Jese Rodriguez scores on Stoke debut to down Arsenal
Potters keeper Jack Butland was also impressive to deny the Gunners.
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Jese Rodriguez struck a superb debut winner as Stoke held on for a 1-0 victory over Arsenal in the Premier League.
The former Real Madrid forward, who joined on a season-long loan from Paris St Germain this week, struck the only goal after 47 minutes at the newly-expanded bet365 Stadium.
Arsenal were aggrieved not to be awarded a penalty in the first half and Alexandre Lacazette had an effort ruled out for offside among a host of other chances created by the visitors.
Jack Butland was also impressive in the home goal as Stoke claimed their first points of the season but Arsene Wenger’s side will wonder how they came away with nothing.
The Spaniard had already made a very good impression before supplying the composed finish which proved the winner. Potters goalkeeper Jack Butland also had an excellent outing, producing several fine saves.
Moment of the match
Jese’s goal. Stoke punished Arsenal sloppiness in fine style as Jese picked up the ball, brought it forward, fed Saido Berahino and then ran on to a tidy return pass before slotting coolly past Petr Cech.
Stat of the match
Arsenal have now made 10 Premier League visits to Stoke and won only two of those games. This time the fixture had an attendance of 29,459 – the highest recorded at the bet365 Stadium.
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Who’s up next?
Stoke v Rochdale (Carabao Cup, August 23)
Liverpool v Arsenal (Premier League, August 27)
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