FA Cup Final 2013/14 Arsenal v Hull AFC KO 17.00 hours ITV and BT Sport

mike65

Arsene Wenger is much greyer than the last time he lead a team out to win a trophy, the Gunners last final against Birmingham City was a shocking loss and precipitated a disastrous end of season slump so its lucky this game is the last of the domestic season! :pac:

Hull (City Tigers) arrive at Wembley at the end of a hard fought first season back up surviving the chop largely due to the January signings of Jelovich and Long both of whom are Cup-tied of course. That they have made the final means Hull are now in the qualifiers for the Europa League - a surreal prospect just a few months ago and a potential bad dream should they reach the group stages.

Can Wenger banish the silverware drought, can Steve Bruces charges create yet another FA Cup final upset?

There's probably more chance of winning the lotto tonight than seeing this



but the Cup is about romance of the underdogs and what could happen.


Possible Hull City team to face Arsenal: McGregor; Davies, Bruce, Figueroa; Elmohamady, Rosenior, Huddlestone, Meyler, Livermore; Aluko, Fryatt.

Subs: Harper (GK), McShane, Chester, Boyd, Quinn, Sagbo, Koren.

Possible Arsenal team to face Hull City: Szczesny; Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Arteta, Ramsey; Podolski, Wilshere, Ozil; Giroud.

Subs: Fabianski (GK), Jenkinson, Rosikcy, Cazorla, Flamini, Oxlaide-Chamberlain, Kallstrom.

Referee: Lee Probert

Professional Griefer

Go on Arsenal!

GavRedKing

Arsenal -2 today.

ScummyMan

Arsenal to win this easy imo

Gringo180

Come on The Arsenal. By no means will this be an easy game.

michael999999

4-0 arsenal

Fr Tod Umptious

Brilliant Housemartins tie in OP.

Mr.Micro

Come on the Gunners.

Realistically I think Arsenal will win in 90 minutes but ya never know.

Hull are worth a punt @ 4/1 to lift the trophy.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Hard to see anything other than an Arsenal win today. After their last cup final, and also Wigan's victory in last year's final, Arsenal shouldn't be taking anything for granted, and that should be enough to see them win their first major since 2005.

SantryRed

Arsenal to win to nil at 11/10. Don't see where Hull will score from.

Professional Griefer

Meyler with a peach of a og in the 92nd minute to break Hull hearts.

Diabhal Beag

Do it for the fans lads. And the dozens who won't be watching Atletico bottle it.

brianregan09

I think and I hope we have enough about us to see off Hull today I am nervous though

Kess73

Hope Arsenal go on a scoring spree today.

Normally I like to see an underdog do well, but Bruce's record as a manager against the team I support has left me somewhat bitter towards any team he manages.

Lardy

Come on the Mighty Tigers!!!

newballsplease

Itv interview Steve Bruce... He looks around at Wembley and says 'we've never been here as a club'

Semi final Steve?!

Paully D

I still can't believe Hull's run to the final. Southend, Middlesbrough, Brighton, Sunderland and Sheffield United. How easy was that?

dvemail

Clive Tyldesley ‏@CliveTyldesley 1h

Arsenal: Fabianski - Sagna Mertesacker Koscielny Gibbs - Arteta Ramsey - Cazorla Ozil Podolski - Giroud


Clive Tyldesley ‏@CliveTyldesley 4m

Hull: McGregor - Davies Bruce Chester - Elmohamady Livermore Huddlestone Meyler Rosenior - Quinn - Fryatt.

Nuri Sahin

cathalio11

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Haha his name is @yayasanogoal.

I assume it's not because he's not scored a goal for Arsenal yet

IamtheWalrus

Cup final day and this thread has 2 pages.

mike65

One page (30 ppg), it just a fact that no one really gives a sausage despite the fact Wenger really really needs to win this and if he isn't holding the trophy it'll be "Arsenal in Crisis " across the media for the next week.

So if Hull open the scoring expect meltdown!

Quazzie

mike65 wrote: »

One page (30 ppg), it just a fact that no one really gives a sausage despite the fact Wenger really really needs to win this and if he isn't holding the trophy it'll be "Arsenal in Crisis " across the media for the next week.

No. Most Arsenal fans are out looking at the match and couldn't give a flying fúck about Boards.

We'll let the players do our talking. Maybe You and other Liverpool fans should've done the same and then ye wouldn't be the laughing stock ye are.

COYG.

RikkFlair

David Meyler didnt look too happy having to shake hands with royalty.

mrsoundie

Come on you Gunners, especially after this.

tayto lover

Two nil to the Gunners. Giroud first goal. :D

mrsoundie

Oh oh! :eek:

IvySlayer

Hull score!

mike65

Quazzie wrote: »

No. Most Arsenal fans are out looking at the match and couldn't give a flying fúck about Boards.

We'll let the players do our talking. Maybe You and other Liverpool fans should've done the same and then ye wouldn't be the laughing stock ye are.

COYG.

Gotta score twice now.

Sugarlumps

Suck on that!

gandalf

FFS!

kevohmsford

1-0 Hull. Chester with the goal. What a start.

Bleating Lamb

Even before the goal Hull were all over Arsenal!

MagicMarker

Janie.....

Arsenal will still win.

googled eyes

Quazzie

I can never understand why some teams don't put a player on the back post. Stupidity.

Kiwi_knock

What a start for Hull. 1-0

Jelle1880

He wasn't even certain to play due to an injury.

Great start

Pathetic defending, every Arsenal player in the box static on their heels.

Quazzie

Quazzie wrote: »

I can never understand why some teams don't put a player on the back post. Stupidity.

For how long?

Devilman40k

Prepare for 85 minutes of Arsenal battering Hull defence now... whether they score or not is a different story

Quazzie

Deleted User wrote: »

For how long?

Until the ball is cleared. It wasn't even close to being cleared there. Gibbs was on the front post. Why wasn't Cazorla either on the edge of the box or on the post. He is doing nothing else so at least in either of them two positions he might have stopped that goal. Jesus if my team conceded that goal in a Sunday league fixture I'd be bollicking them out of it.

tayto lover

Arsenal need to wake up already. Very pedestrian.

Sugarlumps

Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IvySlayer

Jesus Christ what are Arsenal doing?

mrsoundie

mmmm now very interesting

mike65

and we 're off!

MagicMarker

MagicMarker wrote: »

Janie.....

Arsenal will still win.

Maybe not.

RikkFlair

Unreal!

micar

holy ****!!!!