Arsenal are unbeaten in 12 meetings with Sunderland, winning nine of them, including each of the last three. The Gunners have won four of their last five visits to Wearside, with the Black Cats' most-recent Premier League victory in this fixture coming in November 2009 when Darren Bent was the only scorer.
Sunderland vs Arsenal preview
Will Arsenal's extraordinary winning streak continue? On Tuesday night, the Gunners swatted aside Slavia Prague 3-0 in the Czech capital, with Bukayo Saka emphatically converting a penalty, before two instinctive finishes from Mikel Merino made the points secure. That made it four Champions League wins out of four for Mikel Arteta's team, scoring 11 goals and conceding zero.
This has very much been the theme of Arsenal's season. In fact, victory in Prague was their eighth successive win across all competitions, not conceding a single goal in any of them. In Premier League terms, they have now won five on the spin, most recently beating Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor last weekend, thanks to first half headers from Viktor Gyökeres and then Declan Rice.
This means Arsenal start the weekend six points clear at the top, but their next two Premier League matches are against Tottenham and Chelsea, with a visit from Bayern Munich sandwiched in-between, making this a challenging November. Arteta's team have already equalled the club record of eight successive clean sheets set in 1903, a sequence ended by Glossop North End back then, while no top-flight English club has ever won nine consecutive matches without conceding. So, can Arsenal make history and secure three precious points on Wearside come Saturday evening?
Well, Sunderland will be no push-overs, underlined by the fact that they kick off in the top four, and would move to within just four points of their visitors with victory. The Black Cats missed the chance to go second on Monday night, held to a 1-1 draw by Everton at the Stadium of Light, with Granit Xhaka lashing home a deflected equaliser shortly after half time.
Nevertheless, the fact that Régis Le Bris' side were disappointed to only draw that game emphasises just how well they've done. To date, the Black Cats have only been beaten by Burnley and Manchester United, still unbeaten at the Stadium of Light, collecting 11 points out of a possible 15. Their tally of 18 points is already six more than Southampton managed last season, while just eight more would have been enough to see them survive a year ago, but they may now have their sights set a little higher. So, can Sunderland derail Arsenal's title aspirations on Wearside come Saturday night?
Sunderland vs Arsenal head-to-head record
- Matches Played: 154.
- Sunderland Wins: 50. Draws: 41. Arsenal Wins: 63.
Sunderland team news
Régis Le Bris switched to a back three against Everton on Monday night, Lutsharel Geertruida coming into defence, so it'll be interesting to see if he feels as though that experiment bared fruit.
With club-record signing Habib Diarra sidelined until Christmas, Noah Sadiki will keep his place in midfield, although a yellow card would see him sit out the trip to Fulham in a fortnight suspended. Wilson Isidor has four Premier League goals to his name this season, so can he add to his tally?
Sunderland predicted lineup vs Arsenal: (4-3-3): Roefs; Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Reinildo; Xhaka, Le Fée, Sadiki; Traoré, Talbi, Isidor.
Sunderland player to watch vs Arsenal
Granit Xhaka made 297 appearances for Arsenal, going on a character arc that very few ever expirence at a single club, immensely unpopular at one stage but departing a hero. He scored 23 goals for the Gunners, so can he net against them on Wearside?
Arsenal team news
Mikel Arteta is very short of attacking options, given that Martin Ødegaard, Gabriel Martinelli, Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and now Viktor Gyökeres are all sidelined.
So, in a throwback to last season, Mikel Merino will lead the line, having bagged his ninth and ten goals in Prague on Tuesday since first being used as an emergency striker in February.
Elsewhere, Martín Zubimendi will return at the base of midfield, having been suspended on Tuesday, while Riccardo Calafiori is likely to be restored at left-back and Eberechi Eze back in midfield.
Arsenal predicted lineup vs Sunderland: (4-3-3): Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Zubimendi, Rice, Eze; Saka, Trossard, Merino.
Arsenal player to watch vs Sunderland
Bukayo Saka's spot-kick against Slavia Prague means he has now netted in four successive Champions League away appearance. In Premier League terms meantime, Saka has netted against 23 different opponents, so can he add Sunderland to that list?
Sunderland vs Arsenal prediction
We are backing Arsenal to both win and keep a clean sheet at the Stadium of Light because, well, that's just what Mikel Arteta's team do, albeit this one will be far from easy: Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal.
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What is the date and kick-off time for Sunderland vs Arsenal in the Premier League?
Sunderland vs Arsenal takes place on Saturday 8 November 2025, with kick off at 17:30 (GMT), 12:30 (ET) & 9:30 (PT).