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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of what in recent seasons has become one of the Premier League's biggest gurdge matches: Stoke City v Arsenal. These two teams, and their sets of fans, really don't like each other.

Premier League / Matchday 2
bet365 Stadium / 26.08.2012
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Tom Adams

Updated 26/08/2012 at 14:22 GMT


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FULL TIME. Arsenal held to a 0-0 draw for the second game in succession.
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We will have three minutes of added time.
90'
Really he should have passed to Ramsey, who was storming down the centre and wanted the ball.
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A late free kick to Stoke but Mertesacker deals with it superbly to head away for Arsenal. Now the Gunners break and Giroud almost scores a wonder goal! The Frenhcman tried to chip Begovic from 35 yards but his effort grazed the roof of the net.
87'
Now Ramsey takes possession of the ball 20 yards from goal and flashes a shot wide of the box. Now that would be poetic justice if he were to score the winner.
86'
A chance for Stoke! Walters is set away by a through-ball through the middle but tries to flick the ball to the side of Mannone and gets it all wrong.
85'
Stat from Infostrada: "Stoke have lost only one of their last seven PL home matches against clubs from London. That defeat was against Queens Park Rangers last season."
83'
Ramsey, by the way, was booed when he came on. The same Ramsey who had his leg snapped in two here by Shawcross of course.
82'
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And for Arsenal, Cazorla is off to be replaced by Aaron Ramsey.
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Another change for Stoke as Whelan is replaced by Wilson Palacios in midfeld.
81'
Stoke fans appeal for a penalty when Jenkinson controls the ball in the box. They think it is handball but he used his chest.
79'
Stoke make a change as Crouch is replaced by Ryan Shotton. That's a somewhat surprising change from Tony Pulis.
77'
Walcott almost escapes Stoke's clutches in the final third but red and white shirts are back in numbers and snuff out the Arsenal threat again.
75'
Diaby has ages to deliberate over a shot after collecting a pass eight yards from goal but gets his legs in a tangle and scoops the ball wide. A poor effort.
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Giroud plays a return pass to Arteta, but it takes a deflection and the Spaniard appears off balance when he gets his finish all wrong and it soars over the bar.
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Arsenal make two changes as Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain come on for Gervinho and Podolski. Two new threats from out wide.
70'
Giroud peels off the back to meet a corner at the penalty spot with an acrobatic scissor-kick that hits the turf and bounces away.
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Wilkinson floats a cross to the back post where Crouch is lurking and he turns the ball into the side netting with a volley.