Sunderland are winless in their last 15 Premier League games against Arsenal (D5 L10), since a 1-0 home victory in November 2009.

All three of Arsenal’s Premier League defeats against Sunderland have come away from home, and all by a 1-0 scoreline (January 1997, August 2000, November 2009). Indeed, they’ve never conceded more than once in 16 visits to the Black Cats in the competition.

Sunderland haven’t won any of their last 23 Premier League games against sides starting the day in the top four of the table (D7 L16) since a 2-1 win over 2nd place Chelsea in April 2014. Their last victory over a table topping side in the top-flight was in a 1-0 home win against Man City in January 2012.

Arsenal have won their last five Premier League matches, last winning more in a row between April and August 2024 (eight wins). Their last four wins have all come without conceding – the Gunners last won five in a row with a clean sheet each time in September/October 1987 under George Graham.

Sunderland’s 18 points are the most a newly promoted side has won 10 games into a Premier League season since Hull City in 2008-09 (20). The Black Cats remain unbeaten at the Stadium of Light this season (P5 W3 D2), last enjoying a longer run without defeat on home soil in the top-flight between August and December 2010 under Steve Bruce (9).

Arsenal have scored eight Premier League goals from corners this season – the most ever by a side in their first 10 games of a season. Since 2022-23, the Gunners have scored 51 goals from corners in the competition, 14 more anyone else (Spurs, 37).

Arsenal have faced just 19 shots on target in the Premier League this season – including only one across their last four games – with this average of 1.9 faced per game the lowest by a team Opta has on record in a season since 2003-04.

The two best xG differences in a game state in the Premier League this season have been Arsenal when they’ve been drawing (+5.70) and winning (+5.17). The Gunners are also yet to concede a goal when winning in 2025-26, scoring eight goals when already ahead – only Man City have scored more (10).

Granit Xhaka made 225 Premier League appearances for Arsenal between 2016 and 2023, with 113 of those coming under current Gunners boss Mikel Arteta. Having netted his first goal for Sunderland in their 1-1 draw with Everton on Monday night, Xhaka will be looking to score in consecutive Premier League games for the first time since March-April 2023.

Three of Viktor Gyökeres’ four Premier League goals for Arsenal have been against newly promoted clubs (two vs Leeds, one vs Burnley) – he’s converted three of his four shots in these two games (75%), compared to only one in 16 not against promoted sides (6%).