Shea Charles stuns Arsenal to send Southampton into FA Cup semis

The talk of a quadruple always felt fanciful, a potential treble was swiftly quashed by defeat at Wembley a fortnight ago and now, after being humbled by second-tier Southampton, suddenly Arsenal are left fighting on just the two fronts.

A late Shea Charles strike earned their fearless Championship opponents, transformed by Tonda Eckert from relegation candidates into prime promotion hopefuls within six months, a ticket to play under the arch in the FA Cup semi-finals at the end of this month.