The winners of this competition for the past two years are through to the fourth round of the FA Cup after a low pressure, ultimately quite comfortable 3-1 defeat of Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium. A slightly weakened Arsenal team took their moments to strike, sealing the tie with second-half goals from Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud, both created by the excellent Héctor Bellerín. Alex Iwobi made a promising first start in the competition, earning praise from his manager for the timing of his passes and his willingness, aged 19, to run with the ball. For now Arsenal’s attempt to become the first team since Blackburn Rovers 130 years ago to win the Cup three times in a row remains on course.