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Full Time FULL TIME: Brighton and Hove Albion 2-3 Arsenal
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FAN-TASTIC: Over 3,000 Arsenal fans have made the trip down south today - and as ever, they've been very vocal
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CHANCE FOR BRIGHTON: Mackail-Smith heads just off target from inside the area
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IT'S BEEN A GREAT GAME: This has been a really good advert the FA Cup. Both sides have played with attacking intent and there have been chances aplenty
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WALCOTT ALMOST SEALS IT: He volleys just wide after Podolski had brought an earlier save out of Ankergren
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WALCOTT GOES THROUGH: He bustles aside Calderon and El-Abd but sees his effort tipped wide
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IT WAS DEFLECTED IN: Ankergren punched a corner out to the edge of the area. Walcott volleyed the ball back at goal and it was deflected into the top corner
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GOAL! - Theo Walcott 2 : 3 GOAL FOR ARSENAL! It's Walcott!
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THEY CAN'T HANDLE HIM: This time Giroud acrobatically volleys Gibbs' cross at goal. It's blocked behind
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GIROUD GOES CLOSE: The Frenchman has really impressed today. He volleys Podolski's cross into the ground and sees the ball loop just over
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WE'RE INTO THE FINAL 10 MINUTES: Can either side find a winner?
Top Comments:
@krayzeekris on Twitter says:
Kos chased a ball all the way to the line to see it out. Commitment. Need to see much more of this attitude #BHAvAFC #COYG
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Substitution HERE COMES GIBBS: Andre Santos is the man to make way
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CLOSE: Giroud whips a free-kick just over the bar from 20 yards out
Top Comments:
@Stevie_Hurst on Twitter says:
Come on Jacky and Theo!! "Finish him!" #BHAvAFC #COYG
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Substitution BRIGHTON MAKE THEIR FINAL CHANGE: Goalscorer Ulloa is replaced by Craig Mackail-Smith
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Yellow Card BOOKING: Barnes scythes down Ramsey and is booked
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LUALUA HAS IMPRESSED: The tricky winger has posed all manner of questions for Jenkinson down Arsenal's right
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Substitution OFF GOES ROSICKY: The Czech international makes way for Wilshere
Top Comments:
@RajMadras on Twitter says:
The big Guns are on now! #BHAvAFC
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Substitution HERE THEY COME... Walcott is on for Oxlade-Chamberlain
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WILSHERE AND WALCOTT ARE WARMING UP: Wenger looks set to shuffle his pack, with the two England internationals set to make an imminent entrance
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Yellow Card RAMSEY CARDED: The Welshman slides in on the lively LuaLua and is booked
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IT'S VERY OPEN NOW: Both teams are committing men forward
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IT WAS A GREAT CROSS: Barnes picked the ball up on the right flank and whipped the ball into a dangerous area. Ulloa did the rest
Top Comments:
@momo_alam on Twitter says:
I must say that was a really good cross #BHAvAFC
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GOAL! - Leonardo Ulloa 2 : 2 BRIGHTON ARE LEVEL AGAIN: Debutant Ulloa nods Barnes' inviting cross beyond Szczesny. This is turning into a great cup tie
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NEARLY THE HAT-TRICK: Rosicky's sumptuous long pass finds Giroud who, after shrugging off Calderon, sees a fierce low drive pushed away by Ankergren
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Yellow Card YELLOW CARD: Giroud jumps into the crowd to celebrate and is promptly booked
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HE TOOK IT SO WELL: Diaby floated a pass into the striker's path. He controlled it well and kept his composure to slide the ball home
Top Comments:
@BillionairreB0Y on Twitter says:
GIROUD make that 13 goals and 9 assists! #deadly #BHAvAFC
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GOAL! - Olivier Giroud 1 : 2 HE'S DONE IT AGAIN! Giroud restores Arsenal's advantage
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PODOLSKI RATTLES THE BAR: The German's free-kick from outside the area beats the goalkeeper but rebounds off the crossbar and Oxlade-Chamberlain can't turn the rebound in
Top Comments:
@aobarsenal on Twitter says:
The away Arsenal fans in excellent voice again. #BHAvAFC
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GET IN TOUCH: What have you made of the game so far? Let us know on Twitter #BHAvAFC
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JENKINSON HAS A GO: He picks the ball up just outside the area and sends in a powerful shot that Angergren beats away
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CAPTAIN PER: The German international is wearing the armband in the absence of the injured Thomas Vermaelen
Top Comments:
@Sthompson35 on Twitter says:
Lets see what Jack has to say about being all square #BHAvAFC
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SUSTAINED SPELL OF POSSESSION: Arsenal keep the ball in the Brighton half for well over a minute before Santos' eventual cross is plucked out of the air by Ankergren
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Substitution BRIGHTON SUBSTITUTION: Gustavo Poyet makes his second change of the tie, replacing Will Buckley with Kazenga LuaLua
Top Comments:
@TigerGuns on Twitter says:
Rosicky is class #BHAvAFC
Kick Off BRIGHTON GET US UNDERWAY: And we're off again!
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HERE COME ARSENAL: Wenger's men trot back out for the second half. They are swiftly followed by the hosts
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Half Time HALF TIME: Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Arsenal
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SANTOS HAS A GO: But he lashes his strike from outside the area well over
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BRIGHTON DANGEROUS: The hosts have threatened more and more as the half has gone on. They look especially potent down Arsenal's left side
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Substitution GREER CAN'T CONTINUE: He limps off after suffering a knock and is replaced by Gary Dicker
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HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENED SO FAR: Giroud gave Arsenal the lead with a superb curling effort from the edge of the area before Barnes brought Brighton level just after the half-hour
Top Comments:
@dvaleris on Twitter says:
Shouldn't have conceded that goal, but Brighton were smart to nick it. Score's tied at #BHAvAFC
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GOAL! - Ashley Barnes 1 : 1 BRIGHTON ARE LEVEL: Ashley Barnes in from a corner and the hosts have parity
Top Comments:
@yourarsenal on Twitter says:
I could feel an equalizer coming, Brighton now looking for more goals & Arsenal being forced to defend #BHAvAFC
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GOAL! - Olivier Giroud 0 : 1 GOAL FOR ARSENAL: Podolski tees up Giroud and the striker curls a left-footed effort into the top corner. It's a lovely finish
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Yellow Card CAUTION: David Lopez picks up the game's first yellow card after a foul
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SOLID START: Wenger's men have started solidly, with Diaby looking particularly sharp on his return to action
Top Comments:
Richard Clarke on Arsenal Player says:
There's a few players that needs games but there is plenty of quality on display and Arsenal should have enough to win this one.
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THE ATMOSPHERE IS BUILDING: The Amex is filling up quickly and kick-off is just a matter of minutes away
Top Comments:
@AussieRyan23 on Twitter says:
Brighton's stadium is pretty lush and awesome #FACup #BHAvAFC
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DIABY AND ROSICKY RETURN: What do you think of the Arsenal line-up? Tweet us your views using the hashtag #BHAvAFC and we'll publish a host of your selections right here
BRIGHTON SUBS: Kuszczak, Dicker, Painter, Orlandi, Vicente, LuaLua, Mackail-Smith
Top Comments:
@ClockEndJodie on Twitter says:
What does everyone think the score and the who the goalscorers are gonna be today? #COYG #BHAvAFC
BRIGHTON TEAM: Ankergren, Calderon, El-Abd, Greer, Bridge, Hammond, Bridcutt, Lopez, Buckley, Barnes, Ulloa
ARSENAL SUBS: Mannone, Sagna, Gibbs, Wilshere, Cazorla, Arshavin, Walcott
Top Comments:
@realdeanclarke on Twitter says:
Finally the boy jenkinson is getting a start #BHAvAFC
ARSENAL TEAM: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Mertesacker (c), Koscielny, Santos, Diaby, Ramsey, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Podolski, Giroud
The team news is in so without further ado...
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Arsene Wenger's side can take one step closer to getting their hands on the trophy they last won in 2005, but will face a stern test away at a Brighton side that have performed well in the Championship this season
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Brighton
16 ANKERGREN, Casper
14 CALDERON, Inigo
03 GREER, Gordon
18 DICKER, Gary (37)
06 EL-ABD, Adam
28 BRIDGE, Wayne
26 BRIDCUTT, Liam
14 HAMMOND, Dean
LOPEZ, David
30 BUCKLEY, Will
25 LUALUA, Kazenga (46)
09 BARNES, Ashley
ULLOA, Leonardo
12 MACKAIL-SMITH, Craig (74)
29 KUSZCZAK, TOMASZ
22 PAINTER, MARCOS
18 DICKER, GARY
11 ORLANDI, ANDREA
25 LUALUA, KAZENGA
VICENTE,
12 MACKAIL-SMITH, CRAIG
Arsenal
01 SZCZESNY, Wojciech
25 JENKINSON, Carl
04 MERTESACKER, Per
06 KOSCIELNY, Laurent
11 SANTOS, Andre
28 GIBBS, Kieran (79)
02 DIABY, Abou
16 RAMSEY, Aaron
07 ROSICKY, Tomas
10 WILSHERE, Jack (69)
15 OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN, Alex
14 WALCOTT, Theo (69)
09 PODOLSKI, Lukas
12 GIROUD, Olivier
24 MANNONE, VITO
03 SAGNA, BACARY
28 GIBBS, KIERAN
10 WILSHERE, JACK
19 CAZORLA, SANTI
23 ARSHAVIN, ANDREY
14 WALCOTT, THEO
Top Comments:
@LawrenceSciambr on Twitter says:
Walcott worth every penny. #BHAvAFC