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It was a stunning volley worthy of winning the FA Cup.

But Nottingham Forest’s second strike, an incredible volley from 21 yards, was the stand out goal that dumped holders Arsenal out in the third round.

Eric Lichaj cracked home a superb volley to put Nottingham Forest 2-1 up in their FA Cup clash
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Eric Lichaj cracked home a superb volley to put Nottingham Forest 2-1 up in their FA Cup clashCredit: AFP
Eric Lichaj said he knew it was going in as soon as he hit it
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Eric Lichaj said he knew it was going in as soon as he hit itCredit: Getty Images

The goal by USA international defender Eric Lichaj beat sweet strikes by the likes of Jesse Lingard, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Sergio Aguero to be named Gillette’s Precision Play of the weekend.

The best goal from every weekend of FA Cup action is given the Gillette Precision treatment in super slo-mo and overlaid with critical statistics from the game.

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Watch the video to savour a goal that will be hard to beat in this season’s FA Cup.

Forest went on to win the game 4-2 in an action-packed third round tie featuring two penalties.

Championship strugglers Forest couldn’t have hopes for a better result against the north London side.

Eric Lichaj caught hold of his volley in a stunning strike
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Eric Lichaj caught hold of his volley in a stunning strikeCredit: The Sun
Eric Lichaj volleyed home from outside the area at the City Ground
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Eric Lichaj volleyed home from outside the area at the City GroundCredit: The Sun

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They went 1-0 up with an easy header from Lichaj after 20 minutes before Arsenal equalised with a scrappy goal from Per Mertesacker.

But just before half-time Lichaj wrote his own page in the Forest history books when he caught a poor clearance on his chest and hit a first time volley into the top corner of the goal.

Ben Brereton made it 3-1 after 64 minutes when he converted a penalty but Danny Welbeck pulled one back in 79 minutes to set up an exciting finish.

Eric Lichaj's volley flew into the top corner at the end of the first half
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Eric Lichaj's volley flew into the top corner at the end of the first halfCredit: The Sun
Nottingham Forest fans celebrated a famous FA Cup win
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Nottingham Forest fans celebrated a famous FA Cup winCredit: The Sun

A controversial penalty six minutes later was converted for Forest by Kieran Dowell, despite protests he kicked the ball twice after slipping.

Confident Lichaj was in no doubt about the volley, saying after the match: “When I hit it I knew it was going in.

"I think we deserved the win in the end.”

The next Gillette Precision Play of the FA Cup will come in the last weekend in January when the fourth round matches take place.

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