- Arsenal and Chelsea were among the first teams to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Emirates FA Cup 2025/2026
- Arsenal beat Mansfield in the fifth round to keep their hopes of a quadruple alive, while Chelsea defiantly beat Wrexham AFC
- We take a look at the prize money the quarter-final teams have earned so far ahead of Monday’s draw for Round 8
Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea were among the teams that managed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup this season.
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Liverpool put the ball on the line on Friday night, getting their revenge against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux with a 3-1 victory. Curtis Jones scored one and had another assist.
on saturday, Arsenal they survived an away scare against Mansfield to win the game 2-1 and keep their four hopes alive. Eberechi Eze came off the bench and scored the winning goal at the One Call Stadium.
Later in the evening, Chelsea prevented a flurry of Hollywood when they beat Wrexham AFC in extra time in Wales. Wrexham pushed the world champions all the way, but a red card for George Dobson at half-time halted their efforts. Alejandro Garnacho and striker Joao Pedro scored in extra time to win the game 4-2.
“Wrexham were good in their strength and how brave they were with their players and how they played. We had to be at a high level. We were pushed all the way by a very good team. We need to find a way to manage games better, but in these Cup games you can feel the emotion of the game. They are very difficult games to play,” said Liam Rosenior on the club’s website.
Manchester City completed the day’s game by beating Newcastle United 3-1 at St. James Park thanks to heroics from Savinho and Omar Marmoush.
FA Cup prize money
Teams receive money in all competitions from FA Cup prize money, gate money and advertising revenue.
By reaching the quarter-finals, Arsenal and Chelsea, and other teams that reached the quarter-finals have already collected money to reach that stage.
Winning the fifth round attracted a bonus of 238,500 pounds (41.4 million KSh). Winning the round before that, the fourth round, attracted a total of £127,000 (KSh 22 million).
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How much Arsenal and Chelsea have earned in the FA Cup
Premier League teams entered the FA Cup in the third round, which had prize money of £121,500 (KSh 21.38 million).
Therefore, by reaching the quarter-finals, Chelsea and Arsenal have so far won a total of KSh 85.2 million.
The prize money will continue to increase after each round, with the winner walking away with £2,120,000 (KSh 371 million). The losing finalist will receive 1,060,000 pounds (KSh 185.5 million).
Why Pep Guardiola has been banned for two matches
In other reports, Pep Guardiola has been handed a two-match ban after receiving his sixth yellow card of the season.
Guardiola Was Carded During Their Victory Against Newcastle United For Challenging A Foul On Jeremy Doku But It Was Not Called.
He will now miss the Game against West Ham and the FA Cup Quarter Final.
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