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PEREZ AND WAlCOTT ENDS SUTTON DREAMS

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    February 20, 2017 11:51 PM CET
    The Gunners' hopes of a third crown in four years are still alive, but they failed to impress against opponents ranked more than 100 placed below them
    Arsenal ended Sutton United's remarkable FA Cup run to book a place in the last eight, but the 2-0 scoreline will have done little to protect under-fire manager Arsene Wenger from further criticism.
    The pressure on the long-serving French boss intensified after Wednesday's 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League and anything but a convincing win over non-league opponents was unlikely to aid his cause.
    In the end a goal in each half proved sufficient to keep alive hopes of a third FA Cup crown in four years, with Lucas Perez's fortuitous effort and Theo Walcott's 100th goal for the Gunners getting the job done.