Stoke City 1-0 Arsenal: Premier League as it happened

Full-time: Stoke City 1-0 Arsenal

A chance for Arsneal to snatch an equaliser! Bellerin's ball comes in from the right and Shawcross misses it but Giroud sends his header across goal just wide of Butland's far post.

Mustafi provides one of the worst crosses I've ever seen, slicing it straight into the crowd. To be fair to him, he seems to be playing as a right winger at the moment, not a usual role for the big German centre-half.

Five minutes of stoppage time added on here.

Arsenal are running out of time here. Zouma, who has been a colossus all evening makes another clearance before Giroud is penalised in the Stoke box. That gives Mark Hughes the chance to make his final change with Bruno Martins Indi on for the injured Pieters.

Pieters is down after a crunching challenge from Mustafi and Stoke fans and players howl for Arsenal to kick the ball out of play. They have no intention of doing that again, and play on before a wayward through ball ushers a break in play for the defender to get some treatment.

This is the moment Stoke took their lead through new signing Jese Rodriguez.

10 minutes left for Stoke to salvage something here.

Xhaka is also off with Alex Iwobi coming on for the midfielder.

Arsenal are still cranking up the pressure and Arsene Wenger is going to make another change with Theo Walcott on for Lacazette.

Lacazette hammers into the top corner, but the offside flag is up! Giroud flicks Welbeck's pass into the path of the Frenchman in another neat move but it won't count; an incorrect decision judging by the replay. Lacazette was onside.

Jese is coming off,; the new signing gets a huge ovation as he comes off with Ramadan Sobhi onto replace him.

Here's that change we expected, on comes Olivier Giroud to replace Kolasinac.

Cech denies Berahino! Stoke fly forward on the counter with Jese waiting for the right moment to swing his cross in. Berahino darts across his marker to meet the ball with a downwards header, but Cech palms it over the bar.

Aaand another one. Kolasinac races down the right and finds Ramsey's run into the box but the Welshman's toe-poked effort is again straight at Butland. Surely it won't be long before we see Olivier Giroud if this is the standard of finishing on show.

Another chance goes begging. A cross comes in for Welbeck who has plenty of room but he mistimes his jump horrifically, with the ball bouncing off his shoulder and well over the bar.

Arsenal are mouninting pressure here. Rasmey drives forward again and slides a ball though for the onrushing Bellerin. He opens his body up and tries to place his shot but Butland gets down to it. He spills the ball and for a split second there is a chance for Welbeck to pounce but Stoke manage to clear.

Great goalkeeping again from Butland. Ramsey frees Oxlade-Chamberlain down the inside right and he hangs up an inviting cross that Welbeck is close to reaching, only for the Stoke goalkeeper to get there first.

Welbeck does brilliantly out on the left to win the ball, sending Diouf flying with a beast of a shoulder barge, but he can't produce a telling cross with Butland coming out to collect.

Superb goal from Stoke! The man Mark Hughes described as an "elite player" following his arrival from Paris Saint-Germain has got his Premier League career of to a perfect star. Jese starts the move, feeding the ball into Berahino before making a superb darting run into the box. Berahino times his return pass perfectly, feeding the ball directly into his path and the Spaniard finds the perfect finish from a tight angle, firing across goal into the far corner out of Cech's reach.

Goal! Stoke City 1-0 Arsenal (Jese Rodriguez, 46)

And we are back underway for the second half.

Half-time: Stoke City 0-0 Arsenal

It's a decent delivery from the former Manchester United man but Cech is out to punch it to safety. Stoke recycle the ball, launching it into the box but again the goalkeeper is out to confidently take it out of the air.

Two minutes of time added on. Stoke have a free kick that Fletcher will launch into the box.

Xhaka tries to spread play but overhits his pass out to Oxlade-Chamberlain to bring and end to what was an encouraging spell of possession for the Gunners.

Lacazette brilliantly switches play to free Oxlade-Chamberlain in oceans of space down the right. He gallops forward but as he reaches the edge of the box he can't decide whether to shoot or cross. In the end, it is a bit of both, but his weak effort dribbles wide of Butland's post.

Stinking effort from Bellerin, who gets the ball on the edge of the D, opening his body up to take a shot on but slices it wildly much to the delight of the home crowd.

What a chance for Shawcross! A long-throw bounces back out to Choupo-Moting who lofts an inviting ball into the six yard area. The big centre half is still up and throws himself towards it, but hammers his header well over the bar.

Terrific goalkeeping from Butland! Ozil stands over a free kick and curls a beaut over the wall towards the far post where Ramsey is running into space. He reaches the ball and forces it on target but Butland is out of his goal in a flash, making himself huge and making the save.

Saido Berahino comes onto replace Shaqiri for Stoke.

Shaqiri has a problem here, he appears to have pulled something while chasing down a loose ball and it looks like his game is over.

Stoke march up right the other end with Jese weaving his way superbly past three challenges - albeit one of them being downright dreadful from Bellerin. The Spaniard breaks into the box and cuts it back to Choupo-Moting but he lifts his effort straight into the arms of Cech.

Butland denies Welbeck! Excellent build-up play again from Arsenal sees another fine ball dinked into the box for the former Manchester United forward but his effort his straight at the Stoke goalkeeper.

Moments later Bellerin hits the deck inside the box after what looked like a clumsy challenge from Diouf. A corner kick is the end result however and replays show that it was the right call, Diouf pulled out of the challenge with Bellerin just losing his balance.

Lacazette dinks a sublime ball over the top to pick out Ramsey's excellent run into the box. The Welshman has timed his run perfectly but Diouf diligently tracks his man into the box and wins their duel with a firm but fair shoulder barge.

Excellent football from Arsenal as Bellerin plays a sharp one two with Welbeck on the edge of the box before cutting an inviting ball across the face of goal but a Stoke defender gets to it first and hoofs clear. The Spaniard has been particularly bright in the opening 15 minutes here.

Arsenal players scream for handball from Cameron after Mustafi heads across goal looking for Welbeck but it was smart defending from the Stoke defender who got his body across first.

Ramsey is now closed down by Fletcher just as he was about to pull the trigger on a shot following a neat layoff from Bellerin. Efficient stuff from Stoke so far.

What a challenge that is from Zouma. The ball pinballs around inside the Stoke box and suddenly breaks to Bellerin, who bursts through towards goal only to have the ball taken out of his path by the Frenchman's sliding challenge.

Jese already looks bright in Stoke colours, latching onto a ball from Fletcher before bursting away from Mustafi like he wasn't there but Cech is out to block his shot.

And we are underway at the Britannia.

10 minutes until kick-off at the Britannia Stadium.

Mark Hughes has made two changes to the side that lost to Everton on the opening weekend with Jese Rodriguez, who arrived on loan from Paris Saint-Germain straight into the team to replace Saido Berahino up front. Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting joins him in attack, replacing Bojan. Bruno Martins-Indi starts on the bench.

Arsene Wenger makes two changes to the side that narrowly beat Everton on the opening day of the season with Shkodran Mustafi coming in for Rob Holding. His countryman Per Mertesacker also returns to the bench.

Aaron Ramsey comes in to partner Granit Xhaka in midfield with Mohamed Elneny dropping to the bench but Olivier Giroud has to settle for a spot on the bench again despite his last minute winner last Friday.

BREAKING: Jese Rodriguez selected in the starting XI by Mark Hughes.

Stoke team to face Arsenal: Butland; Zouma, Shawcross, Cameron; Diouf, Allen, Fletcher, Pieters; Shaqiri, Jese; Choupo-Moting.

Subs: Grant; Johnson, Berahino, Martins-Indi, Crouch, Bojan, Ramadan.

Arsenal team to face Stoke City: Cech, Mustafi, Monreal, Kolasinac, Bellerin, Ramsey, Xhaka, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Welbeck, Lacazette

Subs: Ospina, Metesacker, Coquelin, Elneny, Iwobi, Walcott, Giroud

BREAKING: Shkodran Mustafi is back in the Arsenal starting XI, coming in for Rob Holding at the back.

Team news: Stoke City

Hughes also confirmed there will be a debut for Jese Rodriguez today. He told press conference on Friday:

Team news: Stoke City

Mark Hughes has hinted that he may start some of his new signings against Arsenal but will have to make do without the talents of young forward Julien Ngoy, who has suffered a thigh injury.

Team news: Arsenal

Rob Holding's slightly nervy display against Leicester last week combined with the return of Per Mertesacker and Shkodran Mustafi could mean the German duo come straight back into that back three today alongside Nacho Monreal. Hector Bellerin and Sead Kolasinac are expected to continue at right wing-back and left wing-back respectively.

Alexis Sanchez still isn't ready to return to action for the Gunners; here's what Arsene Wenger had to say about the Chile international on Friday.

Team news: Arsenal

Laurent Koscielny will be watching from the stands again today as he serves the final game of a three match ban he received after he was shown a straight red card on the final day of last season.

Team news: Arsenal

Per Mertesacker, Shkodran Mustafi and Francis Coquelin are all back in the Arsenal squad this evening with Jack Wilshere also in contention after coming through unscathed playing for the Under-23 side during the week. Alexis Sanchez however remains out as he recoevers from an abdominal strain.