Premier League Quick Preview: Sunderland Vs Arsenal
Defending champions Arsenal sit second in the Premier League table with three wins from three and their trip to the north east won't be a straight-forward journey.
Sunderland will have to put their Europa League tie with AZ Alkmaar next Wednesday out of their mind and focus on beating Mikel Arteta's side.
The Black Cats claimed a point in this fixture last season thanks to Brian Brobbey's injury time equaliser to make it 2-2.
Sunderland are overwhelming underdogs on betting apps, but a certain Granit Xhaka will hope to bloody the nose of his former team.
Gunners Scoring Streak
Arsenal's 2-1 win at home to Chelsea last weekend extended their streak to 19 league games with at least one goal scored.
The last time the Gunners failed to score in the league was when they were held to a goalless draw by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground In January.
The Black Cats kept a clean sheet in their home opener, but with all due respect to Fulham, Arsenal are a much tougher proposition.
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Xhaka To Be Booked
One of the least surprising incidents during the 2026/27 Premier League season was Granit Xhaka picking up a yellow card against his former team in the 2-2 draw at the Stadium of Light.
Xhaka is no stranger to referees and there is every possibility John Brooks takes his name on Saturday evening.
The Swiss midfielder is one of the reasons why Sunderland have a Europa League tie to look forward to on Wednesday night.
Hot Streaks & Stats:
- Sunderland lost the corner count in seven of their last nine competitive matches.
- Sunderland’s opponents received 2+ yellow cards in their last six Premier League home games.
- Ten of Arsenal’s last 13 away league wins came by a single-goal margin.
- Arsenal’s last ten league matches produced an odd number of goals.
Early Season Team Streaks
- Sunderland score 1+ goal - 3 games
- Sunderland 11+ shots registered - 3 games
- Sunderland 4+ shots on target - 3 games
- Sunderland 12+ fouls won - 3 games
- Arsenal score 1+ goal - 3 games
- Arsenal 4+ corners - 3 games
- Arsenal 1+ card received - 3 games
- Arsenal 13+ fouls won - 3 games
Early Season Player Streaks
- Thomas Meunier (SUN) 1+ shot on target - 3 games
- Brian Brobbey (SUN) 1+ shot - 3 games
- Noah Sadiki (SUN) 1+ shot - 3 games
- Brian Brobbey (SUN) 1+ foul committed - 3 games
- Trai Hume (SUN) 1+ foul committed - 3 games
- Dan Ballard (SUN) 1+ foul won - 3 games
- Enzo Le Fee (SUN) 1+ foul won - 3 games
- Granit Xhaka (SUN) 1+ foul won - 3 games
- Nilson Angulo (SUN) 1+ foul won - 3 games
- Noah Sadiki (SUN) 1+ foul won - 3 games
- Reinildo (SUN) 1+ foul won - 3 games
- Bukayo Saka (ARS) 1+ shot on target - 3 games
- Kai Havertz (ARS) 1+ shot on target - 3 games
- Bukayo Saka (ARS) 2+ shots - 3 games
- Bukayo Saka (ARS) 1+ foul won - 3 games
- Christos Tzolis (ARS) 1+ foul won - 3 games
- Kai Havertz (ARS) 2+ fouls won - 3 games
- Myles Lewis-Skelly 1+ foul won - 3 games
It's been a great start to the season for Sunderland and it will get a whole lot better if they can beat the champions and Dutch side AZ Alkmaar on Wednesday night.
It's been business as usual for the Gunners, who conceded their first goal of the season in the second minute of their 2-1 win over Chelsea.
