Ten-Man Arsenal went Down to a 2-1 Defeat at Stoke City

Stoke City 2-1 Arsenal

Ten-man Arsenal went down to a 2-1 defeat at Stoke City on Saturday afternoon.

Long-throw specialist Rory Delap continued his domination of Barclays Premier League defences, setting up both goals as Arsenal's season took another turn for the worst.

Delap found Ricardo Fuller after 11 minutes, then helped set up Seyi Olofinjana for the hosts' second before a deflected Gael Clichy effort reduced arrears.

It was a case of bad to worse for Arsenal after the dramatic 4-4 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in midweek and a red card for Robin van Persie, coupled with injuries to Emmanuel Adebayor and Theo Walcott made it a grim day indeed for Arsene Wenger.