Stoke City 2-1 Arsenal: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 1 November 2008
Result
Stoke City 2-1 Arsenal
Premier League · Saturday 1 November 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Stoke City 2-1 Arsenal: match report
Stoke City won against Arsenal 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 1 November 2008. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Ricardo Fuller opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Stoke City's goal came from Ricardo Fuller (11'). Arsenal scored through Gaël Clichy (90+4').
Discipline: Stoke City received 4 yellow cards; Arsenal received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Stoke City were 15th on 10 points from 10 and Arsenal 3rd on 20 points from 10. Stoke City went on to finish that season 12th with 45 points, and Arsenal 4th with 72.
Stoke City lined up in a 4-4-2 and Arsenal in a 4-4-2.
Going into the match Stoke City's last five read W-L-W-L-L and Arsenal's D-W-W-D-L.
Key events
- 11'Goal · Ricardo Fuller
- 39'Yellow card · Emmanuel Adebayor
- 64'Yellow card · Danny Higginbotham
- 68'Yellow card
- 73'Goal
- 76'Red card · Robin van Persie
- 90+1'Yellow card
- 90+4'Goal · Gaël Clichy
- 90+8'Yellow card
- 90+8'Yellow card · Cesc Fàbregas
Team news
Stoke City expected line-up (4-4-2)
Thomas Sorensen, Andy Griffin, Abdoulaye Faye, Danny Higginbotham, Leon Cort, Oluwaseyi Olofinjana, Salif Diao, Dave Kitson, Mamady Sidibé, Rory Delap
Arsenal line-up (4-4-2)
Almunia, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Touré, Mikaël Silvestre, Gaël Clichy, Abou Diaby, Cesc Fàbregas, Denílson, Alex Song, Emmanuel Adebayor, Nicklas Bendtner