Summary

  • Listen on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra or by using play button

  • Giroud scores twice from close range, assists by Bellerin and Ramsey

  • Sanchez, carrying an injury, cuts through and slots in the third

  • Crouch heads in to give Stoke a lifeline

  • Ozil rounds off stunning one-two with Sanchez

  1. Postpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Stoke 0-2 Arsenal

    Ian Brown
    BBC football commentator at bet365 Stadium

    Diouf has somehow missed an open goal from two yards!

    It flicked an Arsenal player on the way out but how did he miss that?

    Steve Harper: In slight fairness, it was slightly behind him and he's unfortunate it's not deflected in off an Arsenal defender.

  2. CLOSE!published at 60 mins

    Stoke 0-2 Arsenal

    Oh my! Stoke nearly scored! 

    Marko Arnautovic twists and turns on the left flank and sends the ball in for Mame Biram Diouf to head home, but the Potters striker somehow angles his header wide of the post. 

  3. Postpublished at 58 mins

    Stoke 0-2 Arsenal

    Olivier Giroud is writhing around in pain after a clash of heads with Ryan Shawcross. The Arsenal striker is holding his ear and his jaw. I think he's ok to carry on.

  4. Postpublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Stoke 0-2 Arsenal

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

    It's brilliant football - it's a straight ball from Alexis Sanchez onto a diagonal run and Mesut Ozil lifts it up over Jack Butland.

    No pressure on the pass and Ozil is in for a lovely finish.

    This is why they need to spend more money when you get that level of quality from players like Sanchez and Ozil. 

    That's a £40m goal. They've got to keep these two.

  5. goal

    GOAL - Stoke 0-2 Arsenalpublished at 54 mins

    Mesut Ozil

    B-e-a-utiful. 

    Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil link up for a lovely Arsenal goal.

    Ozil plays a one-two with the Chilean, who provides a perfectly weighted ball into the box which Ozil coolly slots home.

    Arsene Wenger did a little dance in celebration!

    Mesut Ozil scoresImage source, Reuters
  6. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    #bbcfootball

    Greg Matthews: Stoke should sack Hughes in the summer. They've gone stale under him. Need a change. Arsenal never had it so easy at Stoke.

    Amrul Choudhury: Mark Hughes has made Stoke City a soft touch. Tony Pulis' legacy gone to waste. Bet365 is no longer a fortress.

    Joshua Edwards: Considering the money spent and the talent at Stoke they really should be up there with Everton and Saints. Hughes is poor.  

  7. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Stoke 0-1 Arsenal

    Now Francis Coquelin is hobbling after a heavy challenge from Glen Johnson. 

    It's Coquelin's 26th birthday today, by the way. He shares it with Yaya Toure and actor Robert Pattinson. 

  8. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Stoke 0-1 Arsenal

    Stoke's Xherdan Shaqiri whips the ball across the box from about 35 yards out and is misses everyone to go behind for a goal kick.

    Nacho Monreal looks like he's been clattered. He rises gingerly to his feet.

  9. Postpublished at 47 mins

    Stoke 0-1 Arsenal

    Here's the message that went over the bet365 Stadium earlier on.

    I had a quick search online and one company offers this sort of service for a mere £300.

    Their website says: "Banners can be up to 33 characters in length. Therefore it is important that you carefully plan your wording."

    'Wenger' and 'out' seem to be the most popular choice...

    Wenger Out planeImage source, Reuters
  10. KICK-OFFpublished at 45 mins

    Stoke 0-1 Arsenal

    Back under way!

  11. Get involvedpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    #bbcfootball

    Kingsley: If Liverpool stay 4th, Arsenal 5th and Man Utd win the Europa League, will Arsenal be in the Champions League?   

    Nope, Arsenal have to finish inside the top four. Plain and simple.   

  12. Hail, Cesar!published at 18:23 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Chelsea crowned Premier League champions

    Some half-time reading for you if you're a fan of football by numbers: the stats behind Chelsea's title-winning squad.

    You can also pick your best XI from Chelsea's Premier League winners in 2004-05 and 2016-17.  

    Read more here.

    ChelseaImage source, .
  13. Postpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Stoke 0-1 Arsenal

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

    It's been chalk and cheese between the two teams in terms of using their possession.

    Arsenal look like the Arsenal of old.

    Stoke have been too static. I wouldn't be surprised to see Saido Berahino introduced soon.

  14. HALF-TIMEpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Stoke 0-1 Arsenal

    A few boos ring out from the home fans. 

    Stoke haven't been bad, but they haven't been great, either. 

    Arsenal have been decent, though, and look like they have more goals in them.

  15. Postpublished at 44 mins

    Stoke 0-1 Arsenal

    That's the first time Arsenal have opened the scoring in a Premier League game at Stoke. Remarkable. 

  16. 'Classy football'published at 18:15 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Stoke 0-1 Arsenal

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

    The quality and insight of the pass from Granit Xhaka to Francis Coquelin earlier in that move - superb. It's such an incisive pass.

    Hector Bellerin then picks it up on the right and rolls the ball in that dangerous area and it's a tap in for Olivier Giroud.

    Quality, quick, classy football.

    If Xhaka can do more things like that, taking out two defenders in one move, he'll be a fans favourite. I'd judge him more on next season.

  17. goal

    GOAL - Stoke 0-1 Arsenalpublished at 41 mins

    Olivier Giroud

    Make that 11 touches. That last one was pretty important...

    The Frenchman taps in after Hector Bellerin's break into the box from the right.

    That's his 11th goal of the season in the league. 

    Giroud breaks the deadlockImage source, Reuters
  18. Get involvedpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    #bbcfootball

    Oyewole Oladotun H:  How many touches has Giroud got in this game?  

    The grand total of 10 so far...

  19. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Arsenal

    Olivier Giroud, and his immaculate beard-hair combo, gets into a bit of a tangle with Bruno Martins Indi.

    Giroud thinks he's got a corner, but it's gone out of play off his multicoloured boots. The Arsenal striker is livid. 

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    #bbcfootball

    Ash Williams: Trying to see what Whelan brings to this Stoke side. Not a lot if I'm honest.

    Craig Smith: The decline of Bellerin this season is worrying. Best right-back in the league last season. Offers little threat going forward now.