Stoke City vs. Arsenal: match thread

Stoke City v. Arsenal
The David Seaman Memorial Ponytail Trophy
Saturday, April 28, 3PM Stoke/10AM Rutland, VT/7AM Pahrump, NV
Britannia Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Form: ARS LWWLD | STO DLWDL
Televisual Coverage: ESPN2/ESPN3
SBN's Stoke City Internet thing: here's a video of a cat on a treadmill.

Stoke City welcome Arsenal. This is your match thread, so feel free to comment on all of the action. Remember the following rules, so I don't have to shout at you: 1) picture height max of 300, 2) ALWAYS USE A SUBJECT LINE; EVEN IF YOU'RE JUST TYPING ONE WORD, MAKE IT THE SUBJECT, 3) no illegal streams, 4) be kind.

And here are the starting lineups. Stoke are using two wingers...hmm! Could be space!:

Stoke: Begovic; Shotton, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson; Pennant, Whitehead, Whelan, Etherington; Crouch, Walters.

Subs: Sorensen, Jones, Fuller, Upson, Delap, Jerome, Palacios.

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Ramsey, Rosicky, Gervinho, Van Persie, Benayoun.

Subs: Fabianski, Diaby, Santos, Chamakh, Squillaci, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Coquelin.

Enjoy the match, everyone.