Arsenal went to Stoke, stunk the place up, and left with nothing.
They weren’t the only poor thing on the pitch, the ref was pretty rotten too, but how bad were the Arsenal players individually?
Referee
Andre Marriner 3
Booked more Arsenal players than he did opposition last season and was in no mood to even things up in this game. Allowed a clear, late foul on Danny Welbeck with only 5 on the clock, giving Stoke licence to foul for the rest of the game. The first foul of the game, naturally, went to Stoke. As did the second. Could have given two penalties to Arsenal in the first 20 minutes. Didn’t. Did give Stoke fouls when we didn’t even touch them, though
Simon Beck
Luckiest man in football this weekend? Absolutely no way he knew Lacazette’s big toe was offside.
Next, any other business?