Arsenal cuts the deficit from Man.United and Chelsea as they beat Stoke City 3-1 in Brittania Stadium, where in other match Chelsea suffered a 2-4 home defeat from Man.City. Now Arsenal only 2 points behind MU and 3 points behind Chelsea.
Although coming home with a victory, Arsenal were behind in 8th minutes. Rory Delap's thorpedo throw is flicked by Ryan Shawcross and Danny Pugh headed it into Manuel Almunia's goal. 1-0 for Stoke. Arsenal could equalize the score after Nicklas Bendtner headed Fabregas' crossing on 32 minutes. Generally, Arsenal had more ball possession in this first half.
On 66th minutes, Ryan Shawcross was given red card after tackling Aaron Ramsey recklessly. Ramsey was injured after tackled, and later it's known that Ramsey's leg is broken and he is out till the end of season. Facing 10 players, Arsenal had more domination on Stoke, but still couldn't score a goal again, until Fabregas' penalty goal on 90th minutes. Danny Pugh, the Stoke goalscorer, got his hand on the ball, after Bendtner tried to lift the ball, PENALTY! Fabregas made no mistake, and it's a goal. On injury time, Vermaelen ensured Arsenal vicotry after finishing a close range shot, from Cesc Fabregas assist..
Arsenal took the three points, and still on the way to EPL Title. At least, Arsenal also succeeded to win in Brittania Stadium, where arsenal had lost twice on last two years.
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