Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of Arsenal's Premier League clash with Stoke. Fourth-place is now out of sight for the Gunners, so Arsene Wenger will likely have one eye on Thursday night's Europa League quarter-final clash with CSKA Moscow. After all, Europe's second-tier competition provides Arsenal's most likely avenue of securing Champions League football for next season. Still, the Frenchman cannot afford to be complacent against a Stoke side fighting for their lives at the bottom of the table.
Premier League / Matchday 32
Emirates Stadium / 01.04.2018
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- P. Aubameyang(75' PEN, 86')
- A. Lacazette(89' PEN)
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Updated 01/04/2018 at 14:23 GMT
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- Highlights
End of 2nd Half
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FULL TIME
It wasn't the best of performances from Arsenal, but three goals in the final 15 minutes means Arsene Wenger's side are comfortable winners over a spirited Stoke side.
90'
Allen goes into the book for a late challenge on Lacazette as Stoke's frustrations threaten to spill over.
THREE minutes will be added on.
89'
GOAL! Arsenal 3-0 Stoke
Lacazette steps up and converts the spot-kick, drilling the ball low into the bottom left corner. Not for the first time this afternoon Butland guessed the wrong way.
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Penalty
A. Lacazette
Arsenal
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Goals1
On target1
Blocked Shots1
Fouls against2
88'
PENALTY TO ARSENAL!
Ndiaye needlessly bundles over Lacazette inside the box... penalty. It's the right decision.
86'
GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Stoke
Aubameyang at the double! The Gabon international is left unmarked from Ozil's corner delivery to fire home from seven yards out.
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Goal
P. Aubameyang
Arsenal
Goals2
On target3
Fouls against1
Penalties1
85'
DOUBLE SAVE!
Butland's strong afternoon continues as his reaction save keeps out Mkhitaryan's well-struck effort, before pushing wide Ozil's curled shot.
83'
JUST WIDE!
Agony for Stoke. Ndiaye tries to bend the ball around Ospina's left-hand post, but his effort curls just wide.
82'
SAVE!
Ramsey is forced wide as he rounds Butland but the Stoke goalkeeper is at full-stretch to make the stop before gathering himself to gather Mkhitaryan's shot from an acute angle.
79'
Here comes Peter Crouch, the Stoke forward replaces Sobhi in attack for the final 10 minutes.
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On
P. Crouch
Stoke City
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Off
R. Sobhi
Stoke City
Fouls against1
78'
Arsenal are firmly in control of this tie now. Monreal tries his luck from distance but fails to test Butland.
76'
Arsenal make a double substitution: Wilshere and Elneny go off while Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Granit Xhaka come on.
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On
G. Xhaka
Arsenal
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Off
M. Elneny
Arsenal
Blocked Shots2
Yellow Cards1
Fouls1
Free Kicks2
75'
GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Stoke
Aubameyang breaks the deadlock with a coolly taken penalty, as he sends Butland the wrong way.
The relief around the Emirates is palpable.
Penalty
P. Aubameyang
Arsenal
Goals1
On target2
Fouls against1
Penalties1
74'
PENALTY TO ARSENAL!
Ozil is clipped from behind by Martins Indi just as he was about to pull the trigger and Craig Pawson has no choice other than to point to the spot.
71'
CHANCE!
Chambers is left unmarked to meet the corner delivery but he can only head it straight at Stoke's goalkeeper Butland..
70'
SAVE!
Ozil's beautiful perfectly-weighted pass releases Aubameyang but Butland is off his line quickly to deny the Arsenal frontman.
Arsenal's best chance goes begging.
68'
POST!
Stoke almost break the deadlock from their fifth corner of the game. Shaqiri's delivery is deep, there's a lot of bend on it, and it the ball almost drops into the far corner. Arsenal are saved by the woodwork.
67'
The corner is worked to Shaqiri who cuts onto his stronger foot and curls an effort at goal from the top of the box, but it's straight at Ospina.
66'
Sobhi is released on the left channels and has plenty of team mates queuing up inside the penalty area, but his stabbed cross is knocked behind for a corner.
65'
SAVE!
Wilshere finds a pocket of space outside the penalty box and fires a low shot at goal, but it's a comfortable save for Butland.
64'
Lacazette times his run to perfection to latch onto Ramsey's through-pass but he can only force a corner, his cross is blocked by Shawcross.