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01/11 11:03 CST Arsenal routs Portsmouth 4-1 in the FA Cup as Gabriel
Martinelli scores a hat trick
Arsenal routs Portsmouth 4-1 in the FA Cup as Gabriel Martinelli scores a hat
trick
By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer
MANCHESTER, England (AP) --- Gabriel Martinelli scored a hat trick as Arsenal
advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 4-1 win at Portsmouth on
Sunday.
Martinelli's treble helped the Premier League leader come back from going a
goal down to the second-tier Championship team inside three minutes.
Colby Bishop stunned Arsenal with the opening goal at Fratton Park, but the
lead only lasted five minutes after Andre Dozzell scored an own goal.
Martinelli put the visitors ahead with a flicked header in the 25th. He slid in
for his second six minutes after the break and headed in his hat-trick goal in
the 72nd. It was the first time the Brazilian had scored a hat trick for
Arsenal.
Victory could have been even more emphatic if Noni Madueke had converted from
the penalty spot in the first half.
Record 14-time FA Cup winner Arsenal last lifted the trophy in Mikel Arteta's
first season as manager in 2020. It was the last major honor the London club
won, but victory against Portsmouth maintains its three-pronged trophy pursuit
along with the Premier League title and the Champions League.
Top flight Leeds was also behind to Championship opposition, but recovered from
1-0 down to beat Derby 3-1 at Pride Park.
Third-tier Mansfield pulled off an upset to beat Championship side Sheffield
United 4-3 and Norwich routed Walsall 5-1, with Jovon Makama scoring a hat
trick.
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