Joe Willock's double and a late third from Alex Iwobi saw Arsenal breeze into the fourth round of the FA Cup at Blackpool's expense.
2018/2019 FA Cup
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Match Events
3' CHANCE! Nketiah's shot wide out
7' Nketiah misses another golden chance!
11' GOAL! Blackpool 0-1 Arsenal (Willock)
GOOOOOAL! 1-0 Arsenal! Ramsey strikes for goal and his effort takes a big deflection off Spearing, bouncing back off the bar and falling kindly to Willock. The 19-year-old was on his toes and took his chance, scoring his second goal of the season.
37' GOAL! Blackpool 0-2 Arsenal (Willock)
GOOOOOAL! 2-0! Willock gets his second! Fine link-up play out wide from Iwobi and Jenkinson, with the latter drilling an inviting ball across the face of goal. Nketiah gets a touch to the ball but cannot send it goalwards but Willock is there at the far post to clean things up.
46' BIG CHANCE! Nketiah's shot saved
79' OFFSIDE! Willock's goal disallowed
82' GOAL! Blackpool 0-3 Arsenal (Iwobi)
GOOOOOAL! 3-0 Arsenal! Lacazette finds Ramsey in space and he forces a strong save from substitute stopper Mafoumbi but Iwobi, who looked to be offside, manages to keep the chance alive but pouncing at the far post to smash home.
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Match Report
A brace from teenager Joe Willock set up a 3-0 win for Arsenal at Blackpool in the third round of the FA Cup.
The game a Bloomfield Road ebbed and flowed pleasingly during the opening stages, despite the surreal atmosphere caused by vast numbers of Blackpool fans continuing to boycott games at Bloomfield Road in protest against controversial owner Owen Oyston.
Willock found the breakthrough and the 19-year-old midfielder's second opportunistic strike in the 37th minute effectively ended the contest.
League One Blackpool continued to press forward gamely but Alex Iwobi completed the scoring eight minutes from time.
Line-ups
Blackpool XI: Mark Howard, J. Spearing, N. Delfouneso, Liam Feeney, Chris Taylor, Armand Gnanduillet, Donervon Daniels, Michael Nottingham, Marc Bola, Paudie O'Connor, Callum Guy
Subs: S. Davies, Ryan McLaughlin, C. Mafoumbi, John O'Sullivan, Harry Pritchard, Joe Bunney, Nick Anderton
Arsenal XI: P. Čech, S. Lichtsteiner, Sokratis, Ramsey, Carl Jenkinson, M.Elneny, Kolasinac, A. Iwobi, A.M Niles, Willock, Nketiah
Subs: Lacazette, E. Martínez, L. Torreira, Z. Medley, M. Guendouzi, E. Smith Rowe, B. Saka