Head-to-head

• Stoke have won their last four home league games against Arsenal. That run includes last season's Premier League clash plus three top-flight games in the early 1980s.

• Arsenal's last league win at Stoke was on 20 January 1982.

Stoke

• Stoke are unbeaten in 11 league and cup matches in 2010. Their last defeat was 1-0 at home to Birmingham on 28 December.

• They are unbeaten in seven Premier League matches, their longest unbeaten streak in the top-flight for nearly 29 years. It is their best run of form since going 10 games unbeaten in the old Division One in 1974.

• The Potters are looking to win back-to-back Premier League matches for only the second time this season. The last time they did so it was against north London opposition - they beat Tottenham 1-0 on 24 October, a week after a 2-1 win against West Ham.

Arsenal

• Arsene Wenger's side have lost four of their last seven league and cup games.

• Cesc Fabregas has 12 league goals this season. The Arsenal record for Premier League goals by a midfielder is held by Robert Pires, who hit 14 in three consecutive seasons (2002/03, 2003/04 & 2004/05).

• Arsenal averaged 3.2 goals per league game until Robin van Persie's injury in November (they netted 36 goals in their opening 11 matches). Since then their ratio has dropped to 1.7 per game.

Stoke

Fuller: 6 goals (1 league); Etherington: 5 goals (3 league)

Arsenal

Fabregas: 15 goals (12 league); Arshavin: 9 goals (7 league)

Referee: Peter Walton

Assistant referees: Stuart Burt & Michael Murphy

Fourth official: Mike Jones