MATCH STATS
Theo Walcott scored for a ninth successive Premier League season.
Walcott has scored 11 goals in his last 11 starts in the Premier League
Theo Walcott has scored four of Arsenal’s last five Premier League goals in first half of Premier League games.
Olivier Giroud scored only his second goal in his last 12 Premier League appearances.
Arsenal conceded only six fouls in this game – no side have made fewer in the PL this season (40).
Arsenal mustered 29 shots (inc. blocked) in this match, more than any other team in any other Premier League game this season.
23 of those 29 shots for Arsenal came from inside the penalty area.
Mesut Ozil has created 76 goalscoring chances in the Premier League in 2015, more than any other player.
Stoke’s total of two points from five games is their worst ever start in the Premier League