Summary

  • Arsenal XI: Cech; Bellerin, Paulista, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Cazorla; Ramsey, Ozil, Sanchez; Walcott

  • Stoke XI: Butland; Bardsley, Cameron, Muniesa, Pieters; Whelan, van Ginkel; Diouf, Shaqiri, Arnautovic; Joselu

  1. Postpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 12 September 2015

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  2. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 12 September 2015

    Arsenal 2-0 Stoke

    All over and Stoke are well beaten. Arsenal could arguably have had more but for Jack Butland.

  3. PENALTY APPEALpublished at 92 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Stoke

    Olivier Giroud falls inside the area under a challenge. Foul? Referee thinks not, and replays show it is the correct decision, with Giroud just losing his footing.

  4. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Stoke

    Stoke are going through the motions now, with this game beyond them. 

    The Potters are yet to register a win in this season, and it is their worst start to a season after five games since 2010.

  5. Postpublished at 86 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Stoke

    Arsenal are not done yet as Jack Butland beats away a Laurent Koscielny effort.

  6. Postpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 12 September 2015

    Arsenal 2-0 Stoke

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfielder on Final Score

    "If Arsenal fans aren't happy today I don't know what more their team can do. It's been some performance, they've been brilliant today. OK, they haven't put too many in the back of the net but they created so many chances."  

  7. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 2-0 Stokepublished at 84 mins

    Olivier Giroud

    Game, set and match. Olivier Giroud nods in from Santi Cazorla's free-kick and that goal will leave Arsene Wenger with a big, beaming smile on his face. Both his main strikers getting the goals today.

    Olivier GiroudImage source, Reuters
  8. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 83 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Stoke

    A double change for Arsenal as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mikel Arteta come on for final few minutes, Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez the two to go off.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 12 September 2015

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  10. YELLOW CARDpublished at 82 mins

    Phil Bardsley dives in on Alexis Sanchez, taking out his legs and missing the ball. Yellow card.

  11. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Stoke

    Stoke are tiring as we enter the final 10 minutes and Santi Cazorla almost exploits some space, but curls a shot wide.

  12. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Stoke

    Olivier Giroud, with his first touch, steers the ball wide from eight yards out after some shocking defending by Stoke. Should have been 2-0 but then Arsenal should have been out of sight ages ago.

  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 75 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Stoke

    Changes for both sides as Mame Diouf, who has had a very, very quiet game, is replaced by Bojan. 

    For Arsenal, goalscorer Theo Walcott goes off to big applause and on comes Olivier Giroud.

    The France international was booed while on international duty after missing a number of chances, what impact will that have had on his confidence?

  14. Postpublished at 73 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Stoke

    A bit of off the ball bother as Stoke break. As the visitors attack, Marko Arnautovic tangles with Gabriel, before the former tumbles to the floor as the two run towards the Arsenal area. Arnautovic is fuming with Gabriel.

  15. CLOSE!published at 70 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Stoke

    Another Arsenal attack as this time good work by Santi Cazorla and Mesut Ozil unlocks the Stoke defence, allowing the latter a clear sight of goal. He tries to poke the ball in at the near post, but Jack Butland denies him. 

    Moments later, Butland saves from Theo Walcott as the Arsenal forward springs the offside trap.

    Mesut ÖzilImage source, AP
  16. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Stoke

    Theo Walcott diverts a cross towards goal but it is too near Jack Butland and lacks power. That shot, I believe, was Arsenal's first shot on target since Walcott's opener.

  17. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Stoke

    Arsenal are back on the attack as Mesut Ozil's cross is flicked behind for a corner, the hosts' 10th of the game. Once again, though, it is wasted as Stoke clear.

  18. Postpublished at 61 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Stoke

    Olivier Giroud, Mikel Arteta and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are all warming up at the moment, but Arsene Wenger's focus remains on the pitch as Xherdan Shaqiri unleashes a fierce drive from the edge of the area. Petr Cech, gratefully, sees it blocked. Arsenal are wavering a bit now...

  19. Postpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 12 September 2015

    Arsenal 1-0 Stoke

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfielder on Final Score

    "It was a good finish from Theo Walcott for the goal but I still have doubts about him playing  as a striker. He missed two big opportunities before that. For one of them, from six yards out he couldn't get his feet right and smashed the ball over the bar. 

    "I just think he'd get just as many goals as he does playing on the right wing."

  20. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 57 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Stoke

    Stoke boss Mark Hughes blinks first and makes the game's first change as Stephen Ireland comes on for Joselu.

    Mark HughesImage source, Reuters