Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott combine on the right and goalkeeper Jack Butland has to be alert to the danger.

Some of Arsenal's passing is sublime. It's been a thoroughly enjoyable and open game. 

Stoke haven't given up the ghost just yet.

Petr Cech has to dive to his right to keep out Geoff Cameron's drive. 

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Marko Arnautovic is forced off with the arm injury he picked up from the tackle by Rob Holding. 

Ramadan Sobhi comes on in his place.

Meanwhile, Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil are replaced by Danny Welbeck and Theo Walcott for Arsenal.    

Sahil Oberoi: Fair play to Mike Dean, turned a pleasant game of croquet into the Roman Colosseum. 

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?! 

Ian Brown
BBC football commentator at bet365 Stadium

Arsenal are still very much in the race for the top four.

Whether or not Peter Crouch scored with his hand doesn't matter now.

All those years of hurt at Stoke for Arsenal are being put to bed with this scoreline.

That was Sanchez's last contribution. He's off and Aaron Ramsey's on. 

Elsewhere, Rob Holding's got a yellow card after a tackle on Marko Arnautovic.

It's all go. 

Steve Harper
Former Newcastle keeper on BBC Radio 5live sports extra

It's a great ball from Jack Butland to Peter Crouch but the big man can't control it, Arsenal get turnover ball and go up the over end to score.

Two or three passes in transition and it's suddenly 3-1.

I wouldn't say it's definitely game over yet though.

Mark: Crouch handball after what should've been a foul on Bellerin. Moments exactly like this are what Arsenal seasons fall apart on.

Lawrence Eghe Egun: Even Maradona would be proud of that.

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I thought this game might be rubbish. It's not. It's brilliant entertainment... for the neutral, anyway. 

Alexis Sanchez is struggling with a leg injury - maybe cramp - so Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck are warming up.  

Shkodran Mustafi has hit the deck with what looks like a head injury but the referee hasn't seen it.

The fans are going ballistic as Stoke go on the march.

Saido Berahino has a shot on goal but it's stopped by Petr Cech. 

Carnage all of a sudden. 

Steve Harper
Former Newcastle keeper on BBC Radio 5live sports extra

It's hit his hand! I think it might have hit both his hand and his head.

I don't understand why he needs to go with his hand at all, his head was right there.

It's a really difficult one for the officials. Our first impression was it was a clear goal but it looks like his hand was in an unnatural position.

Peter Crouch did have a guilty look on his face as he ran away.

The air raid from Stoke appears to be over - for now at least - as Olivier Giroud earns Arsenal a corner. 

Mesut Ozil gets the angle all wrong, though, and Berahino heads clear. 

Steve Harper
Former Newcastle keeper on BBC Radio 5live sports extra

Petr Cech does well - it's pretty comfortable but he does well to help it up over the bar.

Another Stoke corner bounces about the box and Bruno Martins Indi heads at goal, forcing Petr Cech into a brilliant save. The Arsenal keeper pushes the ball over the bar.

A really lively spell from the hosts right now. 

Stoke have three consecutive corners, the last one is punched away from danger by Petr Cech.

But the hosts are still pushing forward. Erik Pieters' looping cross comes off the head of Nacho Monreal and Stoke have another corner. 

And with that, Diouf's game is over - along with Joe Allen's.

Peter Crouch and Saido Berahino enter the fray for Stoke.