Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe (right) celebrates his winning goal against Newcastle in the FA Cup.
LONDON: FA Cup holders Arsenal beat Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday as non-league Chorley knocked out coronavirus-ravaged Derby and West Brom suffered an embarrassing third-round exit against Blackpool.
The rampaging Covid-19 virus is casting a lengthening shadow over football in England, with dozens of games called off and growing fears over whether the season can be completed.
Just one match has so far been called off in the FA Cup third round — the stage at which the big guns enter the competition.
But a number of clubs have been forced to make radical alterations to their line-ups after suffering outbreaks.
Arsenal, 14-time FA Cup winners, continued their recent revival with a fourth straight win in all…
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