"Arsenal last conceded a goal at 5.05pm on 28 September. Since then, they've only allowed 12 shots on target in 12 hours and 56 minutes of football, over eight-and-a-half matches, a sequence that equals a club record established in 1903, when they were still knocking around in Woolwich. Nick Ames digs deeper. Share Sunderland are in If It Ain't Broke mode. They name the same XI that started the 2-1 win at Chelsea and the 1-1 draw with Everton."
"Arsenal make three changes after their 3-0 win at Slavia Prague. Eberechi Eze, Martin Zubimendi and Riccardo Calafiori step up; Ethan Nwaneri, Christian Nrgaard and Piero Hincapie sit down. Viktor Gyokeres remains on the injury list with a hamstring problem. Share Sunderland: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Geertruida, Mandava, Traore, Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee, Isidor. Subs: Patterson, Neil, Talbi, Brobbey, Rigg, Mayenda, O'Nien, Adingra, Masuaku."
"Sunderland do not have a good record against Arsenal. The last time these clubs met, four years ago, Arsenal won 5-1 in the League Cup, though the Black Cats were a League One outfit at the time. The last time they met in the Premier League, in 2016-17, Arsenal won 2-0 at home and 4-1 at the Stadium of Light."
Arsenal conceded their last goal at 5.05pm on 28 September and have since allowed only 12 shots on target across 12 hours and 56 minutes of play, matching a club defensive record from 1903. Sunderland name the same starting XI that faced Chelsea and Everton, indicating continuity. Granit Xhaka faces Arsenal for the first time since leaving two years ago. Arsenal make three changes after a 3-0 win at Slavia Prague, bringing in Eze, Zubimendi and Calafiori while Gyokeres remains sidelined with a hamstring issue. Historical head-to-heads favor Arsenal, who hold a long unbeaten league run against Sunderland.
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