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Nketiah extends Arsenal scoring record against Portsmouth

Eddie Nketiah was on target as Arsenal defeated Portsmouth 2-0 in Monday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie.

The youngster was one of the starters for Mikel Arteta’s men against Pompey, and he justified his place with the second goal.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos handed the Gunners a first-half lead before Nketiah sealed victory over the League One outfit in the 51st minute.

The Anglo-Ghanaian fired past goalkeeper Alex Bass after connecting to Reiss Nelson’s cross to dash the hosts’ ambition of launching a comeback.

With that, the 20-year-old has now scored three goals in his last four starts for the Gunners, with two of those efforts coming in the FA Cup.