Sunderland v Arsenal, 24 April 2016

Score0-0
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance45,420
Sunderland had now won only one of the last 25 Premier League meetings (lost 15). Kick-off: 2.05pm

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Younès Kaboul
Defender Lamine Koné
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Jan Kirchhoff
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Yann M'Vila
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Wahbi Khazri

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Per Mertesacker Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Mohamed El Neny Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Duncan Watmore for Fabio Borini 74
Seb Larsson for Jan Kirchhoff 78

Substitutions:

Theo Walcott for Alex Iwobi 71
Danny Welbeck for Olivier Giroud 71
Jack Wilshere for Mesut Özil 84

Cards:

Fabio Borini 58 Y
Wahbi Khazri 90 Y

Cards:

Aaron Ramsey 40 Y
Héctor Bellerín 49 Y
Mohamed El Neny 76 Y
Laurent Koscielny 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Billy Jones
Defender John O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Midfielder Seb Larsson
Forward Dame N'Doye
Forward Duncan Watmore

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 17th Sunderland had now won four of their last 18 home Premier League games, including one of the last seven. The Black Cats had now kept three clean sheets in their last four Premier League games after conceding in each of the previous 16.

Comments:

League position: 4th Arsenal had now won three of their last 12 away games in the Premier League (lost three) after winning ten of the previous 12. Olivier Giroud had now failed to score in 19 of his last 20 games for the Gunners in all competitions.

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Younès Kaboul
Defender Lamine Koné
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Jan Kirchhoff
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Yann M'Vila
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Wahbi Khazri

Substitutions:

Duncan Watmore for Fabio Borini 74
Seb Larsson for Jan Kirchhoff 78

Cards:

Fabio Borini 58 Y
Wahbi Khazri 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Billy Jones
Defender John O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Midfielder Seb Larsson
Forward Dame N'Doye
Forward Duncan Watmore

Comments:

League position: 17th Sunderland had now won four of their last 18 home Premier League games, including one of the last seven. The Black Cats had now kept three clean sheets in their last four Premier League games after conceding in each of the previous 16.

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Per Mertesacker Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Mohamed El Neny Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Theo Walcott for Alex Iwobi 71
Danny Welbeck for Olivier Giroud 71
Jack Wilshere for Mesut Özil 84

Cards:

Aaron Ramsey 40 Y
Héctor Bellerín 49 Y
Mohamed El Neny 76 Y
Laurent Koscielny 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 4th Arsenal had now won three of their last 12 away games in the Premier League (lost three) after winning ten of the previous 12. Olivier Giroud had now failed to score in 19 of his last 20 games for the Gunners in all competitions.