Arsenal 4-1 Stoke City: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 24 May 2009

Result

Arsenal 4-1 Stoke City

Premier League · Sunday 24 May 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 4-1

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Arsenal 4-1 Stoke City: match report

Arsenal won against Stoke City 4-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 24 May 2009. The half-time score was 4-1.

Arsenal's goals came from an own goal by James Beattie (10'), Robin van Persie (15'), Abou Diaby (17') and Robin van Persie (41'). Stoke City scored through Ricardo Fuller (31').

Discipline: Arsenal received 1 yellow card; Stoke City received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Arsenal were 4th on 69 points from 37 and Stoke City 11th on 45 points from 37. Arsenal went on to finish that season 4th with 72 points, and Stoke City 12th with 45.

Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Stoke City in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Arsenal wins, 0 draws and 1 for Stoke City.

Going into the match Arsenal's last five read D-L-W-W-D and Stoke City's W-W-L-L-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Yellow card · DenilsonArsenal
  • 10'Own goal · James BeattieArsenal · 1-0
  • 15'Goal · Robin van PersieArsenal · 2-0
  • 17'Goal · Abou DiabyArsenal · 3-0
  • 31'Goal · Ricardo FullerStoke City · 3-1
  • 41'Goal · Robin van PersieArsenal · 4-1

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Arsenal 0, draws 0, Stoke City 1.

Team news

Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)

Vito Mannone, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Touré, Kieran Gibbs, Abou Diaby, Cesc Fàbregas, Denílson, Alex Song, Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott, Andrey Arshavin

Stoke City expected line-up (4-4-2)

Thomas Sorensen, Andy Griffin, Abdoulaye Faye, Danny Higginbotham, Ibrahima Sonko, Salif Diao, Amdy Faye, Mamady Sidibé, Dave Kitson, Rory Delap