Arsenal 1-0 Stoke Player Ratings

Arsenal defeated Stoke in an important match at the Emirates on Wednesday night. We won the match due to a Squillaci goal, but lost Fabregas and Walcott during the match to injury. This could be a big blow to Arsenal's attempt to win an unprecedented quadruple, but luckily Cesc looks like he will only miss the one match, however Theo may be out for much longer.

Wojciech Szczesny 7.5/10
The young keeper dealt well with the aerial assault from Stoke. A very assured and confident game for Szczesny.

Bacary Sagna 7/10
 A good game for the Frenchman, confident defending and going forward especially in the first half.

Sebastien Squillaci 7.5/10
For the first time Squillaci has had a good game for the Arsenal. Scored an important goal and even more surprisingly looked ok in defence.

Johan Djourou 7/10
Played well and dealt well with many crosses into the Arsenal penalty area.

Gael Clichy 7/10
Played well, once again ensuring his position as first choice left back over the young Kieran Gibbs.

Alex Song 7.5/10
Dominated the midfield and didn't give Stoke a chance to play the ball through the Arsenal midfield.

Jack Wilshere 7.5/10
The youngster gets better and better and has developed a truly superb partnership with Alex Song, which will develop into one of the world's best midfield pairings.

Cesc Fabregas 7/10
Wasn't on the pitch for long but was excellent until he got injured. Nearly provided the Arsenal with a couple of early goals.

Theo Walcott 7/10
Played well until he got injured and really should of scored early on twice.

Nicklas Bendtner 7.5/10
Led the line well and was a performance that will start to win the fans back.

Samir Nasri 6.5/10
Not his best game, but played quite well once moving into Cesc's position.

Substitutes

 Denilson 6.5/10
Kept possession well at the end of the match.  


Marouane Chamakh 6.5/10
Didn't really have to do much but also kept the ball well.

Andrey Arshvin 7/10
 Played well out on the left wing and will now start on Sunday due to the absence of Cesc and Theo.

Man of the match: Jack Wilshere
 Played really well especially once Cesc left and he run the midfield in his absence.