please log in to view this image Venue: Stadium of Light Date: Saturday 8th November 2025 KO time: 17:30 GMT Overall Record Wins: 63 Losses: 50 Draws: 41 Last six meetings Arsenal 5-1 Sunderland (League Cup) Arsenal 2-0 Sunderland Sunderland 1-4 Arsenal Sunderland 0-0 Arsenal Arsenal 3-1 Sunderland (FA Cup) Arsenal 3-1 Sunderland please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image
Frustrating to be going into this match with an injury-plagued attack, but if we can get through this game with a win (by any means necessary), then we should (touch wood) be in a very, very strong position after the break, with all the players we've got coming back. This is going to be an extremely difficult match - Sunderland are a very good team and our former player, Granit Xhaka, has been a vital component to their success this season. The battle with him and Rice will be intriguing. They can defend well and have some dangerous attacking players, especially on the counter. They have nothing to lose going into this, so I expect them to really come at us and be aggressive in what will be a hostile atmosphere at the SoL. It wouldn't surprise me at all if we drop points here, but I am hoping we have enough in the tank to get the win, especially after a relatively comfortable night in Prague last night where we didn't really get out of 2nd gear. Let's hope the boys deliver...
We just really need the Saka limp to come out in force once the game is won, and Rice and Eze too... and then Arteta to give Tuchel a quick call and to let him know they won't be going on England duty as they're so injured. Then straight back into the starting line-up for Spurs
