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Stoke City v Arsenal: probable starters in bold, contenders in light
Stoke City v Arsenal: probable starters in bold, contenders in light

Stoke City v Arsenal: match preview

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Arsenal have not won at Stoke for seven years and ordinarily this might look the least appetising of away fixtures as they continue their late revival in the Champions League shake-up. But the Potters have won only once in their last nine games and a bottom-half finish looks increasingly likely. That will only count as regression when Mark Hughes’s performance is assessed at the season’s end but they can at least show that some things remain the same with a rousing performance against opponents that tend to bring the bet365 Stadium to life.

Nick Ames

Kick-off Saturday 5.30pm

Venue Bet365 Stadium

Last season Stoke City 0 Arsenal 0

Live Sky Sports 1

Referee Mike Dean

This season G27, Y103, R5, 4.19 cards per game

Odds H 4-1 A 8-11 D 10-3

Stoke City

Subs from Grant, Given, Bachmann, Bardsley, Pieters, Adam, Imbula, Ngoy, Sobhi, Bony, Crouch, Walters, Berahino

Doubtful None

Injured Afellay (knee, 21 May), Ireland (leg, Jun)

Suspended None

Form LLWLDD

Discipline Y66 R2

Leading scorers Allen, Arnautovic 6

Arsenal

Subs from Ospina, Martínez, Gabriel, Jenkinson, Debuchy, Holding, Iwobi, Mertesacker, Maitland-Niles, Coquelin, Elneny, Walcott, Sanogo, Giroud, Pérez, Oxlade-Chamberlain

Doubtful Koscielny (calf), Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring)

Injured Cazorla (achilles), Reine-Adélaïde (ankle, both unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWWLWW

Discipline Y60 R2

Leading scorer Sánchez 20

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