{"id":419105,"date":"2011-05-07T08:52:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-07T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/07\/stoke-city-arsenal-preview-gunners-look-to-maintain-best-away-form-in-the-premier-league\/"},"modified":"2011-05-07T08:52:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-07T08:52:00","slug":"stoke-city-arsenal-preview-gunners-look-to-maintain-best-away-form-in-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/07\/stoke-city-arsenal-preview-gunners-look-to-maintain-best-away-form-in-the-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoke City &#8211; Arsenal Preview: Gunners look to maintain best away form in the Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Andrew Kennedy<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"74.073928431\">\n<div readability=\"15.8666666667\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EPL,Aaron Ramsey,Arsenal vs Manchester United\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/130400\/130437_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>EPL,Aaron Ramsey,Arsenal vs Manchester United<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitbag.com\/stores\/kitbag\/football.aspx?portal=OGQCV6S9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img64.imageshack.us\/img64\/8849\/kitbagsmall.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>Shop for the latest footy kit<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Expect Tony Pulis to the name side that drew a blank away at Blackpool last weekend, with Andy Wilkinson having recovered from a dead leg.<\/p>\n<p>The game will no doubt be used as a stage by the Stoke players to ensure their place in the FA Cup final team next weekend, while Ryan Shawcross\u2019s first encounter against Aaron Ramsey since that infamous tackle will doubtless also provide a sideshow to the fixture.<\/p>\n<p>With Cesc Fabregas still sidelined with a thigh strain, Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere will look to control central midfield, while Andrey Arshavin looks set to replace the injured Samir Nasri who misses out with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Vermaelen could make his first appearance since August, standing in for Johan Djourou who is doubtful due to an ankle injury.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stoke<\/strong> however have not lost in any of the games in which they have taken the lead this season, winning nine and drawing four.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Potters have only lost one of their last six games, having drawn three and lost two.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Arsenal have given away nine penalties so far this campaign, the highest conceded in the Premier League.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Gunners&#8217; fragility has been highlighted once again this season, yet their defensive record tells a somewhat different story, and with 30 points from 17 games, they have the best away record in the division.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Stoke boasted a four-game winning streak against Sunday\u2019s opponents, until they were defeated 3-1 in last season\u2019s meeting at the Britannia Stadium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Robin van Persie (pictured above right) has found the net in each of the last seven away games, and also has an impressive record of 18 goals from 20 games in 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If the Stoke backline can keep Van Persie &#038; co at bay, it will be their third clean sheet in a row \u2013 the first time for 13 months this has happened.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><em>Follow the Premier League <strong>LIVE<\/strong> on Goal.com:<br \/>Commentaries, Stats, Player Ratings and much more,<br \/>Visit Goal.com <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/live-scores\/fixtures?tab=all\">Live Scores<\/a>!<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/05\/07\/2474803\/stoke-city-arsenal-preview-gunners-look-to-maintain-best\" title=\"Stoke City - Arsenal Preview: Gunners look to maintain best away form in the Premier League\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stoke City &#8211; Arsenal Preview: Gunners look to maintain best away form in the Premier League<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Andrew Kennedy EPL,Aaron Ramsey,Arsenal vs Manchester United Related Links Teams Shop for the latest footy kit Expect Tony Pulis to the name side that drew a blank away at Blackpool last weekend, with Andy Wilkinson having recovered from a dead leg. The game will no doubt be used as a stage by the Stoke players to ensure their place in the FA Cup final team next weekend, while Ryan Shawcross\u2019s first encounter against Aaron Ramsey since that infamous tackle will doubtless also provide a sideshow to the fixture. With Cesc Fabregas still sidelined with a thigh strain, Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere will look to control central midfield, while Andrey Arshavin looks set to replace the injured Samir Nasri who misses out with a hamstring injury. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-419105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Stoke City - Arsenal Preview: Gunners look to maintain best away form in the Premier League - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/07\/stoke-city-arsenal-preview-gunners-look-to-maintain-best-away-form-in-the-premier-league\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Stoke City - Arsenal Preview: Gunners look to maintain best away form in the Premier League - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Andrew Kennedy EPL,Aaron Ramsey,Arsenal vs Manchester United Related Links Teams Shop for the latest footy kit Expect Tony Pulis to the name side that drew a blank away at Blackpool last weekend, with Andy Wilkinson having recovered from a dead leg. 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