The League Paper

SAINTS & VALIANTS SEEK TO SURPRISE

by
The LeaguePaper Team
29 March 2026

STRIKE: Shea Charles

IT’S fair to say our remaining EFL sides in the FA Cup – Southampton and Port Vale – will have to go some to win their quarter-finals next Saturday.
In-form Saints – Cup winners 50 years ago - play host to Premier League-leading Arsenal, who will be returning to action for the first time since their Carabao Cup final flop against Manchester City.
How that will have affected the confidence of Mikel Arteta’s men remains to be seen, but Southampton will be keen to catch them cold after the international break and prolong their p...

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