A new low for the Gunners!Arsenal see themselves eliminated from the FA Cup after a much-deserved 1-0 away loss to a second-tier Nottingham Forest on Sunday night.The only goal of this 3rd round fixture was seen late in the game after Lewis Grabban punished Londoners for another dreadful performance. Just like their all-white kit, the visitors seemed washed and lacked much necessary desire and determination.Championship side Nottingham Forest send Arsenal packing in the FA Cup 🧳😳 pic.twitter.com/S77XPpQ4LG— 433 (@433) January 9, 2022 We witnessed a real chess game at City Ground, as both sides were too careful to engage in attacking actions. In truth, there was not much to see until half an hour mark, when Arsenal defender Ben White was taken down in the opponents’ area. It was a blatantly obvious penalty, but not for the ref.A strange thing happened just a minute later – Arteta decided to bring in Tierney from the bench instead of Nuno Tavares, who made some terrible mistakes prior to that. However, the fact that he was replaced so early didn’t seem to fit the full-back, who threw away his gloves in anger as he left the pitch.Nuno Tavares is taken off. He’s fuming and throws his gloves to the floor. pic.twitter.com/I7KagUTqEg— Connor Humm (@TikiTakaConnor) January 9, 2022 That first-half lullaby song continued even after the break, with no goal-scoring opportunities in the first eight or nine minutes. But then the hosts struck! It was a delicious counter-attack, Zinckernagel was left unmarked near the six-yard-box edge, he dispatched a fine shot, but Bernd Leno was there to deny it in the very last moment.On the other end, Saka’s inch-perfect cross found Nketiah on the far post, but his header was as lousy as it gets.A furious second-half 14-minute storm save Spurs from disgrace!Soon after, Forest were again very close to scoring, with Garner’s free-kick going straight to the top corner only to be denied by Leno, who saved the Gunners once more.Arteta acknowledged that things were not going according to plan, so he went with the last trick upon his sleeve – putting in Alexandre Lacazette twenty minutes before the end.Not only it didn’t bring composure among the guests, but it was a prelude to a final knockout. Theirs.NEW 👀🚨 Nottingham Forest’ a goal against Arsenal. Scored by Lewis Grabban. #NFFC #EmiratesFACup #AFC pic.twitter.com/NTIGOm5T2i— HubFootballUK (@hubfootballuk) January 9, 2022 Arsenal lost the ball in midfield, Forest launched a furious counter-attack and a substitute, Lewis Grabban, nailed it for delirium at packed City Ground. Arsenal are out of the FA Cup, and they deserve it.FA CUP – Third RoundFridaySwindon Town – Manchester City 1-4 (0-2)/McKidrey 78 – Silva 14, Jesus 28, Gundogan 59, Palmer 82/SaturdayMansfield – Middlesbrough 2-3 (0-2)/Hawkins 67, Oates 85 – Ikpeazu 4, Munce 14, O’Toole 90+5 (og)/Burnley- Huddersfield 1-2 (1-0)/Rodriguez 28 – Koroma 74, Pearson 87/Hartlepool – Blackpool 2-1 (0-1)/Ferguson 48, Grey 61 – Anderson 8/Coventry – Derby 1-0 (1-0)/Hyam 42/Bristol City – Fulham 0-1 (0-0) aet/Wilson 105/Millwall – Crystal Palace 1-2 (1-0)/Afobe 17 – Olise 46, Mateta 58/Boreham Wood – Wimbledon 2-0 (1-0)/Marsh 10, Clifton 86/Kidderminster – Reading 2-1 (0-1)/Austin 66, Smith 82 – Puskas 45/Leicester – Watford 4-1 (2-1)/Telemans (p) 7, Maddison 25, Barnes 54, Albrighton 85 – Pedro 27/Newcastle – Cambridge 0-1 (0-0)/Ironside 56/WBA – Brighton 1-2 (0-0) aet/Robinson 48 – Moder 81, Maupay 98/Port Vale – Brentford 1-4 (0-1)/Harratt 70 – Forss 26, Mbeumo 66, 76, 87/QPR – Rotherham 1-1 (0-0)/Dykes 115 – Ihiekwe 98/Wigan – Blackburn 3-2 (0-0)/Power 61, Whatmough 75, Aasgaard 90+3 – Khadra 49, Ayala 89/Peterborough – Bristol Rovers 2-1 (1-1)/Szmodics 21, Mumba 63 – Coutts 30/Barnsley – Barrow 5-4 (2-0) aet/Andersen 23, William 42, Cole 83, Morris 88, 102 – Banks 61, Glennon 78, Jones 86, Kay 90/Hull – Everton 2-3 (1-2)/Smith 1, Longman 71 – Gray 21, Gomes 31, Towsend 99/Chelsea – Chesterfield 5-1 (4-0)/Werner 6, Hudson-Odoi 18, Lukaku 20, Christensen 39, Ziyech 55 (p) – Asante 80/Birmingham – Plymouth 0-1 (0-0) aet/Law 104/Swansea – Southampton 2-3 (0-1) aet/Piroe 77, Bednarek 94 (og) – Redmond 8, Elyounoussi 95, Long 102/Yeovil – Bournemouth 1-3 (0-2)/Quigley 48 – Marcondes 19,43, 70)SundayLuton – Harrogate Town 4-0 (1-0)/Adebayo 18, Jerome 50, Naismith 82, Berry 88/Cardiff – Preston 2-1 aet (1-1, 1-0)/Davies 42, Harris 116 – Johnson 54 pen/Charlton – Norwich 0-1 (0-0)/Rashica 79/Stoke – Leyton 2-0 (1-0)/Ince 43, Campbell 89/Tottenham – Morecambe 3-1 (0-1)/Winks 74, Moura 85, Kane 88 – O’Connor 33/Liverpool – Shrewsbury 3-1 (2-1)/Gordon 34, Fabinho 44, Firminho 78 – Udoh 27/Wolverhampton – Sheffield Utd 3-0 (1-0)/Podence 14, 80, Semedo 72/West Ham – Leeds 1-0 (1-0)/Lanzini 34/Nottingham Forest – Arsenal 1-0 (0-0)/Grabban 83/Monday22.55: (1.68) Man.Utd. (3.70) Aston Villa (5.30)***odds are subject to change
