The Gunners will be under immense pressure as they look to maintain their position at the top of the table, with the likes of Leicester City and Manchester City breathing on their neck. Arsenal were guilty of conceding a late goal against Liverpool last time out thus dropping two precious points.
As things stand Leicester are on level points with Arsenal and have shown enough ambition to keep the Gunners on their toes, whereas Man City trail the leaders just by three points.
What does not bode well for Arsene Wenger and his men is an away fixture against Stoke City. The Britannia has been one of Arsenal's least favourite stadiums with Arsenal having recorded just four wins in their last 21 league visits.
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Under Arsene Wenger the record has further worsened with the Frenchman able to guide Arsenal to just a single win in their seven visits to Britannia.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has however claimed that he will be under no delusions and that he expects a tough fixture ahead. He further lauded Arsene Wenger's team and insisted that they deserve to be at the top of the table at this point.
"Arsenal are top on merit and of all of the top teams in the league this season they are the ones who are actually playing like a top, top team," Hughes said.
"To be perfectly honest the rest have slipped away a little bit and have been uncharacteristic in terms of what you would expect from them.
"Arsenal have done really well though, gone about their business superbly and are playing some fantastic stuff at the moment.
"You sense that they see a real opportunity this year, so we are under no illusions as to how difficult the game will be for us on Sunday."
The former Manchester United man is however hopeful his side can cause damage to Arsenal's title hopes.
"We always tend to do well against them at home, the atmosphere is always special - a real crackle to the crowd - and we seem to relish that," he added.
Stoke will however have to do the job without star man Shaqiri whereas Geoff Cameron has also been sidelined.
New signing Mohamed Elneny is likely to be in the Arsenal squad for Sunday's match, but Alexis Sanchez is still doubtful of making a return.
Which channel is broadcasting Stoke City vs Arsenal on TV or Online?
- In US at 11:15 EST: on NBC Deportes En Vivo Extra, Westwood One Sports, SiriusXM FC, NBC UNIVERSO, NBC Sports Live Extra, NBCSN
- In UK at 16:15 BST: on SKY GO Extra, Sky Go UK, Sky Sports 1/HD UK, BBC Radio 5 Live, NOW TV UK
- In Canada at 11:15 EST: on Sportsnet East, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Pacific,Sportsnet Ontario
Fans in Australia can watch the match live on Fox Sports 4 Australia, whereas those in the African countries can follow the action on SuperSport 3 Africa. For a comprehensive listing of global broadcast listings, visit the Stoke City vs Arsenal match page.
*NOTE: Live broadcast data is subject to change.
Stoke City vs Arsenal team sheets
Stoke lineup: Butland, Pieters, Wollscheid, Shawcross, Johnson, Afellay, Whelan, Arnautovic, Bojan, Walters, Joselu
Stoke bench: Haugaard, Muniesa, Odemwingie, Ginkel, Adam, Diouf, Crouch
Arsenal lineup: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Flamini, Ramsey, Campbell, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott, Giroud
Arsenal bench: Ospina, Chambers, Gabriel, Gibbs, Elneny, Arteta, Iwobi
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