Amy Lawrence’s match report from the Emirates Stadium has dropped – have a read here.
The Hull players go over to salute their fans, and Jakupovic runs over to give his daughter a kiss. Ah, that was sweet. He’ll probably get a two-match ban for going into the crowd. He has made some ridiculous saves in the past, but this is surely one of the most memorable games of his career. Thanks for your company, please join Alan Smith for thee latest from the 3pm games. Bye!
Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters
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Arsenal almost won it with the last attack of the game. Giroud wriggled free on the right side of the six-yard box and his shot was blocked by Jakupovic, who then scampered across his line to claim the headed follow-up. He made 11 saves in all, one of them great.
.@HullCity 'keeper Jakupovic is clearly impressed with his save! 👐 #EmiratesFACup #AFCvHCFC https://t.co/ujrRkA0RLh
— BT Sport Football (@btsportfootball) February 20, 2016
Full time: Arsenal 0-0 Hull City
Peep peep!
90+3 min Hull are wasting time in the Arsenal half via the medium of the slowly taken throw-in. Few would begrudge them that.
90+1 min The free-kick is too close to Jakupovic, who makes a dramatic save to his right. It was relatively straightforward. There are four minutes of added time.
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90 min Sanchez is fouled on the edge of the D by Huddlestone, and is going to take the free-kick himself.
89 min Bruce is booked for a hack at Oxlade-Chamberlain. The Man of the Match is surely the keeper Jakupovic, who made several good saves and one great one. All of which makes me think of this from Paul Doyle.
87 min Oxlade-Chamberlain misses a great chance. Giroud headed a cross back towards him, 17 yards from goal, but he couldn’t control the bouncing ball and drilled it into the ground and wide of the near post.
86 min “What about posh people in the 1920s?” says Robert Petersen. “’Cook’s readying the dinner. Do come through to the drawing room and have a Cinzano and soda while we wait.’”
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85 min Aluko, put through on goal by a long diagonal pass, is wrongly flagged offside. Then, moments later, he sidefoots a volley at Ospina from 10 yards after a great cross from Huddlestone. I think the second offside decision was correct.
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84 min Arsenal have looked less likely to score since Giroud and Sanchez came on. It’s been a peculiar game – not just the subdued atmosphere, but the contradiction between a sense that Arsenal have lacked penetration and the fact Jakupovic has made five excellent saves.
83 min It’s hard to know when a replay would occur, because of Uefa’s absurd rule about fixture clashes. It might have to be Monday 7th March, which would be 60 hours after Arsenal play at Spurs.
82 min “Yes it is odd on its own,” says Keith Monery of readiedgate. “It should be ‘are being readied for action’; leaving the last bit off might have something to do with football or sports commentary in general.”
79 min There are some big gaps when Hull break, such is Arsenal’s desperation to score. So far they haven’t really taken advantage due to a combination of tiredness and poor concentration, but for the first time in the match you sense they could create a clear chance in open play.
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78 min Sanchez receives a long, diagonal pass from Oxlade-Chamberlain, moves confidently back inside Elmohamady – and then smashes a wretched shot high and wide. Hull make their final substitution, with Sone Aluko replacing Nick Powell.
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77 min Chambers’ deep cross towards Giroud is superbly defended by Maguire, who heads behind for a corner.
74 min Arsenal’s final substitution: Oxlade-Chamberlain for Iwobi.
“Hi Rob,” says Keith Monery. “I don’t think it is exclusively a football term. Although you would not say the dinner was readied, you might say that the troops were, or the guns, or something / someone who was going into action.”
Fair point, though it’s still a slightly odd word, no?
72 min Hull swarm forward on the break. Powell eases a pass to the onrushing Meyler on the left side of the box - but he slices a weary cross straight into the side netting at the near post. That was Hull’s best chance of the match.
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70 min Giroud moves cleverly away from Davies, not once but twice, before drilling a low shot from 20 yards that is comfortably held by the sprawling Jakupovic. Giroud starts limping after the shot, which is bad news for Arsenal.
68 min Mike Dean gives Koscielny, who has been booked, a final warning after a sliding tackle on Meyler. He didn’t take the man or the ball, but lunged in a manner that can sometimes produce a yellow card..
67 min A double change for Arsenal: Giroud and Sanchez for Campbell and Welbeck.
65 min siege n. The act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place.
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63 min Jakupovic makes his fifth excellent save, flying to his left to repel a deflected Welbeck shot. He had dived past the ball when it changed direction off Curtis Davies, but was able to reach back with his right hand to get the ball to safety.
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62 min Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud are being readied. That’s another word that seems to have been invented by football. When else would you use it? Yes, darling, dinner’s just being readied.
60 min There’s a bit more urgency about Arsenal, a response to the unwelcome prospect of a replay.
57 min Chambers is booked for wrestling with Meyler.
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56 min A double change for Hull: Tom Huddlestone and Moses Odubajo replace the 16-year-old Josh Tymon, who didn’t screw up once, and Ryan Taylor.
55 min “I’m guessing you mean Failing Light-era Brian Eno, as opposed to the Baby’s On Fire-vintage, right?” says Alix Sharkey. “While the former seems very apt for Arsenal, the latter would more accurately describe Spurs right now, innit. Boom tish.”
54 min Campbell hits the post! It was an excellent free kick, curled low towards the far corner from right of centre. Jakupovic, whose weight was going the wrong way, managed to change direction, plunge to his right and fingertip the ball onto the post. That is a magnificent save.
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53 min Meyler did get the ball, just, though some would argue that he went through Chambers to get there. We’ve only seen one replay; I reckon Mike Dean made the right decision.
52 min Mike Dean rejects another penalty appeal after a tackle by Meyler on Chambers. That looked pretty close. The ball breaks to the edge of the box, where Iwobi’s sidefooted shot deflects this far wide of the far post.
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50 min A replay isn’t much use to anyone, and there are some very good players on the bench who will come on if it stays like this. In fact, Tom Huddlestone is getting ready to appear for Hull.
47 min Walcott might have given Arsenal the lead there. A good move ended with a crisp cutback by Gibbs towards Walcott. He sidefooted low towards goal from 12 yards, and Jakupovic got down to his right to push it away. Actually, the replay shows that Walcott’s shot deflected off Davies, though it didn’t really change the line of the ball.
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46 min The second half begins.
Half-time nostalgia
Half time: Arsenal 0-0 Hull City
A very subdued half ends goalless. Hull have defended pretty well, with Jakupovic making two good saves. Arsenal have been Arsenal.
45 min Most of this half has been soundtracked by Brian Eno.
42 min From the resulting free-kick, which is curled in by Taylor, Davies has a snapshot blocked by Flamini.
41 min Koscielny is booked for sitting on Diomande after a good Hull break. Mertesacker was covering, otherwise it would have been a red card.
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38 min Welbeck goes on a long, winding run infield from the left, all the way into the box. Then he realises he’s completely knackered and falls over between two defenders. Mike Dean waves his hands in the demonstrative style to signal that it wasn’t a penalty. The Hull fans aren’t happy that he didn’t book Welbeck.
38 min Welbeck and Campbell play a lovely one-two just inside the box, and Welbeck is about to shoot when Bruce makes a fine interception.
35 min Hull win a free-kick on the right wing. Maloney’s ball in is a beauty, and the keeper Ospina is nowhere when the ball skims off Koscielny’s head and away for a corner on the other side.
33 min Maloney is booked for deliberately taking out Walcott to stop an Arsenal break.
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31 min Mike Dean misses another chance to give a penalty, and books Maguire for a dive. It was the right decision. Maguire got away from Campbell with a brilliant Cruyff turn on the left; then, as Campbell chased back, Maguire used the slightest brushing of legs as an excuse to go over. The force of the contact, and the speed at which Maguire was moving, was not nearly enough for him to knock him off his feet.
28 min Another good save from Jakupovic denies Walcott, who drilled a low shot from a similar position to Welbeck earlier in the half. This time Jakupovic reacted smartly to save with his right foot.
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In an unrelated development...
26 min There is a whiff of sterility about Arsenal’s domination so far. Jakupovic and Alex Bruce have only had to make one save each.
24 min This almost has the feel of a training game. Arsenal are playing some fairly nice stuff, with Walcott especially lively.
21 min Josh Tymon was actually born on FA Cup final day. In 1999.
20 min Hull’s first attack in ages includes a couple of sensible, economical touches from Tymon, who has looked fine so far.
17 min Moments later, Iwobi shapes a pleasant low curler just wide of the far post from the edge of the box. It’s all Arsenal.
17 min Chambers plays a nice angled pass through to Welbeck, who runs off Taylor and whacks a low shot towards goal from a tight angle. Jakupovic gets down smartly to his right to make a fine save.
16 min Hull are struggling to get out of their third, never mind their half.
14 min Whatever Happened To Nick Powell has been lively for Hull, both in attack and defence.
13 min A goal is coming, Frank said.
12 min Walcott stands up a lovely chipped cross from the right towards Welbeck, who leaps well on the six-yard line but thumps his head straight at Jakupovic.
11 min Arsenal are starting to push Hull back now, and Walcott wins another corner. Nothing comes of it.
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10 min “Who do you reckon will be crowned FA cup champions this season?” asks Brooklyn Bell. Whoever wins tonight between Chelsea and Manchester City. I’m going for Chelsea.
MIKE DEAN TURNS DOWN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A PENALTY!
8 min Arsenal almost score from the corner. With all the players loitering around the six-yard line, the corner is passed towards Elneny on the edge of the area. He runs onto the ball and sidefoots it towards goal, and it’s blocked by the arm of Alex Bruce. He did lean towards the ball, and there were 10 yards between Elneny and Bruce, so that could easily have been a penalty. Especially with Mike Dean refereeing.
7 min It’s all rather low-key, on the pitch and in the stands. A promising move involving Iwobi and Campbell ends when Welbeck dallies in the box. Moments later, Flamini breaks into the box onto a crisp pass from Elweny; Powell tracks him all the way to concende a corner.
Just sat with ray Wilkings after doing BT watching Arsenal v hull pic.twitter.com/DnmnypuXtk
— Dean Windass (@DWindass10) February 20, 2016
4 min Hull have started well. Tymon, the 16-year-old, makes good ground down the left but then mishits his cross into the side netting at the near post. Imagine playing at the Emirates at the age of 16.
2 min “Good to see Wenger giving a starting berth to a young man who’s been on the fringes and shown the occasional promising move, in amongst a parade of misplaced passes, hopeless shots and a general air of bewilderment,” says Charles Antaki. “Yes, (elephantine irony alert), Walcott starts.”
1 min Peep peep! Arsenal kick off from left to right. They are in red and white; Hull are in amber and black.
Never mind the football, let’s talk about Brendon McCullum
“His brilliance is only equalled by what a positive character he is, both for his team and cricket in general,” says Andrew Hurley. “The thing that astounds me, and has since he announced his retirement, is why? He has been in the best form of his life the past 2 years, so whilst retiring at the top is great, I have the feeling he is going too early. A legend though...”
“Welbeck’s not a messiah, he comes good once or twice a season,” says Phil Podolsky. “I mean, who can forget the time he decided he was Leo Messi one on one v Neuer?”
An email!
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It’s not football, but ... how can you not love Brendon McCullum? He has basically perfected living.
Today will be Arsene Wenger's 100th #EmiratesFACup match as @Arsenal manager. Here are his stats... #AFCvHCFC pic.twitter.com/ZFJJtyAJGw
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) February 20, 2016
Wenger’s first FA Cup tie was against Sunderland. After a 1-1 draw at Highbury, Dennis Bergkamp put Arsenal on the way to victory in the replay with a goal that was even better than it looked. And it looked magnificent.
Never forget what Phil Brown and Geovanni did for football
FLASHBACK: Great memories from our first-ever visit to the Emirates Stadium in September 2008 #Unforgettable #ARSHULhttps://t.co/rB266Xufh3
— Hull City (@HullCity) February 20, 2016
The teams
The score is Arsenal 9-10 Hull. That’s how many changes they have made. No, no I’m not going to list them all. Dat guy Welbz Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck starts for the first time this season for Arsenal; Hull’s team includes the 16-year-old full-back Josh Tymon. Manchester United’s Nick Powell will play for Hull provided he remembers the match is on.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1) Ospina; Chambers, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs; Flamini, Elneny, Campbell, Iwobi, Welbeck, Walcott.
Subs: Macey, Bellerin, Monreal, Coquelin, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexis, Giroud.
Hull City (3-5-1-1) Jakupovic; Davies, Bruce, Maguire; Elmohamady, Taylor, Meyler, Maloney, Tymon; Powell; Diomande.
Subs: Kuciak, Huddlestone, Hernandez, Diame, Aluko, Robertson, Odubajo
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Preamble
Hello. It’s 130 years since a side last won three FA Cups in a row. Blackburn Rovers’ achievement could be equalled by Arsenal this season, yet it would probably be judged as a hollow triumph if they fail to win the league. Such are the values of modern football.
They are values to which both managers subscribe. It’s likely that both XIs will reflect their priorities, with Arsenal third in the Premier League and the scandalously underrated Steve Bruce’s Hull top of the Championship.
This is the third year in a row that they have met in the tournament: the brilliant 2014 final, in which Aaron Ramsey scored the winner and thousands of celebrities begged a higher power for a forgiveness, was followed by a routine victory for Arsenal in the third round last year.
Any movie geek worth his Salt memorabilia knows trilogies are usually subject to the law of diminishing returns; hopefully this will be the exception that proves the rule.
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