Chelsea looked to continue their late push for European football next season with another victory,
this time against Stoke City.
He was hauled off at half
time against Stoke following a glaring error, and could only manage a 13 - minute cameo against Chelsea.
But 3 - 0 at half -
time against Stoke, they sure must enjoyed the game.
Not exact matches
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stoke.
So yet again Arsenal have failed to score again, but at least this
time we can say we didn't score
against Barcelona instead of saying Hull City, Southampton or
Stoke!
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.
Looking at our stats
against Stoke at Britannia (1W, 3D, 4L) I think we can't blame the players every
time.
He confirmed that although Harry Kane should be fine to feature, he struggled with a knock
against Stoke City last
time out and if there is any suggestion that he could have a problem, he will not be selected in the squad.
Glen Johnson's 84th minute winner
against Stoke came just too early to count, and in fact two of the Reds» three came in the hectic five minutes of extra
time against QPR.
Allen was the best player on the park
against Stoke in the League Cup, and he backed up that showing with a tidy cameo and injury
time Premier League equaliser.
of course the games
against stoke, leicester etc would have gone a long way to seeing us challenge for the title last season but for a long
time now we've been labelled flat track bullies i.e we are generally very good at beating opponents outside the top six but our record
against man utd and chelsea maybe even city quite recently has not reflected a team on the same level as those going for the premier league title.
neither arteta nor flamini is good enough to play for arsenal per mertasacker should be our 4th choice cb he can play well
against less technical more physical teams like
stoke but he is not good enough in big games we need 1 - 2 cdm's / cb's what will happen in jan only
time will tell
I would stick with the same starting 11
against stoke, But would consider giving the Ox more playing
time on the wing, instead of Ramsey.
The Foxes have a tough FA cup replay
against the spuds tonight (again extra
time would be nice) followed by
Stoke and Liverpool in the league.
this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players
against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left
against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left
against city to protect the left back
against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right
time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to
stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all
Struggling
against Stoke City at this
time of the season is so unacceptable.
Three other matches — Watford hosting Leicester City, Huddersfield Town
against Stoke, and West Bromwich Albion
against Everton — occupy just about the full mid-table reach and can have a huge impact on the table in the reach between eighth and fourteenth place by the
time everything is said and done.
Chelsea on the other hand scored 5 without a reply last
time out
against Stoke City.
For West Ham that means Scott Parker could well come in, and having got the Hammers out of a hole so many
times this season — including game saving strikes
against Oxford United and
Stoke City in this very competition — backing him as an anytime goalscorer at 5/1 with Sportingbet.com looks a decent bet indeed.
Against Stoke he had a torrid
time and had to be hauled off at half
time, but he had been quite impressive ever since.
While at
times Stoke passed the ball very well, they didn't really threaten the goal, so if we do that
against Man City there's no reason why we can't get a result.
Just a few weeks ago, Arsenal fans were praising Petr Cech for saving the Gunners a point with a clean sheet
against Stoke City, but last night's 0 - 0
against Southampton was a completely different kettle of fish and Cech was his usual efficient self but it wasn't him that saved the points this
time.
The coming together of a number of like - minded souls, the first
time in a number of years for some, gave a home fixture
against Stoke something of an attraction that has been lacking in recent seasons.
So we have to put this game behind us we have a title to win MANU have been nothing less that appalling this season every
time i see them draw or loose
against poor teams i laugh for my self full they are really rubbish this season, to put that into perspective look at the list of the teams who have either drawn or beaten them this season: west brom (loss) Southampton (draw) at United Cardiff (draw) Spurs (have taken 4 points off united this season) Everton (won) at United Newcastle (won) At United
Stoke -LRB-(won) and the worst of all Fulham (draw) Now if those results does not reflect a team in shambles based on where they were then i don't know what would, they are piss poor even with rooney and robin.
However, the striker had to bide his
time — he didn't start a Premier League match until November 9
against Stoke, but his real breakthrough came a week before at Aston Villa.
Lost 5 - 1 to Liverpool, lost 6 - 0 to Chelsea, blown a 3 - 0 lead
against Anderlecht, been 3 - 0 down at half
time to
Stoke, blown a seven point lead at the top of the table and lost 2 - 1 at home to the worst Manchester United side in over 20 years.
The all -
time record
against Stoke is neck and neck with the Hammers having recorded just two more wins than the Potters in the 108 games played.
Sean Dyche has reported today that James Tarkowski picked up a knock in last night's defeat
against Chelsea that could lead to a defensive crisis for our game at
Stoke in two days
time.
Many have pointed out the sheer lack of leaders in Arsène Wenger's squad in recent
times, but the German put himself forward to make an impact at home to
Stoke City on Sunday, where he was ranked as the second - best player on the pitch after Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang who as able to seal a crucial brace
against The Potters.
«We had a few players missing [
against Stoke], lost a couple at half -
time, but everybody really put in a performance at their level or above their level, and you can't ask for more than that.
Arsenal took a long
time to find their stride
against a stubborn
Stoke and the victory was ultimately built on the control and thrust offered by Aaron Ramsey in the middle of the park.
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After being subbed off at half -
time during Manchester City's 4 - 0 thumping of
Stoke on Saturday, the Potters» goalkeeper, Shay Given, is said to be fine and available for Saturday's match
against Sunderland.
Watford have still lost only four
times at home this season and bar their narrow defeat
against Stoke each was
against an elite opponent.
Stoke's most recent victory in any competition
against the Blues at Stamford Bridge was in 1995 in the League Cup second round when Paul Peschisolido scored the only goal 15 minutes from
time.
Returning to the side
against Cardiff, van Persie wasted no
time in finding his scoring form and is set to play
against Stoke this weekend.
After an impressive performance off the bench, playing a part in the winner, Olivier Giroud is expected to start up - front
against Stoke and this could be the first
time we see Arsenal adopt a new system, with Welbeck, Alexis and Oxlade - Chamberlain providing support.
Everyone remembers Joe Riley for his brilliant debut
against Stoke City, much less people remember the torrid
time Jerome Thomas gave him in his next start
against West Bromwich Albion.
Last
time out
against West Ham,
Stoke City played the Hammers off the park with their passing football, a clear sign of
Stoke's intentions under Hughes.
This
time, James Milner from Manchester City celebrates his goal
against Stoke City as a DJ.
Any
time you can take
Stoke at scratch
against a non elite side it's almost a no brainer bet.
In last 3 encounter among Manchester United and
Stoke City, only one win for 19
times champion
against 1 drawn and 1 defeats.
It's no secret that Slaven Bilic has been a great admirer of Arnautovic during his
time with
Stoke in the Premier League, and with Sofiane Feghouli's imminent departure set for Galatasaray this week and Robert Snodgrass» future with the club yet to be determined, Bilic will be keen to re-tool his front - line before heading into the season opener on August 13th
against a new - look Manchester United.
Stoke avoided defeat in the Premier League after going behind for the first
time since November 2016
against West Ham - they had lost their last 13 in a row when they'd fallen behind.
Last
time round they beat
Stoke 3 - 1, with previous draws
against Swansea, Manchester United and Spurs which is a reasonably good record for them.
By the
time Arsenal -
Stoke match kickoff Manchester City might have joined them at the top as they will play
against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Arsenal and
Stoke City both are oldest clubs in EPL and so, they have already faced
against each other plenty of
time and the matches number is 94.
Even in the penalty shoot - out he guessed the right way each
time, similar to the most recent shoot - out
against Stoke City in the semi-finals.
After a shaky start to the season, the Red Devils have managed to string a couple of wins together and with two home games to follow,
against Hull and
Stoke City, now is the
time to look above at Manchester City and Southampton rather than the mid-table scrap below United.
On 17 January 2009, he made his 400th Chelsea appearance
against Stoke City, scoring a stoppage
time winner.