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| Event | Premier League 2016-17 | ||||||
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| Date | Saturday 13th May 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent | ||||||
| Referee | Mike Dean | ||||||
| Attendance | 27,535 | ||||||
| Weather | 16 °C (61 °F) | ||||||
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Stoke City v Arsenal was a match which took place at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday 13th May 2017.
Champions League-chasing Arsenal moved within a point of fourth-placed Liverpool with a comfortable Premier League victory over Stoke.
Despite collecting the three points, manager Arsene Wenger faced further protests from his own supporters, who flew a plane over the Bet365 Stadium and held banners inside the ground calling for him to leave the club.
The Gunners had not won on their previous six visits to the venue, but took the lead with a well-crafted move as Hector Bellerin picked out Olivier Giroud for an easy tap-in to an open net and Alexis Sanchez combined with Mesut Ozil, who coolly tucked home a finish in the second period.
Up until their opener it had been a poor spectacle, with Nacho Monreal heading against the post and Sanchez dragging an effort into the side-netting from a promising position for the visitors.
Stoke controversially restored hope as Peter Crouch converted Marko Arnautovic's cross into the net with his hand, but Sanchez drilled in a low finish and Giroud slid in a fourth for the away side.
Both Arsenal and Liverpool have two games remaining and are level on goal difference at +29. Jurgen Klopp's men travel to West Ham on Sunday (kick-off 14:15 BST) and play Middlesbrough on the last day of the season, while the north London club host Sunderland on Tuesday and Everton in their final league match next weekend.
Match[]
Details[]
| 13th May 2017 17:30 |
 Stoke City
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1–4 | Arsenal 
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bet365 Stadium, Stoke Attendance: 27,535 Referee: Mike Dean |
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Crouch  67'
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Report | Giroud 42' (80) Özil 55'Sánchez 76'
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| Stoke City F.C. matches - 2016-17 |
| 2016-17 Premier League |
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Crystal Palace (a) · Swansea City (h) · Arsenal (a) · Arsenal (h) · |
| 2016-17 FA Cup |
| 2016-17 EFL Cup |