“C’est la vie”, say the old folks, itgoes to show you never can tell…This passage from one of Chuck Berry’s finest songs is highly applicable to football, with all sorts of surprises and upsets coming every day, especially in those domestic cups.Incredible! Fourth-tier Stevenage serve up the biggest shock of the weekend at Villa ParkHowever, it should be different with Arsenal and their tonight’s rival Oxford United, as the Premier League leader faces off with the League One slot in the ultimate FA Cup game of the round.Mikel Arteta’s side is a massive favourite, and anything but their away win would be one of the biggest FA Cup upsets in the recent history of this legendary competition.##NAJAVA_MECA_6929868##Given the title fight they’re involved in, Arteta will instead most likely rotate his side against Oxford, resting his key players ahead of matches with Tottenham and Manchester United.Oxford – located in one of the most important university centres of the world – don’t have as decorated history in the competition. Still, they have enjoyed some relative success over the years, including famous giant killings in 2015-16 and 2016-17.The #EmiratesFACup…Where memories are made. 2️⃣4️⃣ hours to go until we welcome @Arsenal – who’s joining us?🟡🔵 #OUFC | #COYY pic.twitter.com/uLgySybfq0— Oxford United FC (@OUFCOfficial) January 8, 2023 Having suffered a shock exit at this stage of the competition last term at the hands of Nottingham Forest, it’s been 27 years since Arsenal last experienced third-round eliminations in successive seasons. Now, they aim to set up a fourth-round meeting at Manchester City after the Cityzens battered Chelsea on Sunday at the Etihad.FA CUP Third round FridayManchester United – Everton 3-1 (1-1)/Antony 4, Coady 52 og, Rashford 90+7 pen – Coady 14/SaturdayCrystal Palace – Southampton 1-2 (1-1)/Edouard 14 – Ward-Prowse 37, Armstrong 68/Gillingham – Leicester 0-1 (0-0)/Iheanacho 56/Preston – Huddersfield 3-1 (0-0)/Lees 60 og, Diaby 73, Browne 85 – Kamberi 57/Reading – Watford 2-0 (1-0)/Abrefa 45+3, Long 90+3/Tottenham – Portsmouth 1-0 (0-0)/Kane 50/Blackpool – Nottingham Forest 4-1 (1-0)/Ekpiteta 17, Poveda 64, Hamilton 71, J Yates 87 – R Yates 90+2/Boreham Wood – Accrington 1-1 (0-1)/Ndlovu 78 – Astley 6/Bournemouth – Burnley 2-4 (1-3)/Christie 12, Solanke 48 – Benson 6, 57, Zaroury 39, 43/Chesterfield – West Brom 3-3 (3-2)/Williams 7, Dobra 36, 41 – Thomas-Asante 2, Grant 17, Asante 90+4/Fleetwood – QPR 2-1 (1-1)/Nsiala 40, Omochere 67 – Field 37/Hull – Fulham 0-2 (0-1)/Kurzawa 37, James 90+4/Ipswich – Rotherham 4-1 (1-0)/Humphreys 43, Chaplin 74 pen, Ladapo 79, Burns 87 pen – Washington 47 pen/Middlesbrough – Brighton 1-5 (1-2)/Akpom 13 – Gross 8, Lallana 29, Mac Allister 58, 80, Undav 88/Millwall – Sheffield United 0-2 (0-2)/Jebbison 23, Bogle 36/Shrewsbury – Sunderland 1-2 (0-0)/Pennington 80 – Stewart 90+1, O’Nien 90+4/Brentford – West Ham 0-1 (0-0)/Benrahma 79/Coventry – Wrexham 3-4 (1-3)/Shaef 36, Gyokeres 69, Palmer 76 – Dalby 12, Lee 18, O’Connor 45+6, Mullin 58 pen/Grimsby – Burton 1-0 (0-0)/Richardson 76/Luton – Wigan 1-1 (1-1)/Cornick 45+1 – Naylor 17/Sheffield Wednesday – Newcastle United 2-1 (0-0)/Windass 52, 65 – Guimaraes 69/Liverpool – Wolverhampton 2-2 (1-1)/Nunez 45, Salah 52 – Guedes 26, Hwang 67/SundayBristol City – Swansea 1-1 (0-1)/Semenyo 75 – Piroe 15/Derby – Barnsley 3-0 (1-0)/Collins 45+1, Barkhuizen 60, Knight 79/Cardiff – Leeds 2-2 (2-0)/Philogene 24, Ojo 31 – Rodrigo 65 pen, Perkins 90+3/Hartlepool – Stoke 0-3 (0-2)/Murray 16 og, Brown 43, Menayese 48 og/Norwich – Blackburn 0-1 (0-1)/Vale 31/Stockport – Wallsall 1-2 (0-0)/Madden 88 – Johnson 63, Williams 90+5 pen/Aston Villa – Stevenage 1-2 (1-0)/Sanson 33 – Reid 88 pen, Campbell 90/Manchester City – Chelsea 4-0 (3-0)/Mahrez 23, 85 pen, Alvarez 30 pen, Foden 38/Monday23:00 Oxford United – Arsenal***odds are subject to change***
