Stoke City are set to host another top side after losing to Manchester United in the midweek. The Potters will host Arsenal who are on sixth place in the Premier League.
Kick-off: Saturday 15:00
Venue: Britannia Stadium
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Possible Lineups:
Team News:
Stoke City centre-back Robert Huth and midfielder Glenn Whelan are out with calf injury. Also, striker Jonathan Walters also suffered a knee injury recently.
Victor Moses, Dionatan Teixeira, Peter Odemwingie and Steve Sidwell are out with injuries. And Stephen Ireland is doubtful for this game.
Meanwhile, Arsenal have a long list of injured players. Nacho Monreal is out with ankle injury but Kieran Gibbs is back.
Laurent Koscielny and Wojciech Szczesny are expected to be back but Yaya Sanogo and Tomas Rosicky are out along with the same injured names Mikel Arteta, David Ospina, Mesut Ozil, Abou Diaby, Mathieu Debuchy, Jack Wilshere and Theo Walcott.
Stats:
- Stoke Striker Peter Crouch has scored seven goals against the north London side.
- The Potters have not managed to get a point from their last three games.
- The last time Gunners won against Stoke at Britannia Stadium was in 2010.
Prediction:
Stoke City 1 – 1 Arsenal, a physical game.
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