English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 6, 2014
Arsenal LLWWW 2
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Stoke City DWLLL 3
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STK303
bet365 Stadium · 27,367 att.

Match Report

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Stoke City hold on to beat Arsenal despite fightback

Gunners threatened to salvage a point before Calum Chambers dismissal hindered their chances.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
9
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
4
57.5
Possession
42.5
14
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
374
Accurate Passes
245
453
Passes
332
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
9
Accurate Crosses
8
27
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.3
42
Long Balls
58
17
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
14
14
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
10
Effective Clearances
25
10
Clearances
25

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

STK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Asmir BegovicG
  2. 5Marc MuniesaCD-L
  3. 17Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
  4. 3Erik PietersLB
  5. 2Phil BardsleyRB
  6. 27Bojan KrkicAM
  7. 20Geoff CameronLM
  8. 15Steven N'ZonziRM
  9. 25Peter CrouchF
  10. 18Mame Biram DioufAM-L
  11. 19Jonathan WaltersAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Glenn WhelanSUB
  2. 24Oussama AssaidiSUB
  3. 7Stephen IrelandSUB
  4. 16Charlie AdamSUB
  5. 22Jack ButlandSUB
  6. 4Robert HuthSUB
  7. 34Oliver ShentonSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 4Per MertesackerCD-L
  3. 21Calum ChambersCD-R
  4. 3Kieran GibbsLB
  5. 39Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 19Santi CazorlaAM
  7. 16Aaron RamseyLM
  8. 20Mathieu FlaminiRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 17Alexis SánchezAM-L
  11. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Wojciech SzczesnySUB
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnySUB
  3. 70Ainsley Maitland-NilesSUB
  4. 23Danny WelbeckSUB
  5. 9Lukas PodolskiSUB
  6. 37Semi AjayiSUB
  7. 28Joel CampbellSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Stoke City 1, Arsenal 0. Peter Crouch (Stoke City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mame Biram Diouf.
  2. 35' Goal! Stoke City 2, Arsenal 0. Bojan (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Walters with a cross.
  3. 44' Marc Muniesa (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Goal! Stoke City 3, Arsenal 0. Jonathan Walters (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner following a corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Danny Welbeck replaces Héctor Bellerín.
  6. 46' Peter Crouch (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 61' Calum Chambers (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 63' Substitution, Arsenal. Lukas Podolski replaces Olivier Giroud.
  9. 63' Substitution, Stoke City. Glenn Whelan replaces Marc Muniesa because of an injury.
  10. 68' Goal! Stoke City 3, Arsenal 1. Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 69' Substitution, Stoke City. Charlie Adam replaces Mame Biram Diouf.
  12. 70' Goal! Stoke City 3, Arsenal 2. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
  13. 71' Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 72' Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 78' Second yellow card to Calum Chambers (Arsenal) for a bad foul.
  16. 84' Charlie Adam (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 87' Substitution, Stoke City. Robert Huth replaces Bojan.
  18. 90'+2' Substitution, Arsenal. Joel Campbell replaces Kieran Gibbs.

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