Eberechi Eze staggers Mansfield as Arsenal survive FA Cup scare

Guardian Sport

by David Hytner at the One Call Stadium

March 7, 2026

The main stand at the oldest professional football ground in the world shook. It was the moment to ignite Mansfield Town dreams, a goal from the substitute Will Evans early in the second half to hint at something extraordinary. It ought to have been a mismatch. Quadruple-chasing Arsenal, the top team in England and Europe so far this season, against the one that sits 16th in League One. It was anything but and now Evans had cancelled out Noni Madueke’s first-half opener. Continue reading...

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Originally published on Guardian Sport on 3/7/2026