Southampton v Arsenal: Commentary, updates, goals and stats from FA Cup quarter-final

Arsenal can move a step closer to a domestic and continental treble by beating Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals tonight.

The EFL Cup final defeat to Manchester City ended hopes of a quadruple and boss Mikel Arteta will be eager for the Gunners to bounce back strongly at St Mary’s.

The loss to City at Wembley was Arsenal’s first since January but they remain top of the Premier League and still in the Champions League with the first of two legs against Sporting CP to come on Tuesday night.

Southampton are enjoying an excellent run under Tonda Eckert. The Saints are unbeaten in 14 matches across all competitions and have built strong momentum in both the Championship and FA Cup.

Southampton Team News

Flynn Downes and Kuryu Matsuki are suspended, while captain Jack Stephens has picked up an injury. Several others, including Mads Roerslev, remain sidelined.

Southampton: Peretz; Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Wood,Manning, Bragg, Jander, Fellows, Azaz, Scienza, Stewart

Arsenal Team News

Mikel Arteta opted to rotate his squad with Kepa Arrizabalaga replacing David Raya in goal while there were also starts for Cristhian Mosquera, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Christian Norgaard, Max Dowman and Gabriel Jesus.

Arsenal: Arrizabalaga; White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Norgaard, Odegaard, Havertz; Dowman, Martinelli, Jesus

🔴 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚪️
🧱 Mosquera at the back
🔙 Odegaard returns
⚡️ Jesus leads the line
Let’s book our spot in the semis, Gunners 👊
🤝 Presented by @deel
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) April 4, 2026

Where to watch Southampton v Arsenal: TV channel, live online streams

Kick-off on Saturday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 10:00 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website, TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 5 and the HBO Max app.

TNT Sports costs £30.99 a month and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.