Arsenal vs. Stoke City Preview

September 22, 2013
By: Deke Hardman

Arsene Wenger

Sunday’s match at the Emirates Stadium sees in-form Arsenal host a Stoke City, who could leapfrog them if they take all three points.

The Gunners go in to the game on the back of six straight wins, and another three points here would see them leapfrog Liverpool and Chelsea into top spot.

Mikel Arteta has recovered from a thigh injury in time to be considered for selection, though Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lukas Podolski, Yaya Sanogo, Tomas Rosicky, Abou Diably and Santi Cazorla all remain side-lined.

With six goals in seven appearances so far this season, Aaron Ramsey is the North London club’s man of the moment and the Wales international is 12.0 (11/1) with William Hill to open the scoring, while Olivier Giroud is a 4.75 (15/4) shot with Bet Victor.

The home win is widely available at 1.36 (4/11), with Stoke as highly priced as the 11.0 (10/1) offered by Coral. The draw is 5.25 (17/4) with Bet 365.

Mark Hughes’ men are unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions, and remarkably could themselves rise to the top of the table with a high-scoring victory.

Forward Marco Arnautovic could make his full debut having impressed as a substitute against Manchester City last time out, though Glen Whealen, Jamie Ness and Mark Muniesa.

Peter Crouch is 13.0 (12/1) with William Hill to get the first goal of the game, while Kenwyne Jones is a 17.0 (16/1) shot with the same firm.

The Potters have lost on all five of their visits to the Emirates, with three of the Gunners last four wins coming to nil.

You can back Arsene Wenger’s men to win to nil at 2.25 (5/4) with SkyBet, while they are 7.0 (6/1) with a variety of firms to win by two goals to nil.

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