Arsenal vs Sunderland prediction and preview
Premier League · Saturday 20 March 2027, 15:00 UTC
Match facts
Arsenal vs Sunderland
Premier League · Saturday 20 March 2027, 15:00 UTC · Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal vs Sunderland preview
Arsenal host Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday 20 March 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Emirates Stadium in London. Arsenal go into the round 1st, on 24 points from 9 games, while Sunderland go into the round 20th, on 5 points from 9 games.
Arsenal come into the game with a W-W-D-W-W run in the league (4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 5), while Sunderland's recent sequence reads L-D-D-L-W. Over their last 6, Arsenal have scored 1.8 and conceded 0.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Sunderland average 0.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Arsenal won 7, 3 games were drawn and Sunderland won 0. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 12 Sep 2026, ended Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal.
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Form and table
- ArsenalLast five: W W D W W
- SunderlandLast five: W L D D L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 24 | LWWWW |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 5 | LLLDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Arsenal expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
David Raya, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Jurriën Timber, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke, Martin Ødegaard, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz
Sunderland expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Robin Roefs, Luke O'Nien, Trai Hume, Reinildo Mandava, Omar Alderete, Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Chris Rigg, Nilson Angulo, Enzo Le Fée, Timur Tuterov
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