Stoke City v Arsenal, 13 May 2017

Score4-1 to Arsenal
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
Venuebet365 Stadium
Attendance27,535

View Stoke City v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Arsenal completed a double against Stoke City in a Premier League season for the second time (also 2009-10).

1 Stoke City

4 Arsenal

Goals:

Peter Crouch 67 G

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 42 G
Mesut Özil 55 G
Alexis Sánchez 76 G
Olivier Giroud 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Geoff Cameron
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Marko Arnautović
Forward Mame Biram Diouf

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Peter Crouch for Joe Allen 60
Saido Berahino for Mame Biram Diouf 61
Ramadan Sobhi for Marko Arnautović 81

Substitutions:

Aaron Ramsey for Alexis Sánchez 77
Danny Welbeck for Mesut Özil 83
Theo Walcott for Olivier Giroud 84

Cards:

Peter Crouch 89 Y

Cards:

Shkodran Mustafi 28 Y
Rob Holding 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters
Forward Saido Berahino
Forward Peter Crouch

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 13th Stoke City had now won one of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost six). With this being their final game at the bet365 Stadium of 2016-17, the Potters conceded 24 goals at home in this season; their joint-highest in a single Premier League campaign (also 2015-16). City conceded four goals in a home game in the Premier League for the first time since Tottenham Hotspur's 4-0 win on 10 September 2016. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "We are disappointed as it is always our aim to finish in the top half. This is the first time we have missed out. We go against Southampton next week to get points on the board. In the summer we will assess things and maybe change things around."

Comments:

League position: 5th Arsenal had now scored four or more goals in five away league games in a season for the first time since 1936-37 in League Division One. Alexis Sánchez became the eighth player to score 50 goals for the Gunners in the Premier League (101 games). Only Thierry Henry (83) and Ian Wright (87) reach the 50-goal mark in fewer appearances. Petr Čech became the sixth goalkeeper to make 400 appearances in the Premier League. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: "We had a difficult week but we have won convincingly so the focus is there, the fighting spirit is there and we're pleased to win. I believe when the team plays well we have the right individual talent to win. When they scored the 'hand-goal' they came back but when you go to places like Stoke you need at some stage to suffer and stick together and that is what we did."

1 Stoke City

Goals:

Peter Crouch 67 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Geoff Cameron
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Marko Arnautović
Forward Mame Biram Diouf

Substitutions:

Peter Crouch for Joe Allen 60
Saido Berahino for Mame Biram Diouf 61
Ramadan Sobhi for Marko Arnautović 81

Cards:

Peter Crouch 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters
Forward Saido Berahino
Forward Peter Crouch

Comments:

League position: 13th Stoke City had now won one of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost six). With this being their final game at the bet365 Stadium of 2016-17, the Potters conceded 24 goals at home in this season; their joint-highest in a single Premier League campaign (also 2015-16). City conceded four goals in a home game in the Premier League for the first time since Tottenham Hotspur's 4-0 win on 10 September 2016. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "We are disappointed as it is always our aim to finish in the top half. This is the first time we have missed out. We go against Southampton next week to get points on the board. In the summer we will assess things and maybe change things around."

4 Arsenal

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 42 G
Mesut Özil 55 G
Alexis Sánchez 76 G
Olivier Giroud 80 G

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Aaron Ramsey for Alexis Sánchez 77
Danny Welbeck for Mesut Özil 83
Theo Walcott for Olivier Giroud 84

Cards:

Shkodran Mustafi 28 Y
Rob Holding 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 5th Arsenal had now scored four or more goals in five away league games in a season for the first time since 1936-37 in League Division One. Alexis Sánchez became the eighth player to score 50 goals for the Gunners in the Premier League (101 games). Only Thierry Henry (83) and Ian Wright (87) reach the 50-goal mark in fewer appearances. Petr Čech became the sixth goalkeeper to make 400 appearances in the Premier League. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: "We had a difficult week but we have won convincingly so the focus is there, the fighting spirit is there and we're pleased to win. I believe when the team plays well we have the right individual talent to win. When they scored the 'hand-goal' they came back but when you go to places like Stoke you need at some stage to suffer and stick together and that is what we did."