Arsenal v Sunderland, 20 May 2015

Score0-0
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance59,987

View Arsenal v Sunderland head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm Four of the last seven meetings between these clubs at the Emirates had now ended in goalless draws.

0 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

0 Sunderland

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Santi Cazorla
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud

Starting lineup:

Costel Pantilimon Goalkeeper
Sebastián Coates Defender
Billy Jones Defender
John O'Shea Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Lee Cattermole Midfielder
Adam Johnson Midfielder
Seb Larsson Midfielder
Jermain Defoe Forward
Danny Graham Forward
Connor Wickham Forward

Substitutions:

Theo Walcott for Jack Wilshere 67
Tomáš Rosický for Mesut Özil 81

Substitutions:

Steven Fletcher for Danny Graham 46
Jack Rodwell for Connor Wickham 46
Will Buckley for Adam Johnson 75

Cards:

Aaron Ramsey 18 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Anthony Reveillere
Defender Santiago Vergini
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini
Midfielder/Forward Will Buckley
Forward Steven Fletcher

Comments:

League position: 3rd Arsenal had now failed to score in three successive home Premier League games for the first time since February 2009 when they played out four successive goalless draws. The Gunners were now unbeaten in their last 18 Premier League games played on a Wednesday (won ten). They had now not conceded a goal in the first-half at the Emirates in the Premier League since 18 October 2014 against Hull City.

Comments:

League position: 15th With one game to play, this result meant that the Black Cats had secured their Premier League status for a ninth successive season. The Black Cats had now only lost one of their last seven Premier League games (won three). They were now unbeaten in five matches for the first time since the same sequence of games (numbers 33 to 37) in the previous season. This was Sunderland’s ninth 0-0 of the season, a joint Premier League record. It was also their 17th draw overall, the most in a 38-match Premier League season. Their last away league victory against Arsenal was a 2-1 win at Highbury on 5 November 1983. They later won there 3-2 in the League Cup on 6 November 2002.

0 Arsenal

Manager: Arsene Wenger

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Santi Cazorla
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Theo Walcott for Jack Wilshere 67
Tomáš Rosický for Mesut Özil 81

Cards:

Aaron Ramsey 18 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Comments:

League position: 3rd Arsenal had now failed to score in three successive home Premier League games for the first time since February 2009 when they played out four successive goalless draws. The Gunners were now unbeaten in their last 18 Premier League games played on a Wednesday (won ten). They had now not conceded a goal in the first-half at the Emirates in the Premier League since 18 October 2014 against Hull City.

0 Sunderland

Starting lineup:

Costel Pantilimon Goalkeeper
Sebastián Coates Defender
Billy Jones Defender
John O'Shea Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Lee Cattermole Midfielder
Adam Johnson Midfielder
Seb Larsson Midfielder
Jermain Defoe Forward
Danny Graham Forward
Connor Wickham Forward

Substitutions:

Steven Fletcher for Danny Graham 46
Jack Rodwell for Connor Wickham 46
Will Buckley for Adam Johnson 75

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Anthony Reveillere
Defender Santiago Vergini
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini
Midfielder/Forward Will Buckley
Forward Steven Fletcher

Comments:

League position: 15th With one game to play, this result meant that the Black Cats had secured their Premier League status for a ninth successive season. The Black Cats had now only lost one of their last seven Premier League games (won three). They were now unbeaten in five matches for the first time since the same sequence of games (numbers 33 to 37) in the previous season. This was Sunderland’s ninth 0-0 of the season, a joint Premier League record. It was also their 17th draw overall, the most in a 38-match Premier League season. Their last away league victory against Arsenal was a 2-1 win at Highbury on 5 November 1983. They later won there 3-2 in the League Cup on 6 November 2002.