Arsenal might be out of the Premier League title race alreadyAP:Associated PressNo team has ever lost to Stoke away and won the Premier League titleReuters
Arsenal have been crying out for a Premier League title since the “Invincibles” of 2003-04.
But they will have to wait at least another year… according to the stats, they’re already out of the title race.
Incredibly, no team in Premier League history has EVER won the league after losing to Stoke at the bet365 Stadium – or Britannia Stadium as it was.
In the Potters’ nine, full top-flight campaigns, they’ve become the ultimate curse… a true bogey team.
Of the champions in Stoke’s Prem seasons, six have won in the Midlands, while three have drawn. None have lost…
Stoke 1-0 Arsenal: Jese Rodriguez scores on debut for Potters as Alexandre Lacazette misfires on rainy evening
Arsene Wenger's men slipped to a 1-0 defeat away to Stoke on SaturdayPA:Press Association
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Meanwhile, Arsenal's record against the Potters in the Premier League makes for ugly reading.
Of the ten league fixtures played in Stoke, the Gunners have won just two, drawing three and losing an incredible FIVE.
So one thing is for certain: If Arsenal harbour any hopes of ever winning the Premier League again, they'll need to find a way past the Potters first...
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