A rather youthful Arsenal side breezed past Portmouth 2-0 in their FA Cup fifth round clash at Fratton Park.
Goals from Sokratis and Eddie Nketiah were enough for the Gunners to get their name in the hat for the quarter-final draw of the famous competition.
After a disappointing loss to Olympiakos on Thursday night, Mikel Arteta went with a much-changed lineup, naming seven players who were under 23 years of age in his squad.
Initially, it seemed as though the move might have backfired when Portsmouth made a bright start to the game.
However, just before half-time, a Reiss Nelson driven cross was turned in expertly by Sokratis to help settle any nerves.
A few minutes after the break, the aforementioned assist provider put in another great cross for Nketiah to poach home at the near post.
Thereafter, Arsenal had the control of the game and saw things out very well.
Here’s how we rated the Gunners players:
