Key events7 Mar 2026PreambleShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThat’s all from me today. Thank you for keeping up with matchday live and I hope you have a lovely rest of your day.To recap, Mansfield play Arsenal at 12:15, then Wrexham face Chelsea at 17:45 before Newcastle go up against Manchester City (again) at 20:00. What are your predictions for today’s FA Cup games?Fulham face Southampton in the FA Cup on Sunday. Tonda Eckert’s side are four points behind fellow cup hopefuls Wrexham in the Championship and they will be relishing the chance to test themselves against Premier League opposition. Read Ben Fisher’s interview with Eckert below.The Lionesses are gearing up for their World Cup qualifier against Iceland in just under an hour. The team news is in:England starting XI: Hannah Hampton; Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson, Esme Morgan, Taylor Hinds; Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway; Jess Park, Lauren James, Lauren Hemp; Alessia RussoSubs: Anna Moorhouse, Ellie Roebuck, Maya Le Tissier, Lucia Kendall, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Poppy Pattinson, Chloe Kelly, Grace Clinton, Aggie Beever-Jones, Laura Blindkilde Brown, Jess Carter, Freya GodfreyIceland starting XI: Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir; Guðrún Arnardóttir, Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir, Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir, Sædís Rún Heiðarsdóttir; Ída Marín Hermannsdóttir, Hildur Antonsdóttir, Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir; Hlín Eiríksdóttir, Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir, Sandra María JessenSubs: Telma Ívarsdóttir, Fanney Inga Birkisdóttir, Berglind Ágústsdóttir, Emilía Kiær Ásgeirsdóttir, Karitas Tómasdóttir, Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir, Diljá Ýr Zomers, Birta Georgsdóttir, María Catharína Ólafsdóttir Grós, Thelma Pálmadóttir, Hafrún Rakel Halldórsdóttir, Elín Helena KarlsdóttirMansfield Town caused an upset with their 2-1 win over Burnley in the fourth round of the cup. That means League One Mansfield have beaten more Premier League clubs in 2026 than Spurs. Can they beat a team 59 places above them in the football pyramid today? Here’s an email from Dave Esther:
FA Cup fifth round, Wrexham eye shock, Lionesses build up – matchday live, as it happened
Join our writers as we count down to Saturday’s football action, with Mansfield Town hosting Arsenal in the FA Cup fifth round
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