Stoke 1 Arsenal 0: Premier League live action as it happened

Gunners fall to defeat against the Potters
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New signing Jese made a dream debut for Stoke City as he scored the winner in a 1-0 Premier League victory over Arsenal on Saturday.

The livewire Spaniard, signed on loan from Paris Saint-Germain in midweek, started and finished the decisive move 90 seconds after half-time, slotting home expertly after a sharp link-up with substitute Saido Berahino.

In an entertaining game, the former Real Madrid man's goal prompted Arsenal to throw everything at the home defence in a bid to claw their way back - but Jack Butland proved a rock in Stoke's tremendous rearguard action.

Arsenal were denied an equaliser when Alexandre Lacazette's strike was ruled fractionally offside, but the defeat ensured the Gunners' miserable sequence of being unable to win their first two matches of the season stretched to eight years.

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Team news

Stoke XI: Butland, Zouma, Shawcross, Cameron, Diouf, Allen, Fletcher, Pieters, Shaqiri, Jese, Choupo-Moting

Subs: Martins Indi, Johnson, Berahino, Crouch, Krkic, Sobhi, Grant

Arsenal XI: Cech, Mustafi, Monreal, Kolasinac, Bellerin, Ramsey, Xhaka, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Welbeck, Lacazette

Subs: Mertesacker, Giroud, Ospina, Walcott, Iwobi, Coquelin, Elneny

Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)

Head to head

Prediction

19 August 2017

That’s it, then. Arsenal will have to wait at least another year for back-to-back wins to open the season, hopefully the Wenger Out Brigade with relent for at least another month or so.

Superb performance from Stoke in exploiting the Gunners’ weaknesses, albeit rather obvious ones, and to hold onto their lead against the bombardment.

After all the pre-season writing off of Stoke they pick up a huge win while my Live-Blog debut has only been overshadowed by that pesky Jese!

See you soon!

19 August 2017

FULL TIME: Stoke 1-0 Arsenal

19 August 2017

67 mins: With Giroud leading the line alongside Lacazette and Welbeck, Arsenal switch to a back four made up of one centre-half, two full-backs and a winger, this could be interesting.

19 August 2017

53 mins: Arsenal getting a little sloppy as they desperately push forward for an equaliser, Oxlade-Chamberlain gets caught offside from his own throw-in.

19 August 2017

43 mins: Stoke still looking sloppy at the back, but are sending the odd warning sign to the Gunners on the break.

19 August 2017

38 mins: After all the excitement early on, we're now getting what you'd expect from an away trip to Stoke. 

A goal would be nice now, please.

19 August 2017

7 mins: Stoke have started the better of the sides, nice quick football going forward, perhaps hoping to make Arsene Wenger realise that playing two left-backs as centre-halves isn't the best idea... 

19 August 2017
14 August 2017

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