Arsenal - Stoke
Barclays Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Date: Wednesday, 23 February
Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Date: Wednesday, 23 February
Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Team News
Arsenal
Suspended: Diaby (one match)
Injured: Diaby (calf), Fabianski (shoulder), Frimpong (knee), Koscielny (back), Van Persie (hamstring), Vermaelen (Achilles)
Stoke City
Doubtful: Etherington (back & hamstring)
Injured: Faye (hamstring), Sidibe (Achilles)
Match Facts
Head-to-head
• Arsenal have won the last three Premier League meetings between the two teams.
• The Gunners have won their last eight home games against Stoke, five of which were league matches. Stoke's last win at Arsenal was in an old Division One encounter in August 1981 when Lee Chapman's goal secured a 1-0 victory for the Potters.
Arsenal
• They are unbeaten in their last nine league matches (W6, D3).
• The Gunners have won 14 of the 17 league games in which they opened the scoring this term, losing only once (against Tottenham in November).
• Robin van Persie has scored 10 goals in seven Premier League matches in 2011 - more than any other player.
Stoke City
• The Potters are the only team in the Premier League who have not scored a goal in the opening 15 minutes of a match this season.
• Stoke have lost all four of their away league games in 2011, conceding seven goals and scoring just once.
• Kenwyne Jones has netted only once in his last 15 appearances for the Potters.
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