He's also uncertain about full involvement from Andy Carroll who was pretty awesome on his return to action
against Stoke on Monday evening.
The way Arsenal played
against Stoke on Saturday, it was nigh on impossible to know that the Gunners were in the thick of the title race.
There was good news for Arsenal fans as Mikel Arteta continued his return with an appearance from the subs bench
against Stoke on Sunday.
Martial scored
against Stoke on Monday, continuing his goalscoring feats against the same team for the last three seasons.
He hit a late goal
against Stoke on his return from suspension.
But a trip to West Brom next week and a home game
against Stoke on the final day of the season offer chances to get closer to the magical 40 - point mark.
There will be no District Line service to or from Fulham Broadway for our home game
against Stoke on 30 December.
Michael Oliver will referee West Ham's Premier League game
against Stoke on Monday as he returns to officiating after receiving abuse for awarding the controversial late penalty with which Real Madrid knocked Juventus out of the Champions League.
We played in Basel, we played
against Stoke on Saturday, then we played at Everton on Tuesday night.
Lanzini won a penalty
against Stoke on Saturday after he was challenged by Erik Pieters, with Hammers captain Mark Noble converting from the spot to give his side a 1 - 0 lead.
Mark Hughes rested some key players in the EFL Cup game in midweek which means they will put a strong side
against Stoke on Saturday.
They earned a draw
against Stoke on Tuesday to make it three games without defeat for their current form.
Tottenham have lodged an appeal with the Premier League for their winning goal
against Stoke on Saturday to be taken from Christian Eriksen and awarded to Harry Kane instead.
The Hammers rescued a late point at home
against Stoke on Monday night thanks to Andy Carroll.
I would be tempted to rest Welbeck and start the Ox
against Stoke on Saturday to start the ball rolling.
This new togetherness was emphasised by the generous gesture of Aubameyang giving away the chance of a hat - trick by letting Lacazette take the penalty
against Stoke on Sunday.
OK I know I'm stating the obvious but we need to increase our competitiveness and effectiveness a good notch or two so that we turn defeats into draws and draws into wins whether it be
against Stoke on a wet and windy night in Feb or against Barca or Bayern.
John O'Shea could return following a calf strain to bolster Sunderland's defence
against Stoke on Sunday.
Going into the game
against Stoke on Sunday, the Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will have a much tougher job in selecting the starting eleven as the Frenchman welcomes as many as four players back into the side.
Let's handle our business on the pitch by digging deep, taking our chances, scoring goals, playing well
against stoke on Sunday and getting 3 crucial points!
Let's do our talking on the pitch by digging deep, taking our chances, scoring goals, playing well
against stoke on Sunday and getting 3 crucial points!
France international Anthony Martial, who has bagged 27 goals in 95 games during his United career, has also been handed a start by Jose Mourinho for their match tonight, with the winger having reclaimed his place in the side after starting on the substitutes bench for their fixture
against Stoke on Saturday.
@captaincumstain Guess what Arsenal reserves looked better today than the A-team
against Stoke on Saturday!
If Wenger selects Walcott and Oxlade — Chamberlain for the starting 11 then I think they should both play
against Stoke on Saturday.
His two assists
against Stoke on New Year's Eve were testament to that.
Would be even greater if he scores
against stoke on his return!
Not exact matches
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Lets get behind the team
on saturday
against stoke city!
2) do nt blame the ref
on the
stoke game as if it wasnt for his poor game we should have been 4 - 0 down!!!!!! Everyone gets ref decisions going fore and
against them throughout the season
We need them to be world class
on a difficult day at
Stoke not just
against Ludogorets.
We might even be able to give Alexis at least half a game off — in fact maybe start Campbell
against Stoke at LW and bring Alexis
on at the half.
Come
on, guys, have you all forgotten how terrible De Gea was in his first season, or the terrible goal Courtois conceded
against Stoke???
After seeing their impressive run without conceding end, Chelsea took just 10 minutes to produce a response
against Stoke City
on Saturday.
Then they have the league cup game
against Hull City
on the Tuesday after and Hull could do us a huge favour by taking that to extra time as it has to be decided
on the night.They then have to get ready for the always tiring trip to
Stoke and the TV folk have done us a favour here by giving their weary legs an early Saturday start before their final UCL game the next Tuesday.
but its a bit sad to see that i as i know more about arsenal fans than other fans, to say from the bottom of my heart, that the fans
on here are as worse as the worst if not the worst fans out there... arsenal being
on a run, with özil scoring one of the best goals i have ever seen
on tuesday, draws
against the best defensive side in the league and no they arent
stoke city or something they are SPURS equally title challenger as any of arsenal man city, man united, chelsea, liverpool, a team that sent man city home when they (city) looked unbeatable..
He buys a 50 million striker high
on confidence after bagging a debut goal, and scoring
against Stoke (wrongly judged for offside) then he puts him
on the bench.
First of all I would just like to say thanks to Alan Pardew and the Palace team for rolling over for United after giving their all
against the Gunners, just like
Stoke did with Spurs
on Monday and many teams seem to have done all season, saving their best performances for us.
How do the board feel when a whole years» hard earned profit is risked
on some egotistical man who may not perform well
against Stoke or Newcastle when the kicks come in?
As for the Arsenal vs
Stoke Premier League match at the Ems
on Sunday, the reason for the low turnout in our last home PL match
against Watford could be attributed to the freezing weather condition in the UK that forced most Arsenal season ticket holders to stay at home.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is confident his side will soon find their goalscoring touch ahead of the home game
against Stoke City
on Saturday afternoon.
It's you guys that have been going
on about Arsenal having much possession and losing games, but now we have 35 % possession
against teams like Villa, Swansea,
Stoke, Palace, Spuds etc but win the games» blah blah.
Stoke midfielder Stephen Ireland is likely to be fit enough to start
against Norwich despite limping out of the club's Capital One Cup win over Tranmere Rovers
on Wednesday night.
Wayne Rooney again appeared lethargic and frustrated — an annoyance which bubbled over late
on when he was guilty of a horror tackle
on Oscar — while Anthony Martial was lively without producing much in the way of of end product, and Memphis Depay was axed from the starting XI following his error
against Stoke.
However, it's claimed by the Manchester Evening News that given United are in action
against Stoke City at Old Trafford
on Monday night, no major developments are expected until the middle of the week, at which they could speed up the process of officially announcing the deal.
It's not just Arsenal fans that are excited by the return of injured quartet Jack Wilshere, Mikel Arteta, Serge Gnabry and Abou Diaby — fellow midfielder Mesut Ozil has taken to Instagram to wish his teammates good luck as they stepped up their comebacks in the U21 fixture
against Stoke City at the Emirates
on Tuesday evening.
Although the Scot has not yet publicly commented
on this turn of events, Old Trafford legend Paddy Crerand has probably said what Fergie is thinking, blasting the Premier League and the bods that work there for having the audacity not to allow the Red Devils to have home matches
against West Brom,
Stoke and Hull after a tough trip having to beat some Danish minnows.
Might depend
on results
against Liv,
Stoke and Chelsea (24th Jan).
With a match next weekend
against Stoke looming large, the club would do well by making sure they focus all their positive energy
on getting at least a draw to get things back in the right direction.
With games coming up
against an in form
Stoke team, a dangerous Everton side and a wounded Manchester City, big tests are
on the horizon over Christmas for Arsene Wenger's men.