article_snippet.sent: Arsenal will play in The Gunners yellow and blue away strip for the FA Cup final against Aston Villa on May 30 - and the history books points towards that being a good thing for The Gunners.
article_snippet.sent: But that won't phase Arsene Wenger's side at all, with a creditable record of three cup final wins in five appearances in the yellow and blue strip, giving Gunners fans room for optimism as a creditable record of three cup final wins in five appearances in the yellow and blue strip
article_snippet.sent: look to retain the FA Cup.
article_snippet.sent: Arsenal last wore yellow in the 1980 FA Cup final where they narrowly lost to London rivals West Ham United, but a year earlier donned the same colours as they got the better of Manchester United in a five-goal thriller at the home of English football.
article_snippet.sent: Gunners Gunners also won the competition in 1950 and 1971 while wearing yellow, on both occasions seeing off Liverpool.
article_snippet.sent: Interestingly though, despite Villa winning the pre-match coin toss, Arsenal will be classed as the home side for the final as this is decided purely alphabetically.
highlights_snippet.sent: Arsenal face Aston Villa in the FA Cup final at Wembley on May 30 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Arsenal will play in Tim Sherwood's side yellow and blue away kit .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The Gunners have won three of the five finals played in which kit .