Arsenal vs Sunderland Preview

Arsenal welcome Sunderland to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon for an English Premier League fixture that kicks off at 15:00 GMT. The Gunners arrive in excellent form, while the Black Cats have shown resilience in their recent matches.

Arsenal’s most recent outing produced a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Chelsea on February 3rd. Prior to that, they secured an impressive 4-0 away win at Leeds United and beat Kairat Almaty 3-2 at home in the Champions League. Earlier in this sequence, they suffered a 2-3 home defeat to Manchester United before claiming a 3-1 away victory at Internazionale. With four wins from their last five matches, the Gunners have rediscovered their attacking potency while maintaining defensive solidity in most outings.

Sunderland head to North London with momentum from their most recent match, a commanding 3-0 home win over Burnley on February 2nd. Prior to that, they lost 3-1 away at West Ham United and defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 at home. Earlier in this sequence, they won 1-1 away at Everton in the FA Cup (on penalties) after losing 3-0 away at Brentford. The Black Cats have collected three wins from their last five matches, demonstrating their capability to compete at this level despite the challenging fixtures ahead.

The head-to-head record heavily favours Arsenal, who have won three of the last five meetings, with two draws and no Sunderland victories. Most recently, the teams shared a 2-2 draw at the Stadium of Light in November 2025. Arsenal secured a dominant 5-1 home win in the Carabao Cup in December 2021 and claimed a 4-1 away victory in October 2016.

Injured Players:

Arsenal: Bukayo Saka (Out), Max Dowman (Out), Mikel Merino (Out)

Sunderland: Grant Xhaka (Out), Aji Alese (Out), Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi (Out), Bertrand Traoré (Out)

Both teams face similar injury concerns heading into this fixture, each missing players. Arsenal will be without key attacking outlet Saka alongside Dowman and Merino, depleting their midfield and wide options. Sunderland have lost Xhaka, Alese, Ta Bi and Traoré, weakening their squad depth across defensive and midfield positions.

Fans worldwide can tune in to watch this Premier League encounter. In Great Britain, audio coverage is available on BBC Radio 5 Live, while Irish viewers can catch the match on Premier Sports ROI 1 alongside BBC Radio 5 Live. American supporters can watch via Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, UNIVERSO NOW and Peacock, with audio coverage on SiriusXM FC. Canadian fans have coverage on DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada and Fubo Sports Network 4 Canada.

Possible Line-Ups:

Arsenal (4-3-3) Calafori, Raya, Magalhaes, Zubimendi, Timber, Rice, Gyokeres, Saliba, Odegaard, Madueke, Trossard

Sunderland (4-2-3-1) Mukiele, Roeis, Hume, Diarra, Alderete, Mandava, Brobbey, Fee, Sadiki, Ballard, Talbi

Arsenal – Last 5 Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Arsenal	1-0	Chelsea	English Carabao Cup	Feb 3, 2026
W	Leeds United	0-4	Arsenal	English Premier League	Jan 31, 2026
W	Arsenal	3-2	Kairat Almaty	Champions League	Jan 28, 2026
L	Arsenal	2-3	Manchester United	English Premier League	Jan 25, 2026
W	Internazionale	1-3	Arsenal	Champions League	Jan 20, 2026

Sunderland – Last 5 Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Sunderland	3-0	Burnley	English Premier League	Feb 2, 2026
L	West Ham United	3-1	Sunderland	English Premier League	Jan 24, 2026
W	Sunderland	2-1	Crystal Palace	English Premier League	Jan 17, 2026
W	Everton	1-1	Sunderland	English FA Cup	Jan 10, 2026
L	Brentford	3-0	Sunderland	English Premier League	Jan 7, 2026

Head-to-Head Record – Last 5 Meetings

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
	Sunderland	2-2	Arsenal	English Premier League	Nov 8, 2025
	Arsenal	5-1	Sunderland	English Carabao Cup	Dec 21, 2021
	Arsenal	2-0	Sunderland	English Premier League	May 16, 2017
	Sunderland	1-4	Arsenal	English Premier League	Oct 29, 2016
	Sunderland	0-0	Arsenal	English Premier League	Apr 24, 2016

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Broadcaster
Great Britain	BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland Republic	Premier Sports ROI 1, BBC Radio 5 Live
USA	Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, UNIVERSO NOW, Peacock, SiriusXM FC
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network 4 Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
Germany	Sky Sport 9/HD, Sky Go, WOW, RTL+
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN1 Spain, Movistar+
Italy	SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport Calcio, NOW TV