Sunderland v Arsenal L I V E !

Sunderland and Arsenal will face off in week 13 as the Premier League resumes following the international break. The Gunners are coming off of a lopsided win while the Black Cats were losers their last time out.

The side managed by Steve Bruce are in 8th place of the Premier League log with 17 points. They sit 2 points behind 7th place Liverpool and 1 point ahead of 9th place Stoke City. In week 12 the Black Cats fell to Tottenham Hotspur by a score of 2-0 at White Hart Lane. Cattermole and Gordon are both set to miss out this week for Sunderland while Zenden and Mensah are both doubtful. week

The Gunners picked up a big win away to Wolverhampton Wanderers by a score of 1-4 at the Molineux in their last league match. The victory keeps Arsene Wenger’s squad within striking distance of first place Chelsea as they sit in 2nd place with 25 points, 5 points behind the first place Blues but with one match in hand. The Gunners are also just ahead of 3rd place Manchester United on goal difference, also with one match in hand on them. Arsenal have 8 confirmed injury absences for this game as Gibbs, Van Persie, Clichy, Wishere, Fabianksi, Bendtner, Denilson and Djourou are all out.

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