This is the Official Sunderland vs Arsenal Premier League match thread...AND IT'S LIVE
The thread is up early today because today could be a very big for us! If results go our way, we could see ourselves back in the top 4 for only the 2nd time this season. If results go against us we could be in 7th position, 6 points behind Chelsea and 13 behind Spurs With Spurs, Chelsea, Newcastle, Liverpool and ourselves all having very trick fixtures, today could be a telling day in the race for CL football.
Sunderland Team News
Mignolet, Bardsley, Turner, O'Shea, Richardson, Larsson , Gardner , Colback, McClean , Sessegnon ,
Campbell (Ji 87
Subs: Westwood, Bridge , Wickham, Ji, Meyler, Kyrgiakos, Elmohamady
Arsenal Team News
Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker (Ramsey 72'), Koscielny, Vermaelen, Song, Arteta, Rosicky , Walcott (Arshavin 87'), Chamberlain (Henry 66'),
Van Persie
Subs: Fabianski, Henry , Ramsey, Arshavin , Gibbs , Benayoun, Coquelin.
Sunderland
Stéphane Sessegnon - 7
Sebastian Larsson - 6
Super Nicklas Bendtner - 3
Top Scorers
Arsenal
Robin Van Persie - 28
Theo Walcott - 6
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 4
Mikel Arteta - 4
Gervinho - 4
Form Table
Sunderland - WWLWWW (15/18 points)
Arsenal - WLLLDW (7/18 points)
Previous Meetings
Sunday 16th October 2011: Arsenal 2-1 Sunderland
Saturday 5th March 2011: Arsenal 0-0 Sunderland
Saturday 18th September 2010: Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal
All time Head to Head record
Sunderland wins: 49
Draws: 38
Arsenal wins: 53
Batmanu's STAT
Arsenal have had 11 shots cleared off the line this season, more than any other team in the league. Needless to say it is certain we will add to that tally today
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLS
McClean 70'
Ramsey 75'
HENRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 90+1'
Bookings
Richardson 18'
Campbell 44'
Rosicky 77'
Match Thread Rules
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2) No fake scorelines ✔
3) Be fickle ✔
4) No Scousers ✔
5) No racists ✔
6) No over excessive smiley spamming ✔
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Venue: The Stadium of Light, may Eboué be with us.
K.O. 15:00
Predictions
Man United 3-0 Liverpool (Evra hat trick)
Everton 2-1 Chelsea
Sunderland 0-5 Arsenal (Chamberlain to score all 5)
Spurs 0-0 Newcastle (Modric, Krul, Bale and Ba all sent off)
COYG
✔FT: Sunderland 1-2 Arsenal Match Thread✔
posted on 12/2/12
HENRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
posted on 12/2/12
I think you will all agree that the referee was very much on Arsenal's side which probably changed the course of the match...
However, at the death it boiled down to us missing a good opportunity and Arsenal taking theirs...
It's not often I say this, as they are my least favourite London-based supporters, but well done Spurs for putting the Skunks firmly in their place..
posted on 12/2/12
Somebody's a bit WOUND UP
posted on 13/2/12
It's probably that ledley bull guy
posted on 13/2/12
posted on 13/2/12
1150
posted on 17/2/12
Are we just carrying on with this thread for the cup game?
posted on 17/2/12
Nah I will make a new one. It would have been a good idea but I would feel dirty deleting Henry's winner from the match thread!
posted on 18/2/12
No excuses for us today . . . . we weren't bothered about last week's league game, 'cos of it's lack of importance to us but we really are bothered about today
If Arsenal win we will be upset, and we will then 'concentrate on the league' but we will not say that we weren't bothered
Today matters
Good luck Arsenal . . . . but not too much
F.T.M.
posted on 18/2/12
Has it finished already?!?!!? Well, im dissapointed i missed it but glad we won! Next round here we come!