Wenger: Stoke showed more purpose

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted “something has gone” within the team after they came off second best against Stoke in a 3-1 defeat at the Britannia Stadium.

Goals from Kenwyne Jones and Jermaine Pennant put the hosts in control in the first half and, even when Robin van Persie pulled one back late on, Jon Walters replied immediately to snuff out any thoughts of a comeback.