Time for me to sign off so I'll leave you with the full report from Arsenal's comfortable win at home to Stoke, and watch out for reaction from both managers on the site later. Bye!

Ok we are just about done with our coverage of Arsenal's win against Stoke, my colleague Neil Johnston is all over Manchester United v Southampton so I suggest you head on over and join him in our separate dedicated live coverage.

Match of the Day

It is definitely worth watching Match of the Day 2 this evening for Alexis Sanchez's first goal alone.

Mark Chapman presents highlights of Manchester United v Southampton and Arsenal v Stoke with analysis from Kevin Kilbane and Joey Barton.

Tune in from 22:30 on BBC One and from 23:15 on BBC One Scotland.

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Stoke City manager Mark Hughes speaking to Match of the Day: "We got off to a poor start and fell behind early. Our confidence waned from then on and we were a little bit slower in our work and our concentration. We needed to stay in the game as long as we could really.

"We never got to grips in wide areas really to deal with the talent Arsenal have coming forward. We were well-beaten on the day and we can have no complaints."

Conor D:, external Francis Coquelin has been fantastic yet again. Allow players like Rosicky and Cazorla the freedom in midfield they deserve.

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, speaking to Match of the Day: "Collectively, you're happy when you score a few goals. We had a strong start and we knew that was vital today.

"Hopefully now a few players are back from injury, we can keep our run going. We had players in contention to start today, but we lost another defender [Debuchy] and I'm not sure for how long.

"Alexis Sanchez is one of the best players. He's a fighter with a combination of talent and fighting spirit which is very difficult to find. He plays with passion and you want people to enjoy what they're doing on the pitch and show it as well."

While Mesut Ozil made his return from injury there is some bad news for Arsenal as Arsene Wenger confirms Mathieu Debuchy has a dislocated shoulder.

"He has to see a specialist then we see where we go from there. A dislocated shoulder can take a while," says the Arsenal boss.

Ibrahim Abdulahi:, external It's taking a long while but Arsenal look like they are finding real form at the minute, very important clean sheet too.

Daniel David:, external Looks like after an early blip, Arsenal will claim another fourth place trophy, once again proving the doubters wrong/right.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, speaking to Sky Sports: "We knew we had to start well. We did well in the first half and saw the game out well too. It lifts us to have players coming back from injury. The fans are happy to see them back and I'm sure they have a massive role to play in the run-in. Alexis is amazing and he shows it week in week out and that's what's the most important thing."

Laurent Koscielny: "We remember the game at Stoke and we were focused because they scored after 20 seconds in that game. It was important because we lost our last game and lost at Stoke."

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Right, I made my feelings about "selfies" pretty clear way back at 13:17 GMT but I'll make an exception for this one. The evergreen Francesco Totti scoring his equaliser for Roma against Lazio with the above. What a man.

Tom in Cambridge: Sanchez is surrounded by weaker players, whereas Hazard is playing alongside the best. It's often hard for Hazard's efforts to stand out, even though he's involved in almost every goal. Sanchez, on the other hand, is given overwhelming plaudits for every positive piece of play he produces within an incompetent side.

Surely Alexis Sanchez is the best player in his position in the Premier League? That's 12 goals and seven assists in the league this season, more than any other top-flight player.

BBC Radio

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Former Stoke captain Andy Griffin on BBC Radio Stoke: "The third goal killed the game. At 2-0 we were harping on about the next goal being important and it went Arsenal's way. From then on, it was game over."

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That will probably be one of the easier wins Arsenal will have this season against a Stoke side that have been known to give them a bit of bother in recent years.

A great Alexis Sanchez performance and the return of Mesut Ozil, all-in-all things are looking pretty good for the Gunners at the moment.

Guy Mowbray
BBC Match of the Day commentator at Emirates Stadium

"Today has been another super Sanchez show. Stoke have been far from their best but it has been a glorious Gunners day. One of those days where you watch and wonder why Arsenal are not title challengers."

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Yao Kuasi:, external If Arsenal don't get in the top 4, Sanchez will leave, Ozil will leave and maybe even a few others. Arsenal need to start a run.

Andrew Soar:, external Alexis will rightly get the plaudits but Coquelin has been brilliant in the holding role.

Jay:, external Just wonder whether those Arsenal 'fans' who abused Wenger after the Stoke defeat are brave enough to apologize as fervently?

David Ospina has a rare bit of work to do as he gets down to clutch a Stephen Ireland effort from 10 yards. Two minutes of time added on.

This game is strolling towards its inevitable conclusion with play largely being contested in the middle of the pitch. Arsenal fans can take added pleasure in the fact they will move above rivals Tottenham with this win after Spurs lost yesterday.

Tim Purcell:, external Hope the stoke players are taking in a show while down in London otherwise a complete waste of a journey

Abdul Said:, external Being Arsenal's Manager is a headache, so many average players who play in the same position ,you don't know who to select

Stoke players are pretty much going through the motions as full-time approaches, thoughts already switched to next week's game against Leicester. They've been well beaten today by an impressive Arsenal, who are still pressing for a fourth as Nacho Monreal's low cross is scrambled away with Alexis Sanchez lurking.