Arsenal vs Stoke
Venue: Emirates Stadium
K.Off Time: 8:45PM

Stoke may have progressed to the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Brighton at the weekend but in the Premier League they have lost their last four away games.

Arsenal will be without Robin van Persie and Laurent Koscielny after the pair reported hamstring and back injuries respectively.

Manager Arsène Wenger has described the injuries as “short-term” and hopes the pair will be fit for Sunday’s Carling Cup final against Birmingham.

Johan Djourou missed the FA Cup draw with Leyton Orient with a back problem but is now fully fit and will start at the Emirates Stadium. Abou Diaby is suspended and long-term absentees Thomas Vermaelen (Achilles) and Lukasz Fabianski (shoulder) remain sidelined.

But goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is set to replace Manuel Amnunia in goal.

Stoke Winger Matthew Etherington looks set to miss the game at the Emirates Stadium due to a fresh injury concern.

Etherington shook off a hamstring strain to play in Saturday’s 3-0 FA Cup fifth-round win over Brighton, only to be taken off with a back injury understood to be linked to a defect in his jawline.

Asmir Begovic will return in goal ahead of Thomas Sorensen who has so far played in all the FA Cup ties, while Dean Whitehead is also due to figure after being rested as an unused substitute for the game with Albion.

Manager Tony Pulis only has two players definitely out injured in Mamady Sidibé (Achilles) and Abdoulaye Faye (hamstring).

Arsenal (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Sagna, Djourou, Squillaci, Clichy; Song, Wilshere; Walcott, Fabregas, Arshavin; Chamakh.

Stoke (Possible, 4-4-2): Begovic; Wilson, Huth, Shawcross, Pugh; Pennant, Delap, Whitehead, Walters; Carew, Jones.

Referee: Peter Walton.

I hope Shawcross scores an own goal!

Arsenal 2 vs Stoke 1

Arsenal!!

This useless van persie don cost me fantasy points hope walcott, Huth and Fabregas score

Y didn't walcot hit the target. He shld just burry his chances

Squilacci - from an unlikely source

Arsenal 1 - Stoke 0

Stoke must surely injure an arsenal player. They must surely lose today

Squilacci score sha

and as said fab is now injured.

not watching the match though, instead looking at soccernet gamecast

Arsenal dominating so far. They shld jst not let delap throw those rubbish stuffs. Not seen anyting from walcot after hitting the post

Fuc.ks sake, Fabregas

Nice long range shot by John Carew and a good save by the keeper.Arsenal aint creating chances but careless passes

Freaking worried about captain fantastico
Hope it's something very minor!

Which kind message be that? 2nd yellow for clichy ke?

One goal aint enuf. I don't trust this stoke team

LeProf, please remove walcot, the only ting he has done so far in ds match was to hit the post

That was so close

Tough win. A good one at that

Arsenal takes the day!! one  points behind manchester united ahead of United tuesday clash with the team called blues Chelsea. hmmm at the bridge. 

saturday 26
Wigan v Man Utd, 15:00 comes up first while Arsenal plays Carling cup final a difficult game, not because Birmingham is strong but becuase its always difficult to break a jinx.

Squillaci,thx for the goal,but there's a reason you were signed to The Arsenal,perform better at that reason and we just might be friends

^^
Shut up your keyboard. We kept a clean sheet. So how else should squills 'perform his duties'?

mystikal:

Tough win. A good one at that

Mystikal, u're wanted here https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-610968.32.html#msg7798137