Arsenal FC will be facing Manchester City in the fourth round of the FA Cup after beating Oxford United 3-0 on Monday night, overcoming a slow start to pull away in the final 30 minutes.
eased by Oxford United in the third round of the , The League One side succeeded in stifling the attack of their opposition in the first half, as neither side recorded a shot on target.
But the visitors were better in the second half, breaking through in the 63rd minute as got on the end of a cross.
Vieira would earn another assist just seven minutes later, playing in who coolly took the ball around Edward McGinty and slotted it into an empty net.
Nketiah doubled his tally just six minutes after that, collecting a lovely pass from and dinking it over the Oxford goalkeeper.
hobbled off in the 75th minute, a worrying sight for Arsenal fans with the north London derby coming up on Sunday. He was replaced by , who made his first appearance since September 4 returning from his own injury.
Arsenal advance to face away in the fourth round later this month. That match will come less than three weeks before the two Premier League title rivals meet in the league for the first time this season.
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