Match report

Arsenal Defeats Stoke City 4-1 in Premier League

Stoke City
Stoke City
1–4
FT
Arsenal
Arsenal
May 13, 2017

Arsenal secured a comfortable 4-1 victory against Stoke City in a Premier League match held at the Britannia Stadium. The Gunners, led by a brace from Olivier Giroud, along with goals from Alexis Sánchez and Mesut Özil, dominated the game, securing an important win in their league campaign.

Key Facts

  • • Olivier Giroud scored twice for Arsenal at 42' and 80'.
  • • Alexis Sánchez netted at 76' from an assist by Héctor Bellerín.
  • • Mesut Özil found the back of the net at 55' with an assist from Sánchez.
  • • Peter Crouch scored for Stoke City at 67' from an assist by Marko Arnautovic.
  • • Shkodran Mustafi and Rob Holding were given yellow cards for Arsenal.

Lineups

Stoke City

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 J. Butland (G)
  • 3 E. Pieters (D)
  • 8 G. Johnson (D)
  • 17 R. Shawcross (D)
  • 20 G. Cameron (M)
  • 15 B. Martins Indi (D)
  • 6 G. Whelan (M)
  • 4 J. Allen (M)
  • 22 X. Shaqiri (M)
  • 10 M. Arnautović (M)
  • 18 M. Diouf (F)

Substitutes

  • 25 P. Crouch
  • 9 S. Berahino
  • 32 Ramadan Sobhi
  • 5 Muniesa
  • 16 C. Adam
  • 19 J. Walters
  • 33 L. Grant

Arsenal

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 33 P. Čech (G)
  • 18 Nacho Monreal (M)
  • 6 L. Koscielny (D)
  • 20 S. Mustafi (D)
  • 24 Bellerín (M)
  • 16 R. Holding (D)
  • 11 M. Özil (F)
  • 34 F. Coquelin (M)
  • 29 G. Xhaka (M)
  • 7 A. Sánchez (F)
  • 12 O. Giroud (F)

Substitutes

  • 8 A. Ramsey
  • 23 D. Welbeck
  • 14 T. Walcott
  • 5 Gabriel Paulista
  • 17 A. Iwobi
  • 35 Mohamed Elneny
  • 13 D. Ospina

Timeline

  1. Arsenal
    28' Arsenal Card · Yellow Card
    S. Mustafi
  2. Arsenal
    42' Arsenal Goal · Normal Goal
    O. Giroud · Assist: Héctor Bellerín
  3. Arsenal
    55' Arsenal Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Özil · Assist: Alexis Sánchez
  4. Stoke City
    60' Stoke City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Joe Allen · On: P. Crouch
  5. Stoke City
    61' Stoke City subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Mame Biram Diouf · On: S. Berahino
  6. Stoke City
    67' Stoke City Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Crouch · Assist: M. Arnautovic
  7. Arsenal
    76' Arsenal Goal · Normal Goal
    Alexis Sánchez · Assist: Héctor Bellerín
  8. Arsenal
    77' Arsenal subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Alexis Sánchez · On: A. Ramsey
  9. Arsenal
    78' Arsenal Card · Yellow Card
    R. Holding
  10. Arsenal
    80' Arsenal Goal · Normal Goal
    O. Giroud · Assist: A. Ramsey
  11. Stoke City
    81' Stoke City subst · Substitution 3
    Off: M. Arnautovic · On: Ramadan Sobhi
  12. Arsenal
    83' Arsenal subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Özil · On: D. Welbeck
  13. Arsenal
    84' Arsenal subst · Substitution 3
    Off: O. Giroud · On: T. Walcott
  14. Stoke City
    89' Stoke City Card · Yellow Card
    P. Crouch

Match Stats

Stat Stoke City Arsenal
Fouls 13 7
Pass Accuracy 69% 86%
Offsides 3 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 10 10
Corners 7 6
Total Passes 287 607
Yellow Cards 1 2
Blocked Shots 3 1
Shots on Target 4 6
Shots off Target 3 3
Possession 33% 67%
Accurate Passes 199 521
Shots Inside Box 6 10
Saves 2 3
Shots Outside Box 4 0

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Arsenal took the lead with Olivier Giroud's goal in the 42nd minute, setting the tone for their dominant performance.
  • ▸ Stoke City's response with Peter Crouch's goal in the 67th minute was short-lived as Arsenal quickly regained their composure, scoring twice in the 76th and 80th minutes.