Joe Willock joked that the linesman in Arsenal's 3-0 third-round win at Blackpool "crushed my dreams" of an FA Cup hat-trick.
The 19-year-old midfielder netted a pair of opportunistic finishes before half-time to put the Gunners in control of an entertaining tie, and giving him the second and third goals of his senior team career.
He thought he had a third 10 minutes from time but the goal was ruled out due to offside against Sead Kolasinac.
It proved inconsequential to the scoreline with Alex Iwobi netting a third to give Arsenal a 3-0 victory over the League One club.