Bendtner shoots but it hits Huth and goes for a corner. Stoke are really struggling to stay in this game now.

Bendtner is bundled over inside the area by Collins. The Arsenal players appeal for another penatly but it's not given.

The fourth official has indicated that there will be 7 minutes of stoppage time.

Arsenal really piliing on the pressure. Fabregas' cross from the right is headed away to the far post. Rosicky turns it back towards Walcott. Stoke half clear and eventually relieve the pressure.

Great chance for Eduardo but he fires wide from 8 yards. Song's clever pass finds the Croatian inside the area, he takes one touch out of his feet, but nudges it wide with Sorensen coming out to meet him.

Foul on Rosicky by Lawrence and Arsenal have a free-kick 35 yards from goal on the left. Fabregas takes and Campbell so nearly gets on the end of it at the far post, but it goes out for a goal-kick. That was half a chance for Arsenal.

Fabregas tries to find the run of Walcott, but it's cut out on the edge of the Stoke area, with Walcott advancing onto it.

Rosicky chests the ball down on theedge of the area and takes a right foot shot, but he drags his effort tamely wide.

Song tries to unleash an effort from distance, but Delap does well to charge the ball down.

Fuller does well to hold the ball up on the edge of the Arsenal area. He plays it wide to the overlapping Whitehead, who produces a teasing low cross, but no one can get on the end of it.

Fabregas chips the ball forward looking for Bendtner, but the pass is too firm and it goes through to Sorensen.

Rosicky plays the ball behind the Stoke defence for Bendtner inside the Stoke area, but the flag goes up for offside as he takes the ball around Sorensen.

Long throw-in chance again for Stoke, 20 yards from goal on the right, this time Sagna clears for Arsenal.

Ramsey is stretchered off and goes straight into the ambulnace as the games resumes.

Ramsey is still receiving medical attention and we look as though we're in for a lengthy stoppage. Ramsey's leg from first glance looked badly broken. It's a very serious injury for the Arsenal man.

Fuller gets on the end of a long punt forward and almost makes something out of nothing from a tight angle, but his shot is straight at Almunia.

Campbell bursts forward into the Stoke half and is brought down earning Arsenal a 40 yards from goal. Fabregas takes long into the Stoke area. Vermaelen rises highest, but can't find the target with his header.

Fabregas tries his own luck from distance, but his shot goes well over.

Fine strike from 25 yards by Eboue and Sorensen is forced into a fine save to his left to tip the ball over for a corner.

Long throw-in from Delap lands in the centra of the 6 yard box. Almunia tries to punch under pressure from Sidibe but makes a bit of a hash of it and the referee bails him out by spotting a foul.

Nasri tries threading a ball forward for Fabregas inside the area, but it's wasteful from the Arsenal man and the ball runs harmlessly through to Sorensen in the Stoke goal.

Arsene Wenger will be far more pleased with how his side have started this half. They've enjoyed the lion's share of the possession and are starting to look more likely to find a way through the Stoke defence again.

Dangerous low cross from the right by Eboue goes right across the face of the six yard box, but Sorensen gets down and smothers the ball.

Fabregas lines up a shot from 30 yards. He hits it well, but it's charged down well by Huth.

Series of corners for Stoke and the home side are starting to create some pressure of their own.

Long throw0in from Delap is launched into the Arsenal area. Bendtner gets up to head away but it goes out for a corner.

It's been a much better start to the half for Arsenal. Clichy almost gets in down the left, but he tries skipping past a challenge rather than crossing and knocks it out for a goal-kick.

Penalty appeals for Arsenal as Ramsey turns inside the box. Faye bundles into the back of him and the Arsenal man goes down, but the referee waves the appeals away.

Fuller puts Clichy under pressure as he tries to shepherd the ball out for a goal-kick. Fuller manages to knock the ball onto Clichy and out for a corner, but the referee's assistant flags for a foul against the Stoke man.

Sidibe tries to play the ball out to the left for Fuller, but his pass is over-hit and it goes out for an Arsenal throw-in.

The Gunners won't want to hear the half-time whistle as they're just starting to get into gear and put the hosts under pressure.

There will be 2 minutes of added time at the end of the half.

Bendtner drives at the heart of the Stoke defence. The ball is played wide to Clichy. He crosses early but the ball is cleared.

Danger in the Arsenal area. They don't clear on a couple of occasions and Sidibe is almost able to nick the ball.

Bendtner tries taking on his man down the left. He gets half a yard and crosses, but it's deflected out for a corner.

Eboue is brought down by Whitehead on the edge of the area and it's a free-kick to Arsenal in a dangerous position, 25 yards out and central.

Delap gets put away down the right. He finds Fuller inside the penalty area. Fuller twists and turns inside the area. He does well to create half a yard of space, but is eventually crowded out.

Lovely pass forward finds Ramsey inside the Stoke area on the right. He cuts inside but runs into trouble and the danger is over.

Fabregas drives to the edge of the Stoke area. He plays it wide to Sagna, who pulls it back for Fabregas, but he was caught on his heels and Stoke clear.

Good posession for Arsenal around the edge of the Stoke area. Clichy gets in a cross from the left, but Fabregas can't get his head to it and Stoke clear.

Wilkinson hits one on the volley from 30 yards, but it comes off the outside of his boot and goes well wide.

The corner gets played dangerously in-swinging towards the far post. Sorensen gets up to punch but misses it and it just goes out for a goal-kick at the far post.

Fabregas chests it down 25 yards out. He hits it early on the volley and Sorensen scrambles to his right to parry wide for a corner.

Delap has another throw, this time a lot closer to the corner flag. HE tosses it further into the six yard box, but Almunia gathers.

Another throw-in for Stoke a similar distance from goal, this time on the left. Shawcross gets up for the header 6 yards out, but he gets in front of the ball and it's headed back to the edge of the area.

Stoke have another dangerous throw-in which Delap will take 30 yards out on the right. It causes problems again in the Arsenal defence, but somehow it beats everyone and drifts out to the far side.

Arsenal look to break forward. Campbell drives into the Stoke half and plays it into Fabregas, but the Arsenal man gets robbed of possession again and Stoke earns themselves a free-kick on half-way for a foul on Fuller as they try to counter.

Clichy plays a long diagonal ball forward for Sagna on the right. He does well to keep the ball in play, but under pressure from Huth he concedes a goal-kick.

Eboue plays a good one-two with Fabregas and gets into the Stoke penatly area, but Faye slides in and clears up the danger.

Arsenal just starting to get into the game now. They play the first dangerous looking ball into the box from the left, but Faye gets up well to head away.

Bendtner receives the ball 40 yards from goal. He advances 15 yards before shooting, but he drags his shot well wide from the right corner of the area.

The ball is played up to Fabregas on the half-way line, but he gives the ball away under no pressure. It's been a really poor start for the Gunners.

Eboue forces a corner on the right for Arsenal. They take out-swinging, but it's straight at the first defender and headed clear.

Whitehead brings down Eboue as he moves into the Stoke half and it's a free-kick to Arsenal inside the centre circle.

Arsene Wenger will no doubt be very unhappy with how his team have started this match and the free header they allowed Shawcross for the goal.

Fuller does well to pressure Song running back towards his own goal and the Arsenal man is forced to give away a throw-in 6 yards out on the right,

Arsenal have made a pretty slow start to this game. Clichy surges forward with Arsenal's first real attack but he over hits his forward pass and it goes harmlessly out for a goal-kick.

Long throw from Delap, 40 yards out on the right. The ball is launched into the penalty area. It's flicked on by Sidibe, but it drifts out for a goal-kick.

Song gets robbed of possession 40 yards from his own goall. The ball gets played in behnd the Arsenal defence looking for the run of Fuller, but Almunia comes rushing out to claim. Sagna clashes with Almunia in the procees and requires treatment.

Fuller does well to get past Vermaelen down the right. He crosses low, but Campbell steps in to clear as Sidibe looked to get on the end of the cross.