. 

    "I come from a club that is smaller even than Sutton. Usually clubs like that depend on two or three people who dedicate their whole life to it, and I have a lot of respect for that."

    Arsene WengerImage source, PA
  5. get involved

    Your upsetspublished at 19:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    #bbcfacup

    Huffam: It was 1989, eight years old, I beat my older sister at Hungry Hippos. She did not revel in my victory dance - Thriller. 

  6. Arsenal cutting it finepublished at 19:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Gander Green Lane

    It was only 70 minutes prior to kick-off when Arsenal's team bus pulled in to Gander Green Lane for tonight's FA Cup fifth-round tie.

    And when the Gunners finally emerge to warm up after their late arrival they will be greeted by an artificial surface that has been absolutely saturated by the sprinklers pre-match.

    There has been a great atmosphere around here from hours before kick-off. This is a huge night for the National League side and they have already done themselves proud before kick-off with the way they have handled the big event.

    Arsene Wenger arrivesImage source, Getty Images
  7. Team newspublished at 19:07 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    .Image source, Getty Images

    Sutton's team has a sprinkling of players with league football know-how. Former Charlton and Middlesbrough midfielder Nicky Bailey, who audaciously claimed recently that he has never eaten a vegetable, starts, as does Kevin Amankwaah, who had spells at Swindon and Bristol City. Amankwaah returns from injury to take his place in the side.

    Sutton XI: Worner, Amankwaah, Downer, Collins, Beckwith, Deacon, Bailey, Eastmund, May, Gomis, Biamou.

    Arsenal make seven changes from the team that got thumped 5-1 at Bayern Munich. Theo Walcott comes in as the lone striker while there are also starts for Gabriel,  Nacho Monreal; Mohamed Elneny, Lucas Perez, Jeff Reine-Adelaide and Rob Holding.

    Arsenal XI: Ospina; Gabriel, Mstafi, Holding, Monreal; Elneny, Xhaka, Lucas, Reine-Adelaide, Iwobi, Walcott.

  8. Postpublished at 19:06 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    I can confirm that Wayne Shaw, the, ahem, larger Sutton reserve goalkeeper, is on the bench tonight. He's been out there warming-up, waving to the crowd. Earlier on he was, erm, hoovering...

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  9. get involved

    Your upsetspublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    #bbcfacup

  10. Postpublished at 19:04 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    Arsene Wenger has just given his pre-match interview in the basement of Gander Green Lane, next to an old sofa and a bookcase. He looked like he was on the set of The Young Ones.

  11. Postpublished at 19:03 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    We're not being biased towards the big club, by the way. We're not yet sure of the Sutton team, and if it's different from their last outing, a 2-1 defeat at Guiseley in front of 664 spectators.

  12. Team newspublished at 19:01 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    Either Arsene Wenger is resting players, or he's reacting to taking a 5-1 hammering at Bayern Munich (I think we know which is more likely).

    He makes seven changes to the side monstered in Munich, but it's still pretty strong. Theo Walcott is up front, with Alexis Sanchez on the bench. Mesut Ozil is not involved at all. Probably for the best, I doubt he would have fancied it.

  13. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:59 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    While we wait for the teams, let me remind you of how to get involved. Tweet using the hashtag #bbcfacup, external or text 81111.

    Tell me about the time you have pulled off an upset. Did you manage an unexpected Fifa win over your older brother? Did your netball team beat the posh school for the first time in 86 years? Did your football team beat the side that had the lad from the United academy up front?

  14. Postpublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    I wonder if Arsene Wenger sent one of the youngsters running on ahead with the team sheet? I like the thought of Alex Iwobi having to dodge through the streets of Sutton to get a pink slip of paper to the ref's office.

  15. Postpublished at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    Now, team news is supposed to drop at any moment, but Arsenal have only just arrived (in what seems like a masterstroke by Sutton, they got every car in the town to hold up the Arsenal coach on its way in).

    I've just seen pictures of the players getting off the team bus. Theo Walcott and Kieran Gibbs had murder in their eyes, while Alexis Sanchez literally had to be cuddled by a burly man to get through the crowd.

    Welcome.

  16. Postpublished at 18:53 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    BBC One

    And we've got every second covered from every possible angle. Live television coverage on BBC One begins at 19:30 and BBC Radio 5 live has full commentary - they will be on the air from 19:000.

    If you can't tune into either of those, then at least you have this entertaining and informative live text (it's not that bad, both TV and radio coverage can be found at the top of the page). 

  17. Postpublished at 18:52 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    OK, so maybe we're getting a little ahead of ourselves, but just imagine if Sutton pull this off.

    I'm standing by my shout that it would be the biggest shock in the history of the FA Cup and, with the draw the way it is, we'd be guaranteed a non-league team in the semi-finals.

    And, despite what he says, Wenger's future would surely be decided quicker than he can say "I'll definitely be managing next season".

  18. Postpublished at 18:50 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    If it is, then the Borough Sports Ground in Surrey may be about to see something sportingly seismic.

    Gander Green Lane could play host to the biggest upset in the history of the FA Cup.

    Arsene Wenger might just be in for the worst night of his career. 

  19. Postpublished at 18:49 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    Which all bodes well for Sutton United.

    It was the non-leaguers who dumped top-flight Coventry out of the FA Cup in 1989.

    They saw fellow National League side Lincoln beat Premier League Burnley on Saturday.

    And they welcome an Arsenal side that has just been mullered in Munich.

    The perfect storm? 

  20. Postpublished at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2017

    ...and, if you can use all three, then perhaps you can produce something truly shocking.

    Arsene WengerImage source, Getty Images