Hull City v Arsenal, 04 May 2015

Score3-1 to Arsenal
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKC Stadium
Attendance23,628

View Hull City v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Before the start of the match respect was paid to the KSC Lokeren player Gregory Mertens. He collapsed on the pitch during a reserve fixture on Monday 27 April and died of heart failure on Thursday. Hull City had met KSC Lokeren in this season’s Europa League competition in August.

1 Hull City

3 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Stephen Quinn 56 G

Goals:

Alexis Sánchez 28 G
Aaron Ramsey 33 G
Alexis Sánchez 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Steve Harper
Defender James Chester
Defender Michael Dawson
Defender Paul McShane
Defender/Midfielder Robbie Brady
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Tom Huddlestone
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder Stephen Quinn
Midfielder/Forward Sone Aluko
Forward Dame N'Doye

Starting lineup:

David Ospina Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Per Mertesacker Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Santi Cazorla Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

David Meyler for Jake Livermore 46
Andy Robertson for Sone Aluko 65
Nikica Jelavic for Stephen Quinn 81

Substitutions:

Jack Wilshere for Aaron Ramsey 68
Theo Walcott for Olivier Giroud 86

Cards:

Jake Livermore 23 Y
Dame N'Doye 30 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Allan McGregor
Defender Alex Bruce
Defender/Midfielder David Meyler
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Defender/Midfielder Liam Rosenior
Forward Abel Hernández
Forward Nikica Jelavic

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Comments:

League position: 17th Hull City’s last win over Arsenal was a 2-1 away win in their first Premier League meeting on 27 September 2008. The Tigers' only home league win was a League Division Two 1-0 win on 2 April 1915. Victory would have made it three consecutive wins in the top-flight. It's a feat City had only achieved only once before when they won four in a row in September – October 2008. That streak started with the win at the Emirates (see above). The Tigers had still not won a Premier League that was played in the month of May (drawn three and lost seven) or played on a Monday. This was the first goal that Stephen Quinn had scored in the Premier League since he opened the scoring for Sheffield United in a 1-1 draw with Portsmouth on 13 January 2007. This was the first time that Hull City had trailed by a three-goal margin at half-time in a Premier League game at KC Stadium. The last time it occurred in any competition was against Middlesbrough in the League Championship on 23 April 2011 when Boro led 4-1 at the interval before going on to secure a 4-2 victory.

Comments:

League position: 3rd This was Arsenal’s 200th away win in the Premier League. Arsenal had now scored in all but three of their Premier League matches in this season. They had also now scored 100 goals in all competitions in 2014-15. The Gunners had now not conceded a first half goal in their last 14 Premier League matches. Arsenal had now lost just twice in their last 19 Premier League matches (15 wins) and conceded just 14 goals in those matches. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Arsenal’s first goal against Hull City on Monday 4th May 2015 has been confirmed as an Alexis Sanchez goal. - Arsenal’s second goal against Hull City on Monday 4th May 2015 has been confirmed as an Aaron Ramsey goal. (Circular 27 – 7th May 2015)

1 Hull City

Goals:

Stephen Quinn 56 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Steve Harper
Defender James Chester
Defender Michael Dawson
Defender Paul McShane
Defender/Midfielder Robbie Brady
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Tom Huddlestone
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder Stephen Quinn
Midfielder/Forward Sone Aluko
Forward Dame N'Doye

Substitutions:

David Meyler for Jake Livermore 46
Andy Robertson for Sone Aluko 65
Nikica Jelavic for Stephen Quinn 81

Cards:

Jake Livermore 23 Y
Dame N'Doye 30 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Allan McGregor
Defender Alex Bruce
Defender/Midfielder David Meyler
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Defender/Midfielder Liam Rosenior
Forward Abel Hernández
Forward Nikica Jelavic

Comments:

League position: 17th Hull City’s last win over Arsenal was a 2-1 away win in their first Premier League meeting on 27 September 2008. The Tigers' only home league win was a League Division Two 1-0 win on 2 April 1915. Victory would have made it three consecutive wins in the top-flight. It's a feat City had only achieved only once before when they won four in a row in September – October 2008. That streak started with the win at the Emirates (see above). The Tigers had still not won a Premier League that was played in the month of May (drawn three and lost seven) or played on a Monday. This was the first goal that Stephen Quinn had scored in the Premier League since he opened the scoring for Sheffield United in a 1-1 draw with Portsmouth on 13 January 2007. This was the first time that Hull City had trailed by a three-goal margin at half-time in a Premier League game at KC Stadium. The last time it occurred in any competition was against Middlesbrough in the League Championship on 23 April 2011 when Boro led 4-1 at the interval before going on to secure a 4-2 victory.

3 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Goals:

Alexis Sánchez 28 G
Aaron Ramsey 33 G
Alexis Sánchez 45 G

Starting lineup:

David Ospina Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Per Mertesacker Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Santi Cazorla Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Wilshere for Aaron Ramsey 68
Theo Walcott for Olivier Giroud 86

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Comments:

League position: 3rd This was Arsenal’s 200th away win in the Premier League. Arsenal had now scored in all but three of their Premier League matches in this season. They had also now scored 100 goals in all competitions in 2014-15. The Gunners had now not conceded a first half goal in their last 14 Premier League matches. Arsenal had now lost just twice in their last 19 Premier League matches (15 wins) and conceded just 14 goals in those matches. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Arsenal’s first goal against Hull City on Monday 4th May 2015 has been confirmed as an Alexis Sanchez goal. - Arsenal’s second goal against Hull City on Monday 4th May 2015 has been confirmed as an Aaron Ramsey goal. (Circular 27 – 7th May 2015)