• Date: Sat 17 January 2009
  • Venue: Kingston Communications Stadium
  • Ref: Wiley, A
  • Attendance: 24,924
Hull City

Hull City

Cousin (65)

1 - 3
Arsenal

Arsenal

Adebayor (30)

Nasri (82)

Bendtner (86)

Hull City vs Arsenal

Team Lineups

Hull City

Boaz Myhill
Sam Ricketts
Bernard Mendy
Michael Turner
Kevin Kilbane
Peter Halmosi (Goncalves Manucho, 53)
Deiberson Geovanni (Richard Garcia, 87)
Ryan France (Craig Fagan, 83)
Nathan Doyle
Ian Ashbee
Daniel Cousin

Arsenal

Manuel Almunia
Gael Clichy
Johan Djourou
Bacary Sagna
Emmanuel Eboue (Nicklas Bendtner, 69)
Kolo Toure, K
Vassiriki Abou Diaby
Pereira Neves Denilson
Samir Nasri
Emmanuel Adebayor (Alexandre Song, 87)
Robin van Persie


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

Arsenal were given a scare but certainly deserved the three points as Hull struggled to cope with their attacking prowess and slump to a fifth consecutive defeat.

90

Arsenal come close to adding a fourth but Bendtner's powerful near-post header comes back off the post and away to safety.

89

Hull are throwing bodies forward to try and get another goal and perhaps set up a tense finale but Arsenal are dealing comfortably with their attacks.

86
Goal
 

Arsenal carve Hull apart at the back with Nasri and Van Persie instrumental and Bendtner strokes home a simple tap-in to put the seal on the victory.

83
Substitution
 

Hull boss Phil Brown decides to make another change and replaces Ryan France with Craig Fagan.

82
Goal
 

The Gunners work the ball quickly from right to left and Van Persie's slide rule pass is collected by Samir Nasri, who drills his shot wide of Myhill and into the far corner.

79

Some clever passing for Arsenal gives Bendtner a shooting opportunity from a tight angle but his strong shot is parried clear by Myhill.

78

Vassiriki Abou Diaby has a dig from distance and his initial effort is blocked and after collecting the rebound, his follow-up is wide of the target.

76

Hull are still chasing the victory and have plenty of numbers forward but Manuel Almunia makes a solid claim to thwart a decent effort.

74

An Arsenal attack is brought to a crude end by Ian Ashbee which gives Robin van Persie a chance with a free kick. However, his effort, although nicely struck, is wide of the target.

71
Yellow Card
 

Gael Clichy slides in recklessly on Mendy and deservedly picks up a yellow card - incidentally his fifth of the season.

69
Substitution
 

Arsene Wenger decides to make his first change to try and wrestle control back and takes off Emmanuel Eboue for striker Nicklas Bendtner.

67

The rain is starting to lash it down at the KC Stadium and that goal has certainly brought the Hull side and the crowd back into life.

65
Goal
 

Bernard Mendy is given too much room down the right and his volleyed cross to the near post his headed home by Daniel Cousin to draw Hull level.

64

Hull have come back into this game a little bit and are starting to enjoy a lot more of the ball as Arsenal are pushed back into their own half.

61

Manucho is back on the field after receiving treatment but his eye has swollen badly and it will be interesting to see if he can finish the game - any other area of the pitch and that would surely have been a free kick

58

Manucho has a yard of space in the Arsenal box but after flicking the high-bouncing ball he is taken out by Johan Djourou, only for the referee to wave away the penalty appeals.

56

A rare foray into the Arsenal half leads to a free kick in an attacking position for Hull but the delivery is poor and the Gunners easily clear.

53
Substitution
 

It has been all Arsenal and so it is no surprise to see Hull make a change as Peter Halmosi makes way for new loan signing Goncalves Manucho.

51

The Gunners look to have the bit between their teeth and Emmanuel Adebayor shows quick feet to free up some space in the box, but he shoots straight at Boaz Myhill.

49

Robin Van Persie looks to have got the better of his marker, who takes a tumble, but the referee blows his whistle before the Dutch ace can pull the trigger.

Second half
 

There are no changes at the break and Arsenal will be looking to carry on from where they left off in that first half as they get the ball rolling.