Stoke vs Arsenal Match preview

England - Premier League: Stoke vs Arsenal

Stoke managed to escape from the relegation zone with a win over Sunderland and they will wait the game with Arsenal in high spirits. Arsenal failed to beat their biggest rivals Tottenham at the Emirates, as they conceded two goals in the dying moments of the game, which finished 4:4. The Gunners want to make things right and take all three points from the Britannia Stadium.

Stoke is out of the relegation zone

Stoke once again showed that they were determined to stay in the Premier League this season. The team obviously doesn’t have much quality but they have commendable fighting spirit and extraordinary fans support. Even the manager Toni Pulis admitted that the fans had been a big factor in the Premiership campaign so far. The team produced arguably the best performance of the season and they largely dominated the game against Sunderland. The Potters had a lot of chances to score throughout the game but had to settle for a narrow win, thanks to Fuller’s second-half header following another Rory Delap’s long throw. The players will now be full of confidence and we expect to see electrifying atmosphere at the Britannia Stadium. Stoke will not be focused on defending but rather try to attack Arsenal spurred on by magnificent home support and that will allow the visitors a lot of space to exploit by swift counterattacks. Except for long-term absentee Liam Lawrence, Toni Pulis has clean bill of health.

Arsenal missed a chance to win

Arsenal had a very good chance to win the game against their biggest rivals and also stay close to the leaders Liverpool. However, all their hard work was undone in just two minutes. Spurs took the lead in a thrilling encounter through David Bentley but Arsenal managed to level the score before half-time. Gallas and Adebayor scored to make it 3:1, before Bent decreased the lead. Van Persie restored the two goal lead just two minutes later and Wenger started closing the game. He sent on Song and Diaby for Van Persie and Nasri with a clear intent to keep the advantage but all that was in vain, as Jenas and Lennon scored in the dying moments of the game, thus the final score was 4:4. Arsenal once again showed remarkable attacking potential but also a lot of weaknesses in defense. Despite the very good performance they failed to win the game and the players will feel down after the match. Having been on the substitutes’ bench for the last two games, Kolo Toure is expected to get back in the starting line up.

Betting verdict

Stoke improved to take all three points against Sunderland and they will try to take advantage of Arsenal’s poor defense. The visitors are the favourites here and they will score a couple of goals, and betting on over 2.5 goals might be your best option.

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Our tip: Bet 6 on Over 2.5 goals
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Bookmaker: PaddyPower

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