Stoke 1-0 Arsenal:
From the spot: Jonathan Walters celebrates with Peter Crouch after his penalty made it 1-0 to Stoke
Slotted home: Walters scored from the spot for just his third goal of the season
Three points: Stoke fans go wild as Walters celebrates by sliding in front of them
Dejected: Bacary Sagna can't believe it at the final whistle as Stoke take all three points
Stumble: Wenger's side now face a tough run of fixtures and must be on song to keep up with the race
Close: Crouch reacts to his missed effort in the first-half, which Stoke just edged
Right
back at you: Stoke fans display a banner calling Arsene Wenger a
hypocrite for the amount of red cards Arsenal have gathered during his
tenure
Effort: Stoke striker Peter Crouch strikes for goal in the first-half, with Per Mertesacker closing in
Not chosen: Mesut Ozil takes his seat on the bench at the Britannia Stadium
Nzonzi
sent a tame header at Szczesny, who then made a hash of dealing with a
Geoff Cameron cross, leading to a goalmouth scramble that Arsenal
survived.
Tall order: Stoke striker Peter Crouch takes the ball down with Jack Wilshere hot in pursuit
Leaning on: Giroud is forced to the ground by Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam
Helping hand: Adam comforts Giroud after bringing him to the floor in the second-half
Fair play: Jack Wilshere is assisted by Charlie Adam as he suffers from cramp
50/50: Jonathan Walters of Stoke City in action against Laurent Koscielny
The
Potters were rewarded around 10 minutes later when Koscielny was
adjudged to have handled the ball and Walters, putting past penalty
misses behind him, made no mistake from the spot, prompting chants of
"1-0 to the rugby team" from the Stoke faithful.
Slipped away: Arsenal's Jack Wilshere shields the ball from Peter Crouch
Leave a leg in: Mikel Arteta of Arsenal competes with Charlie Adam
From defence: Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny desperately tries to start an attack quickly from the back
Quicker off his feet: Erik Pieters gets to the ball ahead of Santi Cazorla
Mine: Stoke City's Dutch defender Erik Pieters vies with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Nipped over: Olivier Giroud struggled to get a foothold in the game as Arsenal fell behind in the title race
Tight: Lukas Podolski of Arsenal competes with Geoff Cameron during a goalless opening 45 minutes
Challenge: Tomas Rosicky of Arsenal battles with Glenn Whelan in the first-half at the Britannia
No way through: Marko Arnautovic and and Erik Pieters of Stoke block out Santi Cazorla
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