Arsenal fought back from a goal down to take top spot in the #PL on Saturday
Great Team Performance To Come Back From Behind & Good to Get My First @premierleague Goal Of The Season. #BIG17
Arsenal do just enough
An enforced change and a delightful moment helped Arsenal beat Stoke. Having fallen behind, Arsene Wenger's side were inspired by Hector Bellerin's introduction and Mesut Ozil's superb winning goal.
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The Potters broke through when they were awarded a penalty after Joe Allen was elbowed by Granit Xhaka and Charlie Adam sent Petr Cech the wrong way from the spot.
But Arsenal levelled after 42 minutes when Theo Walcott rounded off a flowing move with a neat finish, and were in front when Mesut Ozil struck with a rare header after an excellent ball by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain minutes into the second half.
Substitute Alex Iwobi wrapped up three points for Arsene Wenger's side soon after Cech had thwarted Stoke with a good save from a Peter Crouch effort.
It's so good to have you back, Hector Bellerin
Afterwards, the boss spoke to Arsenal Player - and here's what he said:
on the win…
We are very happy because we had a difficult week. We went to West Ham and to Basel, then had a difficult home game. We went 1-0 down on top of that. We had a bit of a hesitant start but when we went 1-0 down I felt we came back well. It was good for us to come back to 1-1 and after that I believe in the second half we had a normal win, even if, at 2-1, Petr Cech made a good save from the header from Peter Crouch. But overall I thought the second half was convincing.
on Arsenal's strength in depth…
I think we have a united squad, even if it's frustrating for some players not to get the number of games they would like to. But everybody is on board. We can only do it all together. At the moment the energy levels in the team is very united and very together, and that's what we need if we want to be successful.
on whether Arsenal can sustain a title push…
We want it to be different. I believe since we lost at home to Liverpool, in the Premier League and Champions League we have been absolutely remarkably consistent. That's very difficult so it shows that the team is ready to focus and to give absolutely everything to win the games. Can we maintain that collective energy? I think we have a chance.
We want it to be different. I believe since we lost at home to Liverpool, in the Premier League and Champions League we have been absolutely remarkably consistent. That's very difficult so it shows that the team is ready to focus and to give absolutely everything to win the games. Can we maintain that collective energy? I think we have a chance.
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