Opta Sport experts choose their best XI from the Emirates FA Cup fourth round

Who would you pick in your team of the fourth round?

Tuesday 31 Jan 2017
Danny Welbeck scored two goals in Arsenal's 5-0 victory over Southampton

With all 16 Emirates FA Cup fourth round ties now complete, we took a look at how the Opta stats reflected on the best individuals.

And with Opta Sport men Matt Furniss and Duncan Alexander having access to all the key figures, they provided their team of the round for FATV.

You can watch the video in the media player above, and if you agree or disagree with their selections, you can comment on FATV’s YouTube page here.

Team of the round

Goalkeeper 

Simon Eastwood (Oxford United)
Made six saves, and denied Aleksandar Mitrovic from the penalty spot, as the U’s knocked out Championship high-flyers Newcastle United

Simon Eastwood saves a penalty against Newcastle United
Defenders
Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal)
The German defender helped The Gunners keep a clean sheet at Southampton and has still never tasted defeat in an Arsenal shirt

Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) 
The 16-year-old full-back scored for the second successive Emirates FA Cup tie as the Cottagers comfortably saw off Premier League Hull City

Richard Steaman (Wolves)
Opened the scoring at Anfield then helped Wolves hold firm at the back to see off Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool
Richard Stearman opens the scoring for Wolves
Midfielders
George Saville (Wolves)
The former Chelsea midfielder put in a dogged performance to keep Roberto Firmino and Co at bay

Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea)
Winner of the FA Cup in 2005 with Arsenal, Fabregas dictated the tempo of Chelsea’s fourth round tie with Brentford as his team won 4-0

Ryan Ledson (Oxford United)
Rock-solid in midfield, Ledson helped frustrate Newcastle and give his midfielder colleagues the platform with which to bombard Rafa Benitez’s side

Danny Welbeck (Arsenal)
The England man scored twice at Southampton, the first time he has netted for Arsenal since the 1-0 victory over Norwich City in April

Roarie Deacon (Sutton United)
Had more shots and more touches than any other Sutton player in their remarkable fourth round win over Leeds United
Roarie Deacon was one of Sutton United's heroes
Attackers
Paul Hayes (Wycombe Wanderers)
Scored twice and hit the crossbar as the Chairboys gave Tottenham Hotspur an almighty scare at White Hart Lane, before falling to a 4-3 defeat

Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Bagged a hat-trick in the 5-0 win against former club Southampton – his fifth treble for the Gunners
Theo Walcott hit a hat-trick for Arsenal
By FA Staff