ALWAYS STOKED FOR GUNNERS
Feb 2010: Stoke 1 Arsenal 3
A rare Arsenal win at the Britannia but few will forget the horror injury sustained by Aaron Ramsey, who suffered a broken leg in a tackle from Stoke skipper Ryan Shawcros, who was red-carded. Dec 2014: Stoke 3 Arsenal 2
Another Arsenal defeat thanks to a first-half horror show. A group of angry Arsenal fans, waiting for their team at MARK HUGHES says Stoke are determined to damage Arsenal’s Champions League hopes – but “it’s not personal”. The two clubs have a history of animosity and Arsene Wenger’s side have suffered four defeats and won just once in eight Premier League trips to the Potteries. Another loss today would severely dent Stoke-on-Trent station en route back to London, subjected Arsene Wenger to a foulmouthed abusive attack. Jan 2016: Stoke 0 Arsenal 0 A war of words erupted after Wenger blasted Stoke’s “physical” approach. The Arsenal boss also turned on the home fans for the tasteless chants over Ramsey (above), with bad blood remaining from the Welshman’s leg-break in 2010. their top-four ambitions, but Hughes (left) insists that is not his side’s main motivation.
“I don’t think it gets as personal as that,” he said.
“We just like to upset teams that maybe sometimes expect to win.
“When you beat a side that is used to winning, sometimes you can have more of an effect, so that is more satisfying.
“We will always try to take top-six scalps if we can.
“We’ve done it in previous years and this year we haven’t managed to do it but we’ve got one opportunity left and that’s really the motivating factor for us on the day.”