Live Commentary
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11'Arsenal are slowly starting to get comfortable on the ball, and a run down the wing from Hector Bellerin leads to a low cross for Aaron Ramsey to attack just inside the box, but he slides it the wrong side of the post.
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9'Alex Woodyard swings in a deep cross from the right flank that Laurent Koscielny rises well to clear. He and Mustafi will have to keep light on their toes because the aerial bombardment will continue until the final whistle.
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7'This is a positive start from Lincoln, and I'm not being condescending. Arsenal haven't been on the ball for more than a few passes, and have not been able to advance out of their own half.
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5'Well Anthony Taylor has pulled over Rhead for the first time, but it surely won't be the last as he catches Shkodran Mustafi in the face with his forearm. No booking, and the defender is back on the pitch after some treatment.
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3'Good start from Lincoln, who win a free-kick in a solid position inside the Arsenal half. You would expect set-pieces to be their main route forward, but referee Anthony Taylor spotted an infraction and it's an Arsenal free-kick.
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1'Rock on.
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The 9000 or so travelling Lincoln fans know that the odds are stacked heavily against them, but could you imagine the scenes if they pulled it off? And picture what that would mean for Arsenal and Wenger - although knowing their board, they'll probably have a delicious two-year contract ready for him post-match with a side of mental strength.
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Lincoln have their very own lower-league Giroud in the shape of Matt Rhead. And I mean shape - the man is 6'3 and a shade over 230 pounds. His strike partner Jack Muldoon will look to profit from any knock-downs. Josh Ginnely and Lee Angol are cup-tied and miss out.
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No messing around from Wenger. The FA Cup is Arsenal's only realistic shot at a trophy this season and he's responded with virtually a first-choice XI. Mesut Ozil is on the bench while Petr Cech and Keiran Gibbs come in for David Ospina and Nacho Monreal.
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Lincoln subs: Marriott, Margetts, McMenemy, McCombe, Ward, Calder, Etheridge.
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Lincoln (4-4-2): Farman; Raggett, Waterfall, Hawkridge, Habergham; Wood, Power, Arnold, Woodyard; Muldoon, Rhead.
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Arsenal subs: Gabriel, Lucas Perez, Ozil, Iwobi, Monreal, Martinez, Coquelin.
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Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Cech; Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Gibbs; Ramsey, Xhaka; Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sanchez; Giroud.
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By setting foot on the Emirates pitch today, Lincoln will make history as the first non-league team to play in the quarter-final of the FA Cup in over a century. They're currently first in the National League, and on track for promotion to League Two.
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Arsenal are nearly 100 places above Lincoln in the league pyramid, but you wouldn't know it based on the toxic atmosphere around the club at the moment. Yet another embarrassing collapse in Europe and a faltering top-four challenge has seen even the staunchest 'Arsene Knows Best' patriots losing their faith.
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final tie between Arsenal and Lincoln City at the Emirates. The Gunners, and Arsene Wenger especially, are under fire, and will look right the ship against the National League visitors.
AsaphMic Live:Arsenal 5VS 0 Lincoln City
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