Hull face an FA Cup quarter-final trip to face Arsenal at The Emirates later this month after the Gunners eased past Burnley 3-0 on Sunday. Goals from Carlos Vela (25), Eduardo (51) and Emmanuel Eboue (84) booked the Gunners a quarter-final clash against the Tigers. Phil Brown's side famously recorded a 2-1 win in the Premier League over Arsenal earlier in the season and will hope for a repeat in a bid to secure a last-four spot. Arsenal had lost to the Clarets in the Carling Cup earlier in the campaign but the Lancashire outfit never looked likely to repeat that result in north London as Arsene Wenger maintained his record of never having lost to lower-league opposition in the FA Cup. The Gunners, who had suffered fifth-round exits in each of the last two seasons, are now unbeaten in 17 games and go into Wednesday's Champions League last-16 second-leg tie away to Roma in good heart. Midway through the first half, Mexican teenager Vela latched onto a pass from Andrei Arshavin before darting into the penalty area and chipping Burnley goalkeeper Brian Jensen. Owen Coyle's side had come in attacking mood and started brightly, but were pushed back as the half went on.
Arsenal doubled their advantage with another well-worked goal on 51 minutes. Alex Song chipped an angled ball over into the right side of the penalty area, where Eduardo had timed the run perfectly to flash in a superb volley off the outside of his left foot. Theo Walcott came off the bench on 71 minutes to make his return from four months out with a shoulder problem. He almost marked his comeback with a goal when latching onto Arshavin's pass, but Jensen was out quickly to make a smart save. Van Persie missed his kick at the far post when he was presented with a clear chance, before Arsenal finally made it 3-0 with five minutes left. Song's clever back-heel put Eboue clear into the right side of the penalty area and he drilled the ball into the far corner from close range. A header from Caldwell hit the top of the crossbar following a corner, and a penalty shout was turned down, but there was to be no consolation goal for the brave, but outclassed visitors.
Arsenal doubled their advantage with another well-worked goal on 51 minutes. Alex Song chipped an angled ball over into the right side of the penalty area, where Eduardo had timed the run perfectly to flash in a superb volley off the outside of his left foot. Theo Walcott came off the bench on 71 minutes to make his return from four months out with a shoulder problem. He almost marked his comeback with a goal when latching onto Arshavin's pass, but Jensen was out quickly to make a smart save. Van Persie missed his kick at the far post when he was presented with a clear chance, before Arsenal finally made it 3-0 with five minutes left. Song's clever back-heel put Eboue clear into the right side of the penalty area and he drilled the ball into the far corner from close range. A header from Caldwell hit the top of the crossbar following a corner, and a penalty shout was turned down, but there was to be no consolation goal for the brave, but outclassed visitors.
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