Hello and welcome to our coverage of the FA Cup final between Arsenal and Aston Villa at Wembley. It’s been a dismal few days for football, what with Sepp Blatter winning re-election yesterday, so let’s treat this as a prestigious palette-cleanser and a reminder that football isn’t all about shady back-room deals and FBI raids – it’s the glory game, where legends are made and history rewritten.
The Emirates FA Cup / Final
Wembley / 30.05.2015
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- T. Walcott(40')
- A. Sánchez(50')
- P. Mertesacker(62')
- O. Giroud(90+3')
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Updated 30/05/2015 at 18:22 GMT
23'
Great block from Hutton in the box to stop Sanchez's rocket shot.
21'
20'
What a chance for Ramsey! He lifts the ball over the bar from 12 yards after Vlaar fails to clear Ozil's cross.
19'
The Gunners are moving the ball well and Villa are camped inside their half, we've seen nothing from Benteke or N'Zogbia so far.
17'
Ramsey finds the side netting with a sliding shot after Bellerin did well on the right, Arsenal are looking good.
16'
The header was not going in the corner but it was a good reaction from the keeper.
15'
Great one-handed save from Given to keep out Koscielny's header from Sanchez's cross!
13'
Cleverley is booked for clipping Monreal from behind, a cynical challenge from the ex Manchester United man.
12'
Villa defending well in the early stages from set pieces.
11'
Benteke concedes a free-kick near the corner flag for tripping Cazorla, he was lucky to avoid a booking. The delivery by Ozil is poor and is headed away.
10'
Delph is forced to block a cross and its another Arsenal corner. Ozil's delivery is headed away though.
8'
Cazorla's corner is headed away, its not cleared and Okore is forced to put the ball behind again. This time Koscielny connects with a glancing header which goes wide.
7'
Arsenal corner with Sanchez's low cross blocked by Hutton at the near post.
6'
Benteke is flagged off-side from Cleverley's through ball, replays showed he was level and would have been through on goal. A huge let off..
4'
Arsenal have had the better of the opening stages looking to play balls over the top to Walcott.
3'
Ramsey with a good flick on to Walcott whose through on goal but he is flagged off-side.
2'
Okore with a nervous touch and Walcott tries to run at the defender but it's cleared, this will be an interesting battle.
1'
Here we go, Jon Moss blows his whistle. Villa get the game underway with Grealish and Cleverley.
17:25
Five minutes till kick-off as the rendition of Abide With Me finishes and Prince William shakes the players' hands..
17:20
Villa looking to end 19 years without a trophy since their League Cup success with Savo Milosevic and co..
17:15
Ashley Westwood on the Tim Sherwood effect: "I have heard its not a nice place to lose, hopefully can climb those steps and do it for our fans. The run we went on in the Premier League, it got our confidence up. We are coming into it fresh. The manager has played a big part in helping us get here today," he told the BBC.