Ross Stewart scored the opening goal after 35 minutes before substitute Viktor Gyokeres levelled for the Gunners midway through the second half.

But Saints had a trick from the bench of their own as Shea Charles slotted in the winner five minutes from time to record a famous St Mary's victory.

Saints wore their commemorative yellow, celebrating 50 years since their FA Cup win in 1976. It was also a repeat of the 2003 final, which Arsenal won 1-0.

And Saints deservedly reached the last four of the competition for the third time in less than 10 years, after doing so in both 2018 and 2021.

Ahead of the match, Saints head coach Tonda Eckert had been adamant that he expected his side to win, despite facing the Premier League leaders.

It is that mentality that has led Saints to a 14-game unbeaten run, while Arsenal's only loss since mid-January was to Man City in the Carabao Cup final.

Eckert made five changes from his team that beat Oxford United 2-0 in the Championship two weeks ago, with Leo Scienza returning from injury.

He...