Stoke City - Arsenal

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Kick off: 28/04/2012 / 15:00
Stadium: Britannia Stadium

Live Commentary

90+5`The referee of this match blows the final whistle.
90+5`If we take a look at the statistics, we can see that the home team have had 43% ball possession compared to away team's 57%.
90+4`Asmir Begovic comes forward and succeeds in catching the ball.
90+3`Laurent Koscielny commits a foul against Dean Whitehead.
90+3`Good intervention of one of the Stoke City players who succeeds to clear the ball.
90+3`Corner kick for the team of Arsenal. Tomas Rosicky is about to send the ball in.
90+2`Dean Whitehead from Stoke City commits a foul over Alexandre Song but the referee doesn't think it's a foul. He just waves play on.
90+2`It's a goal kick for Arsenal.
90+1`Jonathan Walters from Stoke City has a nice opportunity to score but his shot is not quite accurate and the ball misses the target.
90+1`Bacary Sagna manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
90+1`A player from the team of Stoke City makes a long throw into the opponent's field.
90+1`The fourth official shows there are [num] minute(s) of time to be added.
90`It's a goal kick for Stoke City.
90`The shot taken by Thomas Vermaelen from indirect free kick doesn't find the desired target.
89`Dean Whitehead commits a foul against Robin van Persie.
88`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
87`Bacary Sagna shoots from outside the box but the goalkeeper shows he's not an amateur. He saves.
87`Kieran Gibbs crosses the ball.
87`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
87`Andre Santos from Arsenal sends the ball into the opponent's half of the field but his attempt to cross was successfully blocked.
86`Cameron Jerome commits a foul against Marouane Chamakh.
86`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
86`Bacary Sagna crosses the ball.
86`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
84`Now, the team of Stoke City is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
84`A tactical substitution is to be made. Matthew Etherington leaves the pitch being substituted by Rory Delap.
83`It's a goal kick for Arsenal.
83`A tactical substitution is to be made. Yossi Benayoun leaves the pitch being substituted by Andre Santos.
83`From the statistics, we can see that today's attendance is 27502.
82`Cameron Jerome shoots, but the goalkeeper shows his qualities. The ball is still in the field...
82`A pass in the box is sent by Robert Huth from the team of Stoke City.
81`Abou Diaby from Arsenal plays very dangerously against a player from the opponent's team.
80`Dean Whitehead commits a foul against Tomas Rosicky.
79`It's a goal kick for Arsenal.
78`A tactical substitution is to be made. Gervinho leaves the pitch being substituted by Marouane Chamakh.
78`A tactical substitution is to be made. Jermaine Pennant leaves the pitch being substituted by Cameron Jerome.
77`Matthew Etherington crosses the ball.
77`Now, the team of Stoke City is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
76`Bacary Sagna commits a foul against Jermaine Pennant.
76`Peter Crouch manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
76`Corner kick for the team of Arsenal. Robin van Persie is about to send the ball in.
76`Nice clearance by Matthew Upson. It is a corner kick for their opponents so let's see whether they will take advantage of it.
76`Alexandre Song crosses the ball.
76`Corner kick for the team of Arsenal. Robin van Persie is about to send the ball in.
75`Nice clearance by Glenn Whelan. It is a corner kick for their opponents so let's see whether they will take advantage of it.
75`A pass in the box is sent by Robin van Persie from the team of Arsenal.
74`It's a goal kick for Stoke City.
73`A tactical substitution is to be made. Aaron Ramsey leaves the pitch being substituted by Abou Diaby.
73`Unsuccessful shot by Aaron Ramsey from outside the box. The ball passes near the opponent's goal.
72`Thomas Vermaelen takes a nice shot towards the goal, but the ball is well blocked by the adversary.
72`Fine try for Robin van Persie but his free kick is well blocked by an opponent.
71`Glenn Whelan commits a foul against Thomas Vermaelen.
69`Now, the team of Stoke City is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
68`Robin van Persie manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
68`Corner kick for the team of Stoke City. Jermaine Pennant is about to send the ball in.
68`Dean Whitehead shoots towards the goal, but the ball deflects off of a player and doesn't find the target.
67`goalThis is quite unpleasant foul committed by Alexandre Song. The referee does not hesitate to have his name in the notebook. It's a yellow card.
67`Alexandre Song commits a foul against Matthew Etherington.
66`It's a goal kick for Stoke City.
66`Gervinho crosses the ball.
65`Jermaine Pennant crosses the ball.
65`Now, the team of Stoke City is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
64`Kieran Gibbs takes a nice shot towards the goal, but the ball is well blocked by the adversary.
63`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
63`goalObviously, Yossi Benayoun is a big professional. He makes a tactical foul, and should be happy he receives only a yellow card.
63`Yossi Benayoun commits a foul against Jermaine Pennant.
62`Kieran Gibbs manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
62`Jermaine Pennant crosses the ball.
61`Now, the team of Stoke City is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
60`It seems like Peter Crouch is coming back into the pitch.
59`We can carry on now. The match resumes...
59`It isn't nice at all. As it can be seen, Peter Crouch is injured and will have to receive medical help off the pitch.
58`As we can see, Peter Crouch is injured. The medical team is on the pitch trying to help him continue the match.
58`The game is stopped.
56`It's a goal kick for Stoke City.
56`A tactical substitution is to be made. Ryan Shotton leaves the pitch being substituted by Matthew Upson.
55`Unsuccessful shot by Thomas Vermaelen from outside the box. The ball passes near the opponent's goal.
53`It's a goal kick for Arsenal.
53`A player from the team of Stoke City makes a long throw into the opponent's field.
51`Alexandre Song manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
51`A player from the team of Stoke City makes a long throw into the opponent's field.
50`Robin van Persie sends a header towards the goal but it's not yielding the desired outcome. The keeper saves it.
50`Bacary Sagna crosses the ball.
49`Wojciech Szczesny manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
49`Jermaine Pennant crosses the ball.
49`Wojciech Szczesny manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
49`Matthew Etherington crosses the ball.
49`Now, the team of Stoke City is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
49`Bacary Sagna manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
49`Ryan Shotton crosses the ball.
47`Gervinho from Arsenal has a nice opportunity to score but his shot is not quite accurate and the ball misses the target.
47`Robin van Persie takes a nice shot towards the goal, but the ball is well blocked by the adversary.
47`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
46`Jermaine Pennant crosses the ball.
46`We can hear the referee's whistle. So, let's get the second half underway.
45+2`The referee blows for a halftime, so we already have the first 45 minutes behind us.
45+2`If we take a look at the statistics, we can see that the home team have had 37% ball possession compared to away team's 63%.
45+1`Now, the team of Stoke City is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
45+1`The fourth official shows there are [num] minute(s) of time to be added.
45`Robin van Persie commits a foul against Ryan Shotton.
45`Wojciech Szczesny manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
45`Unsuccessful shot by Robert Huth from outside the box. The ball passes near the opponent's goal.
45`Aaron Ramsey commits a foul against Marc Wilson.
44`Good intervention of one of the Arsenal players who succeeds to clear the ball.
44`Corner kick for the team of Stoke City. Matthew Etherington is about to send the ball in.
44`Nice clearance by Laurent Koscielny. It is a corner kick for their opponents so let's see whether they will take advantage of it.
44`It's a free kick. Jermaine Pennant is crossing into the opponent's box.
43`Robin van Persie fouls one of the players from the opponent's team.
42`Asmir Begovic comes forward and succeeds in catching the ball.
42`Tomas Rosicky crosses the ball.
41`Alexandre Song commits a foul against Peter Crouch.
40`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
39`The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Peter Crouch from Stoke City is in offside position.
39`Tomas Rosicky manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
39`It's a free kick. Jermaine Pennant is crossing into the opponent's box.
38`Yossi Benayoun commits a foul against Peter Crouch.
37`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
36`The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Robin van Persie from Arsenal is in offside position.
35`Thomas Vermaelen manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
35`That was a bad clearance by Alexandre Song and no doubt, his team is put under a pressure at this moment.
35`A player from the team of Stoke City makes a long throw into the opponent's field.
33`It's a goal kick for Stoke City.
31`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
31`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
31`Kieran Gibbs from Arsenal sends the ball into the opponent's half of the field but his attempt to cross was successfully blocked.
29`Alexandre Song commits a foul against Peter Crouch.
28`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
26`The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Peter Crouch from Stoke City is in offside position.
26`Ryan Shotton crosses the ball.
26`Thomas Vermaelen manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
26`Jermaine Pennant crosses the ball.
25`It's a goal kick for Arsenal.
24`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
24`If we take a look at the statistics, we can see that the home team have had 37% ball possession compared to away team's 63%.
23`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
23`It's a goal kick for Stoke City.
22`Gervinho from Arsenal has a nice opportunity to score but his shot is not quite accurate and the ball misses the target.
21`It's a goal kick for Stoke City.
21`It seemed that Laurent Koscielny from Arsenal headed the ball well but it is just wide.
20`It's a free kick. Robin van Persie is crossing into the opponent's box.
20`Marc Wilson commits a foul against Gervinho.
20`Robin van Persie takes a nice shot towards the goal, but the ball is well blocked by the adversary.
19`Bacary Sagna crosses the ball.
17`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
17`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
15`goalGOOOAAAL! - Robin van Persie manages to put the ball in their opponent's net.
15`Tomas Rosicky crosses the ball.
14`The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Jonathan Walters from Stoke City is in offside position.
14`It's a goal kick for Stoke City.
13`Aaron Ramsey from Arsenal has a nice opportunity to score but his shot is not quite accurate and the ball misses the target.
12`It's a goal kick for Stoke City.
11`Tomas Rosicky from Arsenal takes a short corner kick so let's see whether this will bring something more to them.
10`goalGOOOAAAL! - Nice header by Peter Crouch from the team of Stoke City. He just tapped the ball into the opponent's net.
10`Matthew Etherington crosses the ball.
9`Marc Wilson manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
9`Corner kick for the team of Arsenal. Robin van Persie is about to send the ball in.
8`Robin van Persie takes his header but the keeper won't let the ball tap in his net. It goes for a corner kick now.
8`A pass in the box is sent by Tomas Rosicky from the team of Arsenal.
8`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
6`Great shot by Yossi Benayoun directly into the frame of the goal but the goalkeeper can't be surprised. He saves it.
6`A pass in the box is sent by Robin van Persie from the team of Arsenal.
6`The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Peter Crouch from Stoke City is in offside position.
6`Jermaine Pennant crosses the ball.
5`The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Jermaine Pennant from Stoke City is in offside position.
4`Alexandre Song commits a foul against Jermaine Pennant.
4`goalThis is quite unpleasant foul committed by Dean Whitehead. The referee does not hesitate to have his name in the notebook. It's a yellow card.
3`Dean Whitehead commits a foul against Alexandre Song.
3`Now, the team of Arsenal is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
2`Thomas Vermaelen manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
2`Matthew Etherington crosses the ball.
1`Stoke City taps the ball in and the game continues.
The game is underway and the two teams are ready to give their best to win this duel.
Hi there! We start our broadcasting from Britannia Stadium for today's battle which is about to begin in 5 minutes.
Lineups
4 - 4 - 2    Formation    4 - 2 - 3 - 1
  • Wilson
  • Etherington
  • Shawcross
  • Whitehead
  • Crouch
  • Begovic
  • Huth
  • Whelan
  • Walters
  • Shotton
  • Pennant
  • Sagna
  • Gervinho
  • Song
  • Koscielny
  • Persie
  • Rosicky
  • Szczesny
  • Ramsey
  • Vermaelen
  • Benayoun
  • Gibbs
Lineups
1.Asmir Begovic
30.Ryan Shotton 56'
4.Robert Huth
17.Ryan Shawcross
12.Marc Wilson
16.Jermaine Pennant 78'
6.Glenn Whelan
18.Dean Whitehead
26.Matthew Etherington 84'
19.Jonathan Walters
25.Peter Crouch
Manager: Tony Pulis
Substitutes
29.Thomas Sørensen
9.Kenwyne Jones
10.Ricardo Fuller
20.Matthew Upson 56'
24.Rory Delap 84'
33.Cameron Jerome 78'
40.Wilson Palacios
Unavailable
11.Mamady Sidibe
15.Salif Diao
28.Andy Wilkinson
13.Wojciech Szczesny
3.Bacary Sagna
6.Laurent Koscielny
5.Thomas Vermaelen
28.Kieran Gibbs
17.Alexandre Song
16.Aaron Ramsey 73'
27.Gervinho 78'
7.Tomas Rosicky
30.Yossi Benayoun 83'
10.Robin van Persie
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Substitutes
21.Lukasz Fabianski
2.Abou Diaby 73'
11.Andre Santos 83'
15.Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
18.Sebastien Squillaci
29.Marouane Chamakh 78'
39.Francis Coquelin
Unavailable
19.Jack Wilshere
8.Mikel Arteta
4.Per Mertesacker
14.Theo Walcott
26.Emmanuel Frimpong
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Teams stats: Premier League 2011 / 2012
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89
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+56
89
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+25
70
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+25
69
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+5
65
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+19
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56
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52
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-3
52
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47
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38
-7
47
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38
-14
47
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38
-1
45
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38
-17
45
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38
-20
43
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37
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31
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