Stoke City 2 Aston Villa 1: Arnautovic brace downs lacklustre Villa

Marko Arnautovic's quickfire brace helped a below-par Stoke City to a 2-1 win against rock-bottom Aston Villa at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday.

Remi Garde's Villa improved from their 6-0 Premier League rout at the hands of Liverpool a fortnight ago but remained on the back foot for long spells against a Stoke side who struggled to muster much of a threat in the first half.

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