Stoke City vs Arsenal – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Sreya

Stoke City vs Arsenal – Arsenal travel to Britannia Stadium on 13th May, Saturday to face Stoke City in a crucial English Premier League fixture.

The Gunners need to win all of their remaining three league matches as well as hope that some of the other results go their way to have a shot at qualifying for the UEFA Champions League next season.

Arsenal are fifth in the league standings with sixty-six points while Stoke City are thirteenth with forty-one points. Arsenal won back-to-back against Manchester United and Southampton with 2-0 scorelines while Stoke City have drawn both of their previous two games in the league.

Team News

Stephen Ireland and Ibrahim Afellay are sidelined through injuries for the hosts while the visitors will be without the injured Santi Cazorla.

Stoke City Possible Starting Lineup: Jack Butland, Glen Johnson, Ryan Shawcross, Bruno Martins Indi, Marc Muniesa, Geoff Cameron, Glenn Whelan, Xherdan Shaquiri, Joe Allen, Marko Arnautovic, Mame Biram Diouf.

Arsenal Possible Starting Lineup: Petr Cech, Rob Holding, Shkodran Mustafi, Nacho Monreal, Hector Bellerin, Aaron Ramsey, Granit Xhaka, Kieran Gibbs, Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, Olivier Giroud.

“Traditionally there is a fierce rivalry and they had always a very direct game against us. Stoke are now regular participants in the Premier League for years, and that means that anybody who goes there is in trouble. We have to show character again. We know we have to play to win the games, so let’s keep the focus on the way we want to play and on our team spirit.”

– Arsene Wenger, Arsenal.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Stoke City vs Arsenal H2H Stats, Arsenal have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five matches against Stoke City. However, Stoke are undefeated in their last 6 home matches against Arsenal in all competitions.

It should be a closely contested affair but Arsenal are likely to win 2-1 tonight.