Arsenal 2-0 Stoke - Match Reaction

[Kano]

Next week is a big litmus test. We have a dismal record against the top 8 over the past couple of seasons and we are facing a Chelsea team all over the place. Can Wenger galvanise his players to take advantage of that? Even in their current state, I put the Chavs down as favourites next week.

[BOBN]

Hopefully thats the last we've seen of Mertesaker.

[Grebbo]

Walcott should have got at least 3 goals. His goal reminded me so much of Henry.

All he needs is to develop some confidence and arrogance and I can't see why he can't be the best striker in the league.

I knew Wenger would sub him. I think it's time to give him 4 or 5 games as a striker for 90 mins. He's most devastating in the last 20 mins of games so I don't know why Wenger subbed him. His replacement scored though so fair enough.

[Gooner23]

Just watched the highlights, glad we created so many chances. The finishing however

Hopefully Theo and Giroud can take some confidence from getting a goal each.

Ozil, Cazorla, Coq all looked excellent. Would love to see Wenger start Ox, Theo and Sanchez as the front 3 against Chelsea.

[Gooner23]

Watching motd, Chelsea Mourinho

Is Azzard still greatest player of all time, better than Messi?

[Letters]

Next week is a big litmus test. We have a dismal record against the top 8 over the past couple of seasons and we are facing a Chelsea team all over the place. Can Wenger galvanise his players to take advantage of that? Even in their current state, I put the Chavs down as favourites next week.

Agree with that. Overall the start hasn't been the disaster some on here have made out. We're now 3rd and only below Utd by a goal difference of 1. A pox on City and their late goal but they'll drop points soon. Some of the wins have been scrappy but a win's a win and we all knew we were capable of better. Yesterday was much better, again the finishing was poor at times but it was job done. Play like that next week and we have a chance but that game worries me. If we win next week Chelsea are almost out of the race already. That seems so unlikely to me and they really won't want to lose to us so I'm not sure we'll do better than a draw. Come on Arsenal

[Heisenberg]

Their keeper had a good game but we should have scored way more than we did.

[Marc Overmars]

Next week is a big litmus test. We have a dismal record against the top 8 over the past couple of seasons and we are facing a Chelsea team all over the place. Can Wenger galvanise his players to take advantage of that? Even in their current state, I put the Chavs down as favourites next week.

If they had to a choose an opponent to get their season back on track, it would be us.

[AFC Leveller]

If they had to a choose an opponent to get their season back on track, it would be us.

You'd think they'd choose a Norwich or a Watford but sadly, their record and indian sign over us means they would probably be up for it more than us and i can se them getting back on track, as usual.

I dont want to dampen the mood after a great win yesterday but Wenger has failed to win, esp in the league, the vital games, the ones that make a huge difference and thats what worries me 9and the rest of us) next week.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I was really pleased with how we stormed out of the block. The first 10 minutes we were pulverising Stoke and they never recovered from that. This game was all about damage limitation for them and they were very fortunate to have got out having only lost by two.

Theo did miss chances as has been mentioned, but the finish he did convert waa beautiful to watch.