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Live Blogging the FA Cup: Arsenal - Aston Villa

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19:21: IT'S OVER, ARSENAL HAVE WON THE FA CUP!!!
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19:20: Giroud makes it 4! Chamberlain puts it across to Giroud, who is unmarked and scores it with outside foot!

19:20: The extra time will be 3 minutes!

19:16: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Alexis Sanchez!

19:12: Grealish keeps the ball inside and then gets brought down in the box, Moss doesn't award a penalty again!

19:10: Giroud gets past Vlaar but he's brought down, Moss awards a free-kick

19:07: Coquelin fouls Agbonlahor in/outside the box, but Moss disagrees and continues the game

19:03: Theo Walcott is facing the goal after a counter, but misses. It's also his last chance - he's being replaced by Olivier Giroud! Mesut Özil is also replaced by Jack Wilshere.

19:02: Arsenal isn't as driven as before, but don't give away any chances.

18:58: Carlos Sanchez replaces Ashley Westwood, it's Villa's last sub.

18:54: Leandro Bacuna replaces Kieran Richardson
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18:49: 3-0. Per Mertesacker heads the corner in!!
18:47: Özil launches Walcott, but his shot gets blockes

18:45: Aston Villa is trying to attack more and more. The game is getting energetic!

18:44: Cazorla and Bellerin are passing well, Given saves Cazorla's shot!

18:43: Arsenal scores from offside position, Walcott was offside - so Sanchez rebound doesn't count!

18:42: Gabriel Agbonlahor replaces N'Zonzi

18:40: Arsenal continue with their flawless attacks, the cross by Sanchez is just blocked!
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18:36: ALEXIS MAKES IT 2-0!! He cuts inside, after receiving the ball from 30 metres and fires it past Given!

18:34: Ramsey tries to surprise Given, but his shot is from an easy angle

18:32: Arsenal kick-off the second half!

18:30: The teams are heading onto the pitch again!

18:17: And it's the end of the first-half, Walcott has given Arsenal a deserved 1-0 lead!

18:15: 2 minutes of extra time!

18:13: Richardson stops Walcott with a sliding tackle, still a corner.
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18:10: It's 1-0!! Walcott smashes it in after Alexis lays Monreal's cross back! Given and Vlaar try everything, but it doesn't work.

18:05: One of Villa's better attacks, Benteke almost passes a cross to Grealish, but Koscielny clears with a bicycle kick!

18:04: Given couldn't handle the Arsenal corner, but Vlaar helps him by clearing the ball.

18:03: A reckless challenge from Hutton gets him a yellow card!

18:01: Cleverley launches Delph, Delph's cross isn't so easy for Szczesny this time!

18:00: Ramsey's cross is dangerous, but Vlaar clears it

17:57: Ramsey's shot is deflected and an easy prey for Given

17:56: Arsenal seems to be through, but Walcott is offside

17:54: Arsenal is raising the tempo. Richardson blocks a Walcott shot and prevents the 1-0!

17:53: Alexis' shot is blocked by Alan Hutton

17:49: Ramsey is so close! Özil crosses and via Vlaar it falls to Ramsey, but he shoots too high

17:46: Another big chance for Arsenal, Bellerin sprints on the right side and delivers to Ramsey. He slides it wide.

17:44: Sanchez with a great cross to Koscielny, Given saves brilliant
17:43: Cleverley brings down Monreal and receives the yellow card!

17:42: Another cross into the Arsenal box, Szczesny punches away

17:40: Cazorla gets past Benteke with skill, Benteke makes a foul - free kick on the backline

17:40: Another corner after Delph slides the ball away

17:38: Arsenal's second corner is headed wide by Koscielny

17:37: The first danger from Arsenal, Vlaar has to make a corner out of a low cross

17:35: The long balls are easy for the goalkeepers

17:33: First cross into the Arsenal box, Szczesny catches

17:32: Promising attack by Arsenal, Walcott is offside though

17:30: Aston Villa kicks off

17:28: Mertesacker wins the toss, he chooses the side and Aston Villa will kick-off.

17:25: The national anthem starts, everyone is singing along.

17:23: The teams have entered the field! They now are shaking the hand of Villa-fan Prince William

17:20: "Abide With Me" is being sung!

17:15: The players have finished their warm-up!

17:08: The players to watch are Alexis Sanchez for Arsenal and Christian Benteke for Aston Villa - will they make the difference today?
16:57: The Arsenal players have started their pre-match warm-up

16:49: Arsene Wenger: My decisions are always debatable, there were many options in midfield and up front. The selection was a difficult case this week.

16:45: Only 45 minutes left. Sherwood says that he was prepared for Theo Walcott to start, he has a plan!

16:34: The Arsenal dressing room is ready, the players haven't been to it yet

16:27: Aston Villa also announced their starting line-up

16:24: The Arsenal Team has arrived at Wembley!

16:21: The Arsenal XI is announced!!

16:10: Villa fans are excited for the match, and talk about it on Wembley Way

15:30: TWO HOURS TO GO! Check the road to the final for both teams here!

15:00: Wenger reveals some news about the Arsenal team today

14:50: Start of the Live Blog It's still more than 2.5 hours before the match, but Wembley is getting ready for the match