Arsenal are only two points behind league topper Manchester City and are very much in the run for the title this term. However, they have lost the momentum in recent weeks due to injury crisis and despite the doom and gloom surrounding the team; the Gunners are desperate to return to winning ways. Arsenal didn’t even win a single Premier League fixture last month.

As if Wenger were not enough stressed out by repeated injuries along with dropped points, he will now face his old rival, Sam Allardyce, ready all the time to bring him more woes. Allardyce has quite nicely tightened up Sunderland, guided them to morale-boosting wins and he will now throw a simple yet challenging question towards Wenger, ‘Can you break us down?’ The rivalry between these two veteran tacticians has cooled down in these days but you can bet, there is still no love lost as the Big Sam steps into North London.

Here is the predicted lineup of both the teams.

Arsenal Starting Lineup:

Arsenal Substitutes:

Sunderland Starting Lineup:

Sunderland Substitutes: