Van Persie rescues Arsenal in 3-1 win over Stoke

AP, Sunday 23 Oct 2011

Robin van Persie came off the bench to score a quickfire double as rejuvenated Arsenal beat Stoke 3-1 on Sunday to grab its fourth straight home victory in the Premier League

Van Persie

The Netherlands striker put the hosts in front for the second time in the match in the 73rd minute—seven minutes after coming on as a substitute—and made the game safe in the 82nd with his seventh league goal of the season.

Ivory Coast forward Gervinho gave Arsenal the lead in the 27th only for Peter Crouch to equalize from close range seven minutes later for Stoke.

Arsenal’s latest win at the Emirates moved the team into seventh place in the table, confirming its return to form after a shaky start to the season.

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