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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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76' - Granit Xhaka and Henrikh Mkhitaryan replace Mohamed Elneny and Jack Wilshere for Arsenal.
83' - Aaron Ramsey goes close to doubling Arsenal's lead but he is denied from close range by a diving Jack Butland.
At the other end Papa Ndiaye bends a shot just wide of David Ospina's far post, much to the annoyance of Saido Berahino, who wanted the pass.
85' - Jack Butland is called into action twice in quick succession as he first denies Henrikh Mkhitaryan from close range with a smart stop before keeping out Mesut Ozil's follow-up effort from distance.
GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Stoke (Aubameyang, 86)
Game over.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang grabs his and Arsenal's second of the afternoon as he slams a right-footed finish beyond Jack Butland from 12 yards.
Clinical.
88' - PENALTY TO ARSENAL!
The referee points to the spot for a second time this afternoon after a foul on Alexandre Lacazette by Papa Ndiaye.
Interestingly, it will be Lacazette who will take the penalty - not Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who is chasing a hat-trick.
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