Arsenal have ended Lincoln City's dream of FA Cup success with a 5-0 win at the Emirates.
However, Lincoln still made history by becoming the first non-league team in 103 years to reach the last eight of the tournament.
Lincoln's FA Cup hero reveals how the death of his mother and the birth of a daughter have spurred him on to success.
Mansfield born Nathan Arnold, 29, who scored the winning goal in Lincoln's third round replay win over Ipswich, is looking forward to walking out in front of 60,000 fans at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on Saturday as Lincoln City become the first non-league team to play in an FA Cup quarter final for 103 years.
As the dad of two strides onto the pitch, his thoughts will turn to his beloved football-mad mum Paula, who died aged just 50 in September 2015.
But there to cheer him on will be partner Jennifer Green, mother to 12-week-old Alba, whose short life has coincided with Lincoln's remarkable run in the world's oldest cup competition.
Arsenal ended a miserable week on a relative high as they easily saw off non-league Lincoln 5-0 to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
Arsenal will be without both Alex Iwobi and Danny Welbeck for Saturday's FA Cup sixth-round clash with Lincoln.
Lincoln City are hoping to become the first non-league side to reach the FA Cup semi finals since 1912, when King George V was on the throne