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.

Hull boss Steve Bruce has vowed to take no risks with his starting line-up as his side bid to win the FA Cup for the first time in their history. Paul McShane, James Chester, Robbie Brady and Sone Aluko are all expected to pass fitness tests but are unlikely to make the Tigers' starting line-up. Allan McGregor is set to continue in goal after making his comeback in the Premier League defeat to Everton, while Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long are both cup-tied.

Wenger must also decide whether to stick with Lukasz Fabianski in nets. He has played throughout the competition and regular No. 1 Wojciech Szczesny said this week his fellow Pole morally deserved to start for the Gunners. We certainly expect him to.

The teams should be out in around an hour. Here's the Arsenal selection situation: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Thomas Vermaelen will be assessed. Oxlade-Chamberlain has been out with a groin injury since the league clash with the Tigers on April 20, while Vermaelen missed the season finale at Norwich after having five stitches in his knee. Aaron Ramsey, Kieran Gibbs, Jack Wilshere and Abou Diaby all returned from injury but Theo Walcott and Serge Gnabry are out.

Last season, of course, they were playing in the Championship but Steve Bruce took them up and this season managed to keep them in the top flight after what was a relatively drama-ree campaign, even if they finished only four points clear of the relegation zone. Today they are without the cup-tied Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long.

A quick word on Hull then: This is their first ever FA Cup fina in 110 years of history. Indeed, they had previously only made one semi-final. Steve Bruce's side have a huge task ahead of them though, having conceded five in two league games to the Gunners this season, scoring none.

Wenger is of course an expert for this very site and this week he told Eurosport that the result of one match won't decide his future. (It might, however, sway supporters whose faith in the Frenchman has been distinctly wavering).

One of today's biggest talking points - perhaps the biggest of all - is Arsene Wenger's future at the club. It's bizarre to think, but technically this is the final game of his contract, as he has studiously refused to ink the new deal on offer from the club as yet. Is he waiting before the whole season is out of the way to commit, or preparing to step down, glory or no glory? We will ask him in the press conference later, whatever happens.

Arsenal fans won't be counting their chickens just yet though, not with their recent record of disappointment. I had the task of compiling their worst trophy catastrophes since 2005 this week, and it was a task narrowing them down to nine.

That's a snap from our very own Liam Happe, who will be joining me at Wembley shortly. The expectation of course is that Arsenal will end one of the most famous trophy droughts in football, it being 3,283 days since Patrick Vieira lifted the FA Cup after a penalty shoot-out win over Manchester United in Cardiff.