Stoke City Archives: 12/2016

In this latest edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Stephen is joined by Anita and Sylvain to discuss Basel, Stoke City, and Bayern (again).…

All players take an undetermined amount time to return to their best form after coming back from injury.

After an impressive display against West Ham last weekend, it came as a surprise to me that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain didn’t start against Basel in midweek.

Stoke boss, Mark Hughes, unsurprisingly agrees with Lee Mason’s penalty decision during his team’s trip to Arsenal.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Granit Xhaka both took to social media following Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Stoke on Saturday.

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has publicly clarified the length of time that centre-back Shkodran Mustafi will be sidelined for.

Alexis Sanchez didn’t score against Stoke City but he created the most chances out of anyone else on the pitch.

Theo Walcott is now a member of the 100 club.

Although there’s no question that Petr Cech is, or at least once was, one of the best goalkeepers in Europe, his lack of saved penalties is disturbing.

It may not surprise you to learn that Granit Xhaka completed the most passes out of any other player on the pitch during Arsenal v Stoke.

Arsene Wenger was on hand post-match after Arsenal beat Stoke 3-1 at home on Saturday afternoon.

Arsenal never really got out of 2nd gear against Stoke because they didn’t have to.

Arsene Wenger had his say on Stoke’s penalty that was given against Arsenal in the 29th minute of the Premier League match.

In the 29th minute Stoke got awarded a penalty by referee, Lee Mason, but should it have been given?

Arsene Wenger praised the quality of Arsenal’s bench after Iwobi came on in the 69th minute to score their third goal against Stoke.

Speaking after Arsenal’s comfortable 3-1 win over Stoke City, Arsene Wenger revealed an aspect of the Gunners’ game that was key to their victory.

Another game, another comfortable win: this is fun, isn’t it?

Stoke don’t have the best record when traveling to Arsenal but can they put an end to that on Saturday?

Arsenal will be keen to extend their unbeaten run with a tough home fixture against Stoke on Saturday, a side that have proven menacing in seasons gone by.

After Arsenal performed well against FC Basel midweek, I think a couple of players will get rewarded with starts against Stoke on Saturday.