FA Cup final Preview – Arsenal vs Hull City

May 16, 2014
By: Deke Hardman

FA-cup

Saturday afternoon’s game at Wembley sees Arsenal face Hull City in the final of this season’s FA Cup.

Only Manchester United have lifted the famous trophy on more occasions than the Gunners, who beat Tottenham Hotspur, Coventry City, Liverpool, Everton and Wigan Athletic to make it to a joint record eighteenth final.

They go in to the game having won their final five league games of the season to secure fourth place, and are odds on favourites to emerge victorious and in doing so end their trophy drought which currently stands at nine years.

Theo Walcott is Arsene Wenger’s only major absentee, though he may start Jack Wilshere on the bench as he continues his recovery from a broken foot while he must decide whether to play first choice keeper Wojciech Szczesny, who won the Premier League Golden Glove with sixteen clean sheets, or Lukas Fabianski, who has played in each of the five rounds on the road to Wembley.

Olivier Giroud is favourite to open the scoring at 5.0 (4/1) with Coral, with Aaron Ramsey an 8.0 (7/1) chance with a variety of firms.

Arsenal are widely available at 1.5 (1/2) to win the game inside 90 minutes, with Hull an 8.0 (7/1) shot with most bookmakers. The draw is priced at 4.5 (7/2) with Bet 365.

Hull City head into their first ever FA Cup final having knocked out Middlesbrough, Southend United, Brighton and Hove Albion, Sunderland and Sheffield United to get there, though they have not won since beating the Blades at Wembley last month.

James Chester and Robbie Brady will face late fitness tests ahead of the game, while Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long are cup-tied.

Yannick Sagbo is 13.0 (12/1) to get the first goal of the game, with Tom Huddlestone generously priced at 33.0 (32/1) with 888 Sport.

Arsenal’s 3-0 league win at the KC Stadium last month was their sixth consecutive victory over the Tigers, and five of those games have seen at least three goals.

With that in mind, you may be tempted to take advantage of Bet Victor’s offer of 9.5 (17/2) for the North London side to win by two goals to one.

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