RATINGS

ARSENAL

OSPINA 6 Confident and good handling but spreads nerves when on ball BELLERIN 6 Got into good positions down right but failed to make it count CHAMBERS 6 Missed chance to give Arsenal lead but made amends with late rally MUSTAFI 7 Came to the rescue with a number of lastditch tackles MONREAL 7 Got up and down flank well. Might have done better with final ball ELNENY Booked. 6 Put his foot in – crossing the line with a foul on Allen RAMSEY MOTM 7 Grafter. Hit the bar and went close with a looping effort WELBECK 5 Ineffective. One of worst culprits in terms of giving ball away WILSHERE 7 Kept probing and trying to drive Arsenal on. Classy touches OZIL 6 Couldn’t find his teammates and struggled with simple passes AUBAMEYANG 7 Anonymous first half, but improved and scored two SUBS: Lacazette (Welbeck 61) 7, Xhaka (Elneny 75) 6, Mkhitaryan (Wilshere 76) 5

STOKE

BUTLAND 7 Did as much as he could to keep score down but too exposed JOHNSON Booked 6 Bit rusty on rare start but Arsenal failed to really exploit that SHAWCROSS 6 Dominated whenever the ball was pumped into the box INDI 7 Did well to deny Elneny and Ramsey, harshly penalised for penalty PIETERS 6 Tucked in well from left-back to cover centre-backs BAUER 7 Lively presence down right flank but couldn’t provide telling ball ALLEN Booked 7 Typically tigerish display, saw yellow at the death NDIAYE 6 Helped disrupt Arsenal midfield but needless foul led to second pen SOBHI 5 Highly rated at Stoke but failed to show why. Outmuscled too easily SHAQIRI 7 Threatened whenever on the ball. Inches away with first-half curler DIOUF 5 Surely would have been hooked even if he had not been injured SUBS: Berahino (Diouf 61) 5, Crouch (Sobhi 80)