v. Stoke, 2018. : Gunners

It’s always nice to beat Stoke 3-0, although the Gunners left it late here. Two penalties and one corner-kick goal in the last 15 minutes served as a nice ending to a pretty dry game. I like to think this match was the start of the Laca-Auba bromance, as Auba gave up a chance for a hat-trick so that Laca could take the second penalty.

This pass from Özil set Auba free beautifully around the 70th-minute mark. Sorry for the strange crop and colors; the pass isn’t featured in any highlight video I could find (it was wrongfully called offside, I think), so I had to use this strange clip I found who-knows-where.

Fun facts about this match:

• Xherdan Shaqiri hit the post from a corner at one point.

• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang dedicated his 2 goals to his late grandmother, Marina, whose name he had dyed in his hair.

• Arsenal have won their past 16 home matches against Stoke in all competitions, a run stretching back to August 1981.

• The Gunners scored two penalties in a Premier League game for the first time since December 2012 (v West Brom).

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