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Team News: Arsenal Vs Stoke City

Team News
By PottersNet
May 24 2009
The teams are in ahead of Stoke's final game of the season at the Emirates. Manager Tony Pulis has made 3 changes from the team that beat Wigan 2-0 last weekend. Goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen drops to the bench whilst Salif Diao returns.

A groin strain see's Thomas Sorensen drop to the bench, whilst Matty Etherinton misses out with food poisoning. Elsewhere Danny Pugh drops to the bench. The trio are replaced by Steve Simonsen, Salif Diao and Carl Dickinson respectively.

Arsenal's Vito Mannone gets his first start in goal, whilst Emmanuel Adabayor misses the game completely.

Elsewhere Ritchie De Laet, a former Stoke man gets his Manchester United Debut today vs Hull City.

 


STOKE (4-4-2): Simonsen (gk); Wilkinson, Shawcross, Abdoulaye Faye (c), Dickinson; Lawrence, Diao, Whelan, Delap; Beattie, Fuller. Subs: Sorensen (gk), Olofinjana, Cresswell, Pugh, Kelly, Tonge, Sonko.

 

ARSENAL (4-4-1-1): Mannone; Sagna, Tource, Song, Gibbs; Walcott, Denilson, Diaby, Arshavin; Fabregas (c); van Persie. Subs: Szczesny (gk), Vela, Silvestre, Djourou, Bendtner, Eboue.

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