Stoke City 0 Arsenal 0 analysis: Jack Butland and Petr Cech shine but boos for Aaron Ramsey disappoint
Both teams had chances in enjoyable goalless draw
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Jack Butland. Arsenal counterpart Petr Cech ran him very close in the end, but it was the Stoke and England goalkeeper - not for the first time this season - who produced the real stand-out performance. Made three key saves, twice denying Olivier Giroud either side of keeping out an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain shot.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
Cech saves from Joselu. Having done a great job of containing Arsenal, Stoke almost stole a victory in the closing seconds of the game - but after Aaron Ramsey cleared off the line from Jonathan Walters, Cech stuck out a vital foot to block Joselu's rebound effort.
VIEW FROM THE BENCH
This really has been a bogey ground for Arsenal over the years, so while possibly frustrated that his side could not make the most of their chances, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will surely be content enough with a point that takes them back to the top of the Premier League.
Stoke manager Mark Hughes will be delighted to have seen his men once again cause problems for high-profile opponents.
MOAN OF THE MATCH
Stoke fans booing Ramsey. Abuse directed towards Wenger from the Britannia Stadium stands might be understandable to a degree given some of his comments, but the grief Ramsey gets at this ground is not. It relates to an incident in which the Arsenal midfielder suffered a horrific broken leg - and that incident was six years ago.
WHO'S UP NEXT?
Leicester v STOKE, Premier League, Saturday January 23.
ARSENAL v Chelsea, Premier League, Sunday January 24.
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