Monday, December 23, 2024

Top 10 Arsenal FA Cup Heroes

6.  David Seaman: Vs Sheffield United, 13th April 2003

A 1-0 win over Sheffield united put Arsenal into their third consecutive FA Cup Final. The game will only be remembered for one moment though. With six minutes left David Seaman pulled off one of the greatest saves in football history, clawing away a Paul Peschisolido header that looked destined to hit the net. This save defied all the odds and put the Gunners into their 16th FA Cup Final.

5. Ray Parlour: Vs Chelsea, 4th May 2002

A year before Arsenal had lost the Fa Cup in dramatic fashion versus Liverpool. This year there were no such dramas though as Ray Parlour “struck a vintage FA Cup goal” as Martin Tyler had  described it in his commentary. Parlour’s goal opened the scoring in a drab final, but his strike will always be etched into Arsenal’s fans minds as it was the first part of the double.

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