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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal take on Stoke in Sunday's early Premier League fixture.
The Gunners need all three points as they attempt to haul in those above them and keep their vain hopes of a top four place alive. Meanwhile, the Potters are in equally dire need of a win with relegation now a real possibility for Paul Lambert's men as we head into the crucial run-in.
We will have all the latest from the Emirates in the live blog below.
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57' - Chance!
Aaron Ramsey picks Danny Welbeck out in the box but, after a good first touch on his chest, the striker volleys a shot wide of the near post.
58' - That's more like it from Arsenal!
The Gunners almost open the scoring through Mohamed Elneny but he sees his close-range effort from Hector Bellerin's cut-back blocked. The ball then rebounds back to Nacho Monreal, who brings a good save out of Jack Butland with a placed shot from the edge of the area.
61' - Alexandre Lacazette replaces Danny Welbeck for Arsenal, while Saido Berahino replaces Mame Biram Diouf for Stoke.
65' - Alexandre Lacazette finds himself in a good position in the penalty area after Mesut Ozil's neat pick-out but the Frenchman, with Ryan Shawcross rushing over to challenge him, loses his footing and the ball harmlessly trickles behind for a goal-kick.
The Frenchman is clearly lacking match sharpness after almost two months out.
68' - Xherdan Shaqiri tries his luck from distance with his notoriously-weaker right foot but the shot is tame and David Ospina makes an easy save.
70' - Woodwork!
Xherdan Shaqiri almost scores direct from a corner but he's denied by David Ospina's far post.
Not sure if that was intentional or not but that would've been some goal.
72' - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finds himself in a one-on-one situation with Jack Butland but the Stoke goalkeeper makes himself big and thwarts the Gabon international.
Moments later Calum Chambers has a good chance to open the scoring for Arsenal but his mistimed close-range effort is easily kept out by Butland.
74' - PENALTY TO ARSENAL!
Bruno Martins-Indi trips Mesut Ozil in the box and referee Craig Pawson points the to the spot.
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