Arsenal's FA Cup cruise comes at a heavy price

Hull City 0 Arsenal 4: Arsene Wenger needn’t have worried. Hull never remotely appeared likely to add insult to the injuries sustained by his Arsenal side, as victory came at a potentially damaging cost for the FA Cup holders.

Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott each scored twice as Wenger’s men stretched their three-year unbeaten run in the competition to move a step closer to a third consecutive success.

They will host Watford on Sunday to contest a place in the semi-finals at Wembley in April after victory was sealed with consummate ease.