Stoke City vs Arsenal – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Sreya

Stoke City vs Arsenal – Stoke City hosts Arsenal at the Britannia Stadium on 19th August, Saturday in an English Premier League fixture.

Stoke City finished in the thirteenth position in the English Premier League last season in a mid-table conundrum while Arsenal failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time under Arsene Wenger after finishing fifth in the league.

Arsenal came back from behind to register a 4-3 win over Leicester City in the opening fixture of the season while Stoke City lost 1-0 to Everton.

Team News

Julien Ngoy is Stoke City’s primary injury concern. Arsenal will be without the suspended Laurent Koscielny and the injured Alexis Sanchez and Santi Cazorla. Per Mertesacker, Shkodran Mustafi, Jack Wilshere, Francis Coquelin, Gabriel Paulista and Kieran Gibbs will be assessed ahead of the game.

Stoke City Possible Starting Lineup: Jack Butland, Kurt Zouma, Ryan Shawcross, Bruno Martins Indi, Glen Johnson, Joe Allen, Darren Fletcher, Erik Pieters, Xherdan Shaquiri, Jese, Eric Maxim Chopu-Moting.

Arsenal Possible Starting Lineup: Petr Cech, Shokdran Mustafi, Per Mertesacker, Sead Kolasinac, Hector Bellerin, Granit Xhaka, Mohamed Elneny, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Danny Welbeck, Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette.

“I don’t believe in bogey teams too much. 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.”

– Arsene Wenger, Arsenal.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Stoke City vs Arsenal H2H Stats, Arsenal have won four and drawn one of their previous five games against Stoke City. Arsenal have scored at least two goals in five of their last six matches against Stoke in all competitions.

Stoke will provide a tough challenge to Arsene Wenger’s side but a 2-1 win for Arsenal is the most probable outcome of the game.