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Arsenal’s Promising Season Fading Away As Stoke Shock The Gunners

 

Arsenal’s Premier League ambition has again suffered a major setback after the Gunners lost ground in the title race following their 0-1 loss to Stoke.

Laurent Koscielny had no real complaints when referee Mike Jones awarded Stoke a 76th minutes spot-kick after the French was adjudged to have handled the ball, and Walters – not the most reliable from 12 yards – sent Wojciech Szczesny the wrong way with ease.

The Potters’ victory, only their second in 11 league games, saw Mark Hughes’ men hit the 30-point mark and they are now 12th, six points above the drop zone. They have also beaten Chelsea and Manchester United on home turf in the space of the last three months

Mesut Ozil went close but it was another substitute Yaya Sanogo who had the best chance to level up – only to blast his shot over the bar in stoppage time.

Arsenal  have won just two of their last six Premier League games, while Chelsea have taken six points more in the same period to open up a four-point gap between the two London rivals at the top of the table with 10 games remaining this season.

The questions on the lips of most Arsenal fans at the moment is: ”are the Gunners loosing it again?” Only 10 rounds of game will tell.