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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