Arsenal Begin Quest for FA Cup Treble

FA Cup holders Arsenal, who have lifted the trophy a record 12 times, begin their bid today to become only the third club in history and the first in 130 years to win it three years running

The Gunners have not lost in the FA Cup since defeat to Blackburn in the fifth round in 2013 and they will seek to preserve that record against Sunderland at the Emirates.
Leicester City, second in the Premier League, face fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane and third-placed Manchester City go to top-flight rivals Norwich City.
Arsenal have only lost once to Sunderland in their last 22 meetings, in an FA Cup fifth-round tie in 2012.
Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce said this week, however, that he will be forced to change his struggling team, accusing the Premier League of devaluing the FA Cup by scheduling league fixtures next week.
"Of course, I'm going to make changes for our Cup tie at Arsenal on Saturday," Allardyce said.
"If you want us to respect the FA Cup, don't put Premier League fixtures on in the midweek just after New Year."
Spurs, the eight-times FA Cup winners who beat Leicester in the 1961 final, will be eager to avenge a 2-1 fourth-round loss to the Foxes last year.
Manchester City face a tricky tie at erratic Norwich after losing 2-1 to Everton in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final on Wednesday.



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