Arsenal are six points clear at the top of the table
Sunderland are fourth, seven points behind the Gunners
Recommended bet: Arsenal to win and both teams to score
Premier League leaders Arsenal are expected to extend their fine winning run when they go to Sunderland on Saturday, but the Black Cats might just be the side to finally end the Gunners' proud clean sheet record.
The Gunners are six points clear at the top of the table after a five-game winning streak in the top-flight, while overall Mikel Arteta's men head to the Stadium of Light having won their last 10 games in all competitions, incredibly keeping a clean sheet in their last eight.
Sunderland have also made a fantastic start and sit up in fourth place after so far defying gloomy predictions they would be relegation candidates following promotion.
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Team news
Sunderland defender Omar Alderete faces a late check after a recent concussion, but Aji Alese, Dennis Cirkin, Romaine Mundle, Leo Fuhr Hjelde and Habib Diarra are all ruled out.
Martin Zubimendi is expected to be fit to return for Arsenal but Viktor Gyokeres is the latest injury absentee for the leaders after he suffered a muscle injury against Burnley last week.
He joins Gabriel Martinelli, Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard on the sidelines, with Arteta again likely to utilise Mikel Merino up front on Wearside.
The stats
Arsenal have won their last 10 games in all competitions and have the best defensive record in the Premier League, conceding just three goals in 10 games.
The Gunners have kept eight successive clean sheets in all competitions – matching a club record set back in 1903.
Arsenal have won four of their five away league games, but have only scored six goals on the road.
Sunderland are one of only five teams in the top-flight yet to lose at home in the league this season and the Black Cats have scored in all five of their home league games.
Sunderland summer signing Granit Xhaka played 297 times for Arsenal between 2016 and 2023.
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Prediction
Another Arsenal victory looks extremely likely and the way the Gunners' defence has been operating, it is very tempting to suggest they will keep another clean sheet to extend their superb shutout record.
However, Arteta's side must surely concede a goal again soon and sprightly Sunderland could be the team to finally breach them.
The Black Cats have enjoyed a fairy tale return to the Premier League so far, albeit their stunning rise to fourth has been helped somewhat by a kind fixture list.
They have been particularly impressive at home, where West Ham, Brentford and Wolves have all been dispatched while Aston Villa and Everton could only leave with draws.
This is by far Sunderland's biggest test yet and they meet a Gunners side in tremendous form so an away win is expected, but the hosts can get on the scoresheet in defeat, maintaining their run of scoring in every game at the Stadium of Light so far this season.
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