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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the FA Cup final between Arsenal and Hull City. My name is Tom Adams and I'm sat in Wembley's press room to bring you the build-up ahead of our 5pm kick-off.

The Emirates FA Cup / Final
Wembley / 17.05.2014
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Tom Adams

Updated 17/05/2014 at 18:34 GMT


29'
The corner is cleared, but Arteta sends the ball back into the box. Sagna is up well and nods it down into the path of Giroud, but the striker is slow out of the blocks and can’t keep it in.
28'
Podolski sets his sights from 30 yards, and catches the ball very well – hitting it tremendously hard. Davies is on hand to head it over the bar and for an Arsenal corner.
27'
Referee Lee Probert gets in the way of the ball as Hull look to build an attack. The Hull players aren’t pleased, with Davies out of position, but the Arsenal move comes to nothing.
26'
This could be a very long day for Hull striker Fryatt, who is up there on his own and hasn’t seen a great deal of the ball. But, with 10 goals in 13 FA Cup starts, the former Leicester and Walsall man will be confident of grabbing a goal, should the opportunity present itself.
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Rosenior is lucky not to go into the referee’s book. The wing-back flies into the side of Sagna, leaving the Frenchman in a heap. Sagna is down, but Rosenior avoids a yellow. Somehow.
23'
For those of you questioning whether you should be watching the FA Cup final or the Liga decider between Barca and Atleti, you've definitely made the right choice with this one. The Spanish tie is currently 0-0.
22'
Half a chance for Arsenal now, with Podolski bursting down the left, skipping past the challenge of Chester to cross. It’s whipped in towards the near post, and Ozil has a run on Bruce, but the German can’t make contact.
21'
Elmohamady is back on his feet, and we’ll have an old fashioned drop ball inside the centre circle. Not quite as you’d expect, though, with Fryatt sending the ball back to Fabianski.
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Arsenal’s latest free-kick isn’t dealt with inside the Hull box, and it ricochets around. Sagna lunges for the ball but catches Elmohamady on the foot. The Hull man needs treatment.
18'
McGregor really should be doing better with that. The keeper had his wall covering the near post, and had a long time to see the ball coming from Cazorla’s set-piece. Take nothing away from the Spaniard, but the keeper will be disappointed with that.
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GOAL!! CAZORLA HALVES THE DEFICIT! It’s a beautiful free-kick from Cazorla, who wrong-foots McGregor, whipping the ball into the far corner. What a game!!!
16'
Arsenal are patient in their build-up play, but Hull are resolute. Cazorla and Ozil trade a couple of neat passes before Bruce crashes into the back of the Spaniard. A free-kick in a really dangerous position here.
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OOOOOOH!!!!! We almost have a centre-back hat-trick. Bruce rises highest from the corner, heading towards the far post. It looks to be creeping in, but some brilliant work from Gibbs underneath the crossbar clears it.
13'
We’re hearing that Wenger is complaining to the fourth official that Hull had moved the ball forward from a free-kick leading up to that goal. Eight yards, apparently. Hull have another corner.
12'
Sagna looks to play a little one-two with Cazorla down on the right touchline, but Rosenior trips his opponent, and the Gunners have a free-kick in the Hull half.
11'
Arsenal attacking now, and to be fair to their fans, they are right behind them. They may be disheartened, but the Gunners fans are singing their hearts out. Great to hear.
10'
Wenger was complaining about a possible foul leading up to the goal, with Meyler sending Sagna crashing to the floor, but the two were fairly challenging for the ball. The referee allowed play to continue, and Arsenal now have it all to do.