It looked clumsy and a little risky as the Arsenal midfielder had worked the position on him but TV replays confirmed that Martins Indi had got a toe to the ball. Craig Pawson’s penalty award felt like a kick to the guts.
Stoke have only ever tasted defeat at this venue – their last away win over Arsenal came at Highbury in 1981 –and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang set in motion the latest reverse when he converted the penalty.
Aubameyang would add a lovely second before the substitute Alexandre Lacazette’s penalty gave the scoreline a gloss that had not looked likely at half-time when Arsenal were booed off.