Summary

  • Sunderland secure top-flight safety

  • Final relegation spot between Hull and Newcastle

  • Arsenal not yet mathematically secured third

  • Gunners had 28 shots

  1. Can you beat Lawro?published at 19:09 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Prediction gameImage source, .

    Have your say on tonight's match between Arsenal and Sunderland by predicting here and you will receive a video message from BBC Sport pundits reflecting on your performance at the end of the game.

  2. Text us on 81111published at 19:08 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Frostie. Market Drayton on text: Gordon Banks of course. And he was a good saver.

    We are asking which footballer would you like to see on a bank note and why? Get in touch with your suggestions at #bbcfootball, external, pop on to the BBC Sport Facebook page, external or BBC Sport's Google+ area., external You can also text us on 81111 in the UK only - don't forget to say who you are and where you are texting from.

  3. Postpublished at 19:03 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Seasons

    I can't see Newcastle adding to their brace of Champions League campaigns any time soon, can you?

  4. Postpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Those flats (see image at top of screen) are a real eyesore aren't they? Have a word with the planning committee.

  5. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    The Bank of England have decided that the next version of the £20 note in the UK should carry the portrait of 'a visual artist.'

    Well that got us all thinking here at BBC Sport - there are plenty of artists who have graced the pitch over the years. So which footballer would you like to see on a bank note? Who deserves a home in the wallets of the great unwashed, and why?

    Currency
    Image caption,

    Which player would you like to see on a bank note - and why?

    Will it be Dennis Bergkamp? Did Gianfranco Zola dazzle enough to deserve a spot opposite the Queen? Bobby Moore? George Best? Kelly Smith? Emile Heskey?

    Let's show the Bank of England what a real artist looks like. Get in touch with your suggestions at #bbcfootball, external, pop on to the BBC Sport Facebook page, external or BBC Sport's Google+ area., external

    You can also text us on 81111 in the UK only - don't forget to say who you are and where you are texting from.

  6. Team Newspublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Midfielder Jack Wilshere starts for Arsenal for the first time since 22 November after ankle problems. The 23-year-old is one of two changes manager Arsene Wenger makes after the 1-1 draw with Manchester United last Sunday. Also in is Kieran Gibbs while Nacho Monreal and Francis Coquelin make way.

    Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat brings back winger Adam Johnson for his side's penultimate game of the season. The former Manchester City player was arrested in March and has since been charged with three counts of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl. Making way for Johnson is Liam Bridcutt.

    Arsenal XI: Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Ramsey, Cazorla, Wilshere, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud

    Sunderland XI: Pantilimon, Jones, van Aanholt, O'Shea, Coates, Cattermole, Larsson, Johnson, Graham, Defoe, Wickham.

  7. Postpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Phil McNulty at Emirates
    BBC Sport chief football writer

    "Arsenal can wrap up third place by avoiding defeat to Sunderland here at The Emirates tonight and manager Arsene Wenger reflects on Sunday's draw at Manchester United as another sign of the growing strength and maturity of his team.

    "He writes in his programme notes: 'Especially defensively, I feel we are much more stable and you do not feel any more that we that we play with fear in the big games'."

  8. Postpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Lovely evening at the Emirates, a sun-kissed haven as the Arsenal goalkeepers go through their warm-ups. How hard a job is being a goalkeeper coach do we reckon?

    I can't imagine David Ospina needs any basics ironing out so is it just a case of chipping in crosses for him to catch and then peppering him with volleys? Count me in.

  9. Who is going down?published at 18:51 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Dick Advocaat, Steve bruce and John CarverImage source, .

    So, Burnley and QPR and already facing up to life back in the Championship next season, but who will be the third and final team to suffer Premier League relegation?

    You can vote on this page until 20:45 BST and the results will be published soon after it is closed. Terms and conditions here.

  10. Snooze or lose...published at 18:48 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Aaron RamseyImage source, Getty Images

    This season has fizzled out, rather than exploded, so it's not the best time to tell you that three of the last six meetings at the Emirates between these sides have ended in goalless draws...

  11. BREAKING TEAM NEWSpublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Sunderland

    Adam Johnson starts for Sunderland in the only change from the side which drew 0-0 with Leicester.

  12. BREAKING TEAM NEWSpublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Arsenal

    Arsenal hand a start to midfielder Jack Wilshere as they make two changes from the side which drew at Old Trafford.

  13. Postpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    JuninhoImage source, Getty Images

    Arsenal have been in the last 17 Champions Leagues in a row and a win tonight secures a place in the group stage for next year too.

    A brilliant achievement - as good as winning a trophy?

  14. 'They will counter attack'published at 18:41 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "I expect them [Sunderland] to be well organised defensively, sound at the back, and to try to use all the counter-attacks they can.

    Arsene WengerImage source, AP

    "We have to put a high rhythm into this game and play with a high level of energy to win.

    "Sunderland, for a few years now, have struggled until five, six games before the end... [but] always they just find the final resources to get out of relegation."

  15. Postpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Italian Coppa Italia

    Also tonight, Juventus are bidding to complete a domestic double when they take on Lazio in the Coppa Italia final.

    The Old Lady have already sealed the Serie A title and could even make it a treble in the Champions League final against Barcelona in June.

    We will keep you updated throughout the night here.

  16. Postpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    However, the omens are not good for Dick Advocaat and his Sunderland side.

    Sunderland have alternated between defeats and 0-0 draws on their seven visits to the Emirates Stadium, with a last league win at the home of the Gunners coming way back in 1983, when a 17-year-old Tony Adams was making his debut for the hosts.

    Tony AdamsImage source, PA
    Image caption,

    How Arsenal - or any other side - could do with unearthing a young Tony Adams, seen here against West Brom in 1984

    Will Arsene Wenger hand a few kids a game tonight?

  17. Postpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Last season Sunderland secured safety on the penultimate game of the season with a 2-0 win over West Brom.

    Sunderland were seven points adrift of safety with a month to go of the season, but produced a miraculous run of 13 points from a possible 15 - including wins at Chelsea and Manchester United - to pull off a stunning escape.

    This year's exploits haven't been quite as miraculous - but Sunderland started May in the relegation zone and will be hoping to avoid a nervous last day of the season with a point this evening.

  18. Win and you're safepublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 20 May 2015

    Vito MannoneImage source, Getty Images

    They've never won at the Emirates.

    They've had the fewest shots on target in the whole Premier League.

    Danny GrahamImage source, Getty Images

    They've won three away games all season.

    Their top scorer has five league goals.

    But cheer up Sunderland fans. A point tonight at Arsenal and the Black Cats will be safe!

    Can they avoid the drop yet again?