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Stoke vs Arsenal live: Jese scores on debut to give Potters the lead

Follow the latest from the Premier League clash at the Bet365 Stadium

Jack de Menezes,Liam Corless
Saturday 19 August 2017 17:35 BST
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Stoke City v Arsenal: Premier League match preview

Stoke host Arsenal in the final Premier League match of the day, with the two clubs renewing a rivalry that has developed over the last few years due to their clash in styles. Follow the latest here.

  • Stoke City vs Arsenal kicks off at 17:30
  • Potters could hand debut to loan signing Jese Rodriguez
  • Julien Ngoy, Ibrahim Afellay and Stephen Ireland all ruled out
  • Arsenal have Per Mertesacker, Shkodran Mustafi and Francis Coquelin available
  • Alexis Sanchez still injured and Laurent Koscielny suspended

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Preview...

Arsenal can maintain their 100 per cent start to the Premier League season if they can win the evening kick-off against pointless Stoke City at the Bet365 Stadium, with Mark Hughes’ side looking to bounce back from last weekend’s 1-0 defeat by Everton.

Stoke have new loan signing Jese Rodriguez available for selection after landing the former Real Madrid forward from Paris Saint-Germain in midweek, while they will look to the likes of Bojan and Xherdan Shaqiri to link up with the Spaniard and give Arsenal problems in defence.

After conceding three goals to Leicester City in the curtain-raising 4-3 victory last Friday, Arsenal’s defence could be significantly reinforced with the returns of Per Mertesacker and Shkodran Mustafi, while Francis Coquelin is also fit to feature.

The Gunners will hope to see more from striker Alexandre Lacazette after he got his Arsenal career off to a glorious start with a goal inside two minutes, while Stoke will be looking to keep pace with the top half if they can find a way to upset Arsenal.

What time does it start?

Stoke vs Arsenal kicks off at 17:30 on Saturday 19 August.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on BT Sport 1 from 17:00. Highlights will be on BBC One from 22:25.

Player to watch...

Alexandre Lacazette: The Frenchman made a stunning start to his Arsenal career, and will hope to push on and make the striker role his own. Having seen Olivier Giroud come off the bench to net the winner against Leicester, Lacazette knows that he faces a battle to keep his place in the squad.

It’s a big game for...

Jese Rodriguez: The Spain international had bags of potential at Real Madrid, but he has not gone on to meet that and failed to force his way into the starting line-up at PSG. Now, he must prove he can cut it at Stoke, otherwise his career will start to spiral out of control.

Last three meetings...

Stoke 1 (Crouch) Arsenal 4 (Giroud 2, Özil, Sanchez), Premier League, May 2017.

Arsenal 3 (Walcott, Özil, Iwobi) Stoke 1 (Adam), Premier League, December 2016.

Stoke 0 Arsenal 0, Premier League, January 2016.

Form...

Stoke: LDDLWL

Arsenal: WWWWW

Odds...

Stoke to win: 16/5

Arsenal to win: 17/20

Draw: 11/4

(Odds provided by 888sport)

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Jack de Menezes19 August 2017 16:39
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Possible permutations

Arsenal will go second with a win at the Britannia this evening but they'll need a 7-0 win to overhaul Manchester United in top spot.

Stoke, on the other hand, are looking for their first points of the season after last weekend's 1-0 loss away to Everton.

Liam Corless19 August 2017 17:10
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What has Wenger been saying?

Arsenal have traditionally struggled since Stoke's promotion to the Premier League in 2008 but Gunners boss Arsene Wenger believes his side will come out on top if they are on form this evening.

"I don't believe in bogey teams too much," Wenger said earlier this week. "We had a good performance here last season and we have to focus on that, just to deal with the same performance.

"Stoke have a good record at home against many teams and I'm convinced that if we play our game, we have a good chance of winning."

Liam Corless19 August 2017 17:25
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Stoke vs Arsenal H2H

  • Stoke 1-4 Arsenal (May 2017)
  • Arsenal 3-1 Stoke (December 2016)
  • Stoke 0-0 Arsenal (January 2016)
  • Arsenal 2-0 Stoke (September 2015)
  • Arsenal 3-0 Stoke (January 2015)
Liam Corless19 August 2017 17:27
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9' - Arsenal break with Danny Welbeck and the forward pulls the ball back to Hector Bellerin. He moves the ball on to Aaron Ramsey but the Welshman lets the ball run too far across his body and is dispossessed. 

Liam Corless19 August 2017 17:41
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Liam Corless19 August 2017 17:41
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12' - Aaron Ramsey fouls Mame Biram Diouf to give a free-kick away in a promising position on Stoke's right wing. Xherdan Shaqiri takes it but the ball is headed away by Danny Welbeck.

Liam Corless19 August 2017 17:43
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51' - Danny Welbeck shows immense strength to shove former Manchester United teammate Mame Biram Diouf off the ball. He goes on to play a one-two with Hector Bellerin but is offside for the return pass.

Liam Corless19 August 2017 18:40
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67' - Olivier Giroud comes on for Sead Kolasinac and has an almost immediate impact. His first-time pass threads Danny Welbeck through on goal but the England man's close-range effort is saved.

Liam Corless19 August 2017 18:55
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