Stoke City: Post-match stats for Stoke's Premier League clash with Arsenal

ARSENAL 1

(Podolski, 78)

STOKE CITY 0

POSSESSION

Arsenal 47%

Stoke 53%

GOAL ATTEMPTS

Arsenal 15 (9 on target)

Stoke 6 (2 on target)

CORNERS

Arsenal 11

Stoke 1

THE REFEREE

Chris Foy (Merseyside) 6

FOULS

Arsenal 3

Stoke 13

CARD WATCH

YELLOW – Arsenal: None. Stoke: Whelan (foul, 70); Wilkinson (foul, 77); Shawcross (foul, 89). RED – Arsenal: None. Stoke: None.

THE CROWD

Attendance 59,872

MATCH RATING

Entertainment 6

BEGOVIC: Produced some outstanding goalkeeping in first half, but had no chance with deflected late goal 8

SHOTTON: Tough assignment, but showed great temperament and decision-making under considerable pressure at right-back 7

WILKINSON: Recovered from a sluggish start to enjoy a great ding-dong with Walcott 7

SHAWCROSS: The kind of defensive bulwark you might expect on such occasions, and typically ignored taunts from home fans 8

HUTH: Powerful presence throughout after brushing aside that little scratch above his eye 8

WALTERS: Full of energy for the cause, despite a nasty head injury. Threatened with early shot on target 7

CAMERON: Played in a surprisingly advanced midfield role, but was inevitably drawn into defensive operation. Very unlucky on goal 7

WHELAN: Ridiculous booking after a clean tackle typical of another sensible midfield offering by the Irishman with his back to goal 7

NZONZI: Superbly composed presence on the ball, and no question marks over body language this time 7

ETHERINGTON: No real attacking threat, true, but he rarely lost his man or position defensively 7

CROUCH: No goal threat, but no real service to provide one either 7

SUBSTITUTES

JONES (for Crouch, 84): No chance to ruffle any feathers near Arsenal goal 6

JEROME (for Walters, 84): A couple of moments on the ball, but nowhere near enough to goal to cause trouble 6

OWEN (for Cameron, 84): Feisty and untypical little offering right at the end with he tangled with Arteta and Wilshere 6

Not used: Sorensen, Adam, Whitehead, Kightly.

ARSENAL

Szczesny, Sagna, Monreal, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Diaby (Cazorla, 67), Wilshere, Arteta, Walcott (Ramsey, 90), Oxlade-Chamberlain (Podolski, 67), Giroud. Not used: Mannone, Rosicky, Santos, Jenkinson.