Sunderland v Arsenal - Sun 24th April 14:05

[Whitechapel]

TEAM NEWS
Jack Rodwell and Jeremain Lens return to Sunderland's squad after missing last week's win at Norwich because of illness and injury respectively.

Fabio Borini is also fit despite hurting his shin in that game.

Jack Wilshere could make the Arsenal squad for the first time this season after recovering from a broken leg.

Santi Cazorla and Tomas Rosicky are back in training after respective Achilles and thigh injuries but are unlikely to feature.

MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

• Sunderland have won just one of their last 24 Premier League games against Arsenal (D8, L15).
• Arsenal are unbeaten in 12 league matches against Sunderland (W8, D4) and have won on their last four league trips to the Stadium of Light.
• Arsenal won 3-1 in December's reverse fixture, and also beat the Black Cats by the same scoreline in the FA Cup third round in January.

Sunderland

• Sunderland's victory at Norwich last weekend was their first in seven league games.
• Sunderland have won just four of their last 17 Premier League matches at the Stadium of Light, including one of the last six.
• Jermain Defoe has scored nine goals in his 14 league appearances in 2016.

Arsenal

• Arsenal have drawn three of their last five league games.
• The Gunners have won just three of their last 11 Premier League away games.
• Alexis Sanchez has scored four goals and set up three in his last six Premier League games.
• Olivier Giroud made his Premier League debut against Sunderland and has scored four goals in his last four appearances against them.
• Aaron Ramsey has scored three goals in his last four Premier League appearances against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

 

[SALTIRE]

Desmond

 

[Whitechapel]

End of season rampage will continue, 3-0 Arsenal.

 

[Hank]

Can't see us getting anything here 0-2.

 

[G-Dragon]

Sunderland to get a point here.

 

[smat]

This is shit to watch. We are so frustrating.

 

[Storzy]

Giroud starting is confusing.

He's in awful form, the worst he's ever been in for Arsenal. He has also backed this up with the single most irrelevant performance I've seen from a striker this season against West Brom and he's back in the side.

Had Welbeck or Walcott given that performance we wouldn't see them start a game for a least 5... but Giroud gets back in and is playing just as shit as ever, constantly running beyond the front post. Seriously just fuck him off to the bench for the rest of the season.

 

[Madglover]

Odds on Wilshere getting injured again before the end of the season?

 

[Jarv]

2 50/50 penalty shouts and 2 awful dives, Defoe and Elneny both deserve bans for that blatant cheating. About time the Fa started retrospectively banning players for diving.

 

[Mustard]

In a season this team should have gone for the title, they are in typical fashion struggling for top 4. I've seen more penetration in a convent, why the fuck did Giroud start this game? It's the same every game, he does nothing all game, Walcott comes on and does nothing (completely bottled that challenge against Kaboul when Mannone was out of goal...£140k/week for fucking what now?). Why are either of these players getting in the team above Welbeck and Campbell, whose performances have been much better?

In typical Wenger style he makes no subs until 70 minutes again. Why does he need to wait so long every game? Just dreadful.

 

[smat]

Fair result. Abject shit. Ozil has checked out. He cannot be bothered anymore.

 

[Jarv]

Good result for Sunderland and Man United and Man City

 

[Stevencc]

 

[G-Dragon]

Sunderland to get a point here.

Definitive poster right here.

 

[SALTIRE]

Claude starts quiet but quickly winds up.

 

[smat]

https://vine.co/v/iUrWz1JznIP

Get rid of him.