Sunderland v Arsenal: Prediction, team news, lineups and odds

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All the team news and predictions ahead of the Premier League clash between Sunderland and Arsenal.

Arsenal will look to maintain their winning start to the season when they travel to the Stadium of Light to face Sunderland.

The Gunners have three wins out of three in the Premier League and began their Champions League campaign with a 1-0 win away at Napoli.

Sunderland started the season with a 2-1 defeat at Ipswich Town but have since taken four points from Fulham and Brentford, while also beating Hull City in the Carabao Cup.

Sunderland v Arsenal kick-off time

Sunderland v Arsenal kicks off at 8pm BST on Saturday, September 12 at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland v Arsenal how to watch

The game will be shown live in the UK via TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and HBO Max, with coverage starting from 6.30pm.

TalkSPORT will provide full match commentary.

Sunderland team news

Arsenal were linked with Malick Fofana in the summer but ultimately opted not to pursue a move, which led to the winger joining Sunderland in a £30million deal on deadline day.

After coming off the bench against Brentford and playing 79 minutes in the 1-0 win over Hull City, he is now expected to make his full Premier League debut against the Gunners.

Fellow summer signings Dayann Methalie and Jules Ahoka made their debuts against Hull, although Reinildo and Noah Sadiki should go back into the starting line-up.

Habib Diarra will be sidelined until the end of October due to a hamstring injury, while Romaine Mundle faces a few months out after undergoing surgery on a serious knee injury.

Chemsdine Talbi looked set to sign for Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad, but is now set to stay at Sunderland and will be pushing for a start after scoring the winner against Hull.

Arsenal team news

Cristhian Mosquera has now missed consecutive games since picking up a muscle injury against Aston Villa and is also a doubt for the trip to the Stadium of Light.

Jurrien Timber is yet to feature this season after undergoing minor surgery over the summer, but he has been back in first-team training and also travelled with the squad to Naples.

The Netherlands international could feature against Sunderland, although William Saliba is still a number of weeks away from returning from his back injury.

Riccardo Calafiori, Christos Tzolis and Kai Havertz were named on the bench in midweek as Arteta looked to freshen up the team, but they should all be restored to the starting lineup against Sunderland.

Arsenal have been carefully managing Bruno Guimaraes’ minutes following his previous muscle issue, but the former Newcastle United captain will be pushing for a start at the Stadium of Light.

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