Facts and figures ahead of the Premier League match between Arsenal and Stoke City at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners have won all five Premier League matches against Stoke City at the Emirates Stadium.

Peter Crouch has scored seven Barclays Premier League goals against Arsenal; only against Blackburn ( 8 ) has he been more prolific.

Stoke will be the fifth team Mark Hughes has coached in an away game against Arsenal in the Premier League, but he has lost all six previous visits to north London to play the Gunners.

Mathieu Flamini has been booked in both of his appearances for Arsenal in the Premier League this season.

Arsenal have scored all eight of their 2013-14 Premier League goals from open play, whereas two of Stoke’s three goals have come from set-plays.

Stoke have completed 79% of their passes in the Premier League this season; more than in any of the five Premier League seasons under Tony Pulis.

The Potters have also averaged more passes per game this season (397) than in any of the previous five Premier League seasons under Pulis.

Olivier Giroud is one of only nine players to score in his team’s opening four games of a Premier League season and the second Arsenal player after Jose Reyes in 2004-05.

All four of Giroud’s goals this season have come before half-time and all before the 24th minute.

Without Giroud’s goals this season Arsenal would still be seventh, only two points worse off than they are in reality.

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May the best team win

3-1 in favour of the gunners!

Good News, Arteta Might Play!
Come On You Gunners!

up gunaz...rambo,ozil,giroud..do d magic..nd in case stoke gets physical,flamini should show them.up gunaz...rambo,ozil,giroud..do d magic..nd in case stoke gets physical,flaminiup gunaz...rambo,ozil,giroud..do d magic..nd in case stoke gets physical,flamini

siddiq202: May the best team win

Why you dey curse Stoke City?

please can anybody assist me with a link that I may watch the match online?

I guess i'm nt too late to book a space........let d best team win....

I serve only one GOD,I rep only one team "ARSENAL" till blood finish 4 my body...
We need god of soccer in our side to overcome sturbon stoke.
Singing song of victory

Go Arse_anal!!!


This is 4 murimoney! May hs team win

Let arsenal lose the match but let ramsey score or assist. Amen

notin concern me wit football

Click like if you believe dat Gunners will d match 2day

#Teamgunners


Instead of Training Yesterday, Man Utd FC players were busy Downloading BBM on android...So Sorry for the loss...

Man UTD fans How market??

A SUGGESTION.

The sport section mods should either open one thread for each team through out a season. The title of thread on frontpage can be modified to the current match played.
So there's a continuous input from fans/critics through the season; OR

For each duo open a thread. For instance, this thread Arsenal - Stoke is resurrected when they meet next. The thread that was opened for Arsenal-Tottenham is updated when next Arsenal meets Tottenham.
This way one can reflect on inputs/comments/events of their last face-off as references, then the fans can continue commentary &analysis from they stopped the last time.

This way, there is continuity & through the season there's a thread to follow a particular team or a particular derby for better analysis instead of new threads for matches every time.

I hope the mods look into this and fine-tune as desired.

Jose Mourinho:

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.Arsenal please give me a birthday gift by topping the table again today. Tanx Wenger btw Happy birthday to me!!!

Perfect opportunity for Ramsey to revenge his Shawcross madness

It's going to end by 3-1 in favour of Arsenal.... Gunners 4 life!

snakova: please can anybody assist me with a link that I may watch the match online?

Hello anybody

Cmon Stoke...win arsenal for me...and manchester derby ends in a draw...Chelsea till BBM works on a Nokia 3310

Arsenal 2-0 Stoke

El Guapo:

You know u're troublesome?

NO

LINE-UPS- Arsenal v Stoke (1330 BST)
Arsenal:Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Flamini, Ramsey, Wilshere, Ozil, Walcott, Giroud

Stoke:Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross (c), Huth, Pieters; Walters, Wilson, Nzonzi, Adam, Arnautovic; Jones

SUBS: Viviano, Jenkinson, @ T_Vermaelen05, @ m8arteta, Monreal, Bendtner, Gnabry

Sicozone: .Arsenal please give me a birthday gift by topping the table again today. Tanx Wenger btw Happy birthday to me!!!

hbd bro.....Gunners for life!



Arsenal 4 Stoke 1

Probable Lineups Statistical Comparison

Arsenal vs Stoke

( 6 Goals 2 (3)
(7) 4 Assists 2 (2)
(6.9) 7.2 Average Ratings 7 (6.
25.3 Average Age 27.6
182.9 Average Height (cm) 189.1
(1.6) 1.6 Shots pg 1.3 (1.2)
(54%) 54% Aerial Duel Success 61% (58%)
(1.1) 1.4 Dribbles pg 0.9 (0.9)
(1.4) 1.3 Tackles pg 1.8 (2.1)

I wish the gunners victory of the Stoke City.....

30 mins to kick-off.
COYG

* Arsenal have won their last 3 Premier League games following the opening day defeat to Aston Villa and the Gunners will be in confident mood of extending that to 4 when they welcome Stoke City, having won all 5 meetings between the 2 sides at the Emirates.

*Stoke won their last trip to London with the 1-0 win over West Ham last month, but a trip to north London will be a much tougher proposition for Stoke, with Mark Hughes losing his last 6 visits to Arsenal while in charge of 4 different teams.

* With their impressive run of form at home to Stoke, a comfortable Arsenal win is the likely outcome on Sunday.

Prediction:
Arsenal 4 : Stoke 1