Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | Stoke City | Stoke City | ||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Clark | Trevor Clark | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian Redondo | B. Redondo |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Ian Richards | I. Richards | |||||||||
| Jyri Barck | J. Barck |  | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Carlton Charlton | C. Charlton | |||||||||
| Serafim Stinga | S. Stinga |  | 77 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Edward Ljungberg | E. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Hugo Okpara | H. Okpara |  | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 |  | Romano Janssen | R. Janssen | |||||||||
| Jon Dahl Hakansson | J. Hakansson |  | 75 | D | | 5 | | M | 75 | | Wilfred Postma | W. Postma | |||||||||
| Ezio Serao | E. Serao |  | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | James Goodwin | J. Goodwin | |||||||||
| Steve Wilson | S. Wilson | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Ben Eadie | B. Eadie | |||||||||
| Niccolo Salmon | N. Salmon | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Marvin Hitchcock | M. Hitchcock | |||||||||
| Damien Gray | D. Gray | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 |  | Uwe Friedmann | U. Friedmann | |||||||||
| Morris Bridge | M. Bridge | | 82 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Del Joseph | D. Joseph | |||||||||
| Ivan Batty | I. Batty | | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Luke Barrett | L. Barrett | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 17,305 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Arsenal are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Arsenal are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Stoke City kick off the first half!
4.26
0-0Serafim Stinga hoofs the ball up the pitch. Morris Bridge shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Ian Richards manages to gather it comfortably.
6.26
Niccolo Salmon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Ian Richards.
8.37
1-0Serafim Stinga makes a beautiful solo run. Serafim Stinga knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty goes all the way! Ivan Batty takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ivan Batty!
12.29
1-0Uwe Friedmann hacks Jyri Barck from behind! Uwe Friedmann is warned by the referee! Jyri Barck runs off the knock.
14.21
Hugo Okpara knocks the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Salmon. Niccolo Salmon kicks a strong pass forward to Damien Gray. Damien Gray shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Ian Richards manages to gather it comfortably.
20.30
1-0Steve Wilson passes the ball forward to Damien Gray. Damien Gray sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.16
Jyri Barck knocks the ball to his team mate, Ezio Serao. Ezio Serao knocks the ball to his team mate, Damien Gray. Damien Gray controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Ian Richards manages to keep it out.
24.10
Steve Wilson passes the ball forward to Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Ian Richards easily smothers it!
27.14
Serafim Stinga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccolo Salmon. Niccolo Salmon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.56
1-0Marvin Hitchcock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Del Joseph. Del Joseph knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brian Redondo who gathers it comfortably.
33.42
Niccolo Salmon threads the ball through to Damien Gray. Damien Gray controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Ian Richards.
34.49
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
36.18
Serafim Stinga knocks the ball forward to Niccolo Salmon. Niccolo Salmon makes a probing pass to Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.28
Marvin Hitchcock flicks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Friedmann. Uwe Friedmann plays a perfect one-two with Del Joseph and rushes in on goal... Uwe Friedmann shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.31
Ben Eadie chips the ball to his team mate, Luke Barrett. Luke Barrett knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Arsenal kicking off!
51.27
Serafim Stinga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccolo Salmon. Niccolo Salmon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.59
Edward Ljungberg flicks the ball to his team mate, James Goodwin. James Goodwin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Barrett. Luke Barrett knocks in a cross ball towards Del Joseph. Del Joseph directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
59.01
Romano Janssen catches Damien Gray on the ankles. The referee calls over Romano Janssen and warns him to calm down! Damien Gray runs off the knock.
61.15
James Goodwin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Uwe Friedmann. Uwe Friedmann shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.38
Damien Gray clumsily knocks into Carlton Charlton. The referee calls over Damien Gray and warns him to calm down! Carlton Charlton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.30
Romano Janssen passes the ball forward to Ben Eadie. Ben Eadie makes a simple pass to Del Joseph. Del Joseph knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.26
Hugo Okpara chips the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Salmon. Niccolo Salmon brings the ball forward. Niccolo Salmon shoots from long range but it is miles over!
78.29
Niccolo Salmon knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty lofts in a cross ball towards Morris Bridge. Morris Bridge directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.37
Ezio Serao passes the ball forward to Morris Bridge. Morris Bridge tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.44
Ben Eadie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Del Joseph. Del Joseph knocks in a cross ball towards Luke Barrett. Luke Barrett is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.32
Ben Eadie threads the ball through to Del Joseph. Del Joseph goes all the way! Del Joseph rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
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Fouls
Yellow Cards
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Possession
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Scorers
| Ivan Batty 8 | Luke Barrett 83 Del Joseph 87 |