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Oxford more then held their own in the first half, giving
Arsenal a few worrying moments while restricting their
illustrious opponents to half chances down the other end.
Once the deadlock was broken by Elneny, with a bullet header
from a Fabio Vieira free kick in the 63rd minute, Arsenal were
too strong for Oxford. It was the Egyptian's first goal for his
club since May 2021.
Nketiah made sure of the victory seven minutes later from
another Vieira assist, before he netted his fifth goal in his
last five matches in all competitions for the Gunners 14 minutes
from time to put the seal on a hard-earned Arsenal win.
A trip to Premier League champions City at the end of the month
is Arsenal's reward for the win, as Mikel Arteta's side continue
their fine season.
Arsenal have now won their last 14 FA Cup ties against sides
from outside the top-two divisions of English football. Wrexham
were the last side not in the top-two leagues to eliminate
Arsenal in January 1992.
"It is always difficult to win in these rounds," Arteta told ITV
Sport. "You have to be patient and we were, waiting for the
openings to come.
"Eddie is scoring goals and contributing to the way we play and
I am delighted for him. He has to be scoring goals and he is
doing it."
(Reporting by Peter Hall, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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