Source: PA
Bittersweet success for Gunners
Arsenal edged past Stoke and moved to within a point of Premier League leaders Manchester United but their 1-0 victory was overshadowed by injuries to Theo Walcott and Cesc Fabregas.
Sebastien Squillaci's seventh-minute header gave Arsenal the victory but injuries to their key duo will be of concern with the Carling Cup final and a Champions League match against Barcelona coming up.
Fabregas came off with what appeared to be a knee complaint in the first half while Walcott was carried off on a stretcher with an ankle injury after being flattened by a clumsy Dean Whitehead challenge.
Clearly determined to put their shock FA Cup draw behind them, Arsenal came flying out of the blocks and took the lead when Bendtner volleyed across the box from a Wilshere corner to find Squillaci, who headed home unmarked from five yards for his first league goal of the season.
The away side almost equalised just after when Ryan Shawcross' deflected header whistled just past Szczesny's goal.
The Gunners were in command from then on, though, seeing the game out comfortably - Jermaine Pennant's late 25-yard free-kick which hit the side-netting proving the only alarm.
