Hello and welcome to live coverage of Arsenal versus Hull. Steve Bruce is here. Get excited.

Alexis Sanchez gets to the byline and clips a cross back towards Jack Wilshere, who glances wide.

After lots of short passing, Welbeck attempts a backheel back into the path of Oxlade-Chamberlain, but Hull clear.

A reasonable start from both sides, that ends with a crossfield pass that Robertson is unable to keep in play.

The game gets underway in utter silence. Either the crowd is famously mute or the sound on my telly isn't working.

A quick change to the line up as Hernandez replaces Jelavic, who was injured in the warm-up.

I'm predicting a 3-1 victory for Arsenal. Steve Bruce to go puce and Wenger do treat victory as some kind of vindication.

With ten minutes to go, and the problem that football merely gets in the way of transfers, why not read more about them here before kick off?

If you would like to get in touch on Twitter throughout the game, you have to question where your life is going. However, I am available at @lxndrnthrtn.

Elsewhere, Newcastle's match is delayed because their scoreboard is flapping in the wind.

I'm surprised Hull have put Elmo on the bench, but that's what happens if you allow Sesame Street characters into the Premier League. It's nothing more than transparent marketing.

One change for Hull as Hatem Ben Arfa starts ahead of Abel Hernandez. Truth is, with Nacho Monreal in defence, you'd fancy the chances of a ham sandwich scoring against Arsenal today.

Steve Bruce: "The last time we played against them it was the cup final...it was the greatest day for a lot of people. The final was a marvellous occasion for everybody. We played to our maximum and it was extra-time before we lost. Everyone had a wonderful day but we lost and it could have been so much more. We were close to pulling off one of the big shocks in an FA Cup final but it didn't quite happen. To go 2-0 up in a cup final was quite remarkable but we just ran out of a little steam. We gave a hell of an account of ourselves and if we can repeat that on Saturday that will be great."

Arsene Wenger: "The Hull game for us is a remembrance of a big sweat because we played against them in the cup final in a very difficult game. They could not use (Nikica) Jelavic in the cup last season, and since then they have bought Diame, Hernandez - they have bought some good players. When you look at their team sheet now, they look like they can beat anybody so I expect a tough game. Look at the quality of players they got in, you can say they bought top quality."

TEAMS: Arsenal: Szczesny, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs, Flamini, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Alexis, Welbeck. Subs: Martinez, Ajayi, Coquelin, Arteta, Rosicky, Ramsey, Campbell. /// Hull: Harper, Chester, Dawson, Davies, Elmohamady, Robertson, Huddlestone, Livermore, Diame, Ben Arfa, Jelavic. Subs: Jakupovic, Rosenior, Bruce, Brady, Ramirez, Quinn, Hernandez.

The team sheets are out soon enough, but Hull seem to be irritating only me only purpose. This might be narcissistic appropriation on my part, but I don't care. I need the subs! Give me the subs!

Here are two bizarre decisions. The first is that Nacho Monreal is starting at centre-back. I believe the modern response to that is, "LOL". The second is Edison Cavani's sending off last night. Have a look here.