Stats: The king of corner & Martinelli's hat-trick for the gunners

  /  nebronhames

Arsenal defeat Portsmouth in the FA Cup to advance.

King of corners

This is the third time this season that Arsenal have scored 2+ goals from corners in a match; more than any other Premier League side.

2 v Leeds (August)

2 v Newcastle (September)

2 v Portsmouth today

Impressive Martinelli

Gabriel Martinelli has scored his first hat-trick for Arsenal (249th appearance), with this the first for them in the FA Cup since Theo Walcott's treble in January 2017 (v Southampton)

BTW, 2 of his goals came from corner kicks, with Martinelli scoring two headed goals in a single game for the first time in his Arsenal career

Cup Winning Streak

Arsenal have won nine of their 10 matches in cup competitions this season (D1), including all five away from home. They have netted 26 goals and only conceded three times across the 10 matches.

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