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Arsenal vs Sunderland lineups

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Arsenal host Sunderland at Emirates Stadium on 20 March 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 30 of the Premier League. They last met on 12 September 2026, when Arsenal won 2-0.

Arsenal vs Sunderland match facts

Kick-off
Sat 20 Mar 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Emirates Stadium, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 30

Arsenal vs Sunderland lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Arsenal vs Sunderland head to head

13
Arsenal wins
6
Draws
1
Sunderland wins

39–13 on goals in 20 meetings since 18 September 2010

Recent Arsenal vs Sunderland results

  1. Sunderland0–2ArsenalPremier LeagueStadium of Light
  2. Arsenal3–0SunderlandPremier LeagueEmirates Stadium
  3. Sunderland2–2ArsenalPremier LeagueStadium of Light
  4. Arsenal5–1SunderlandLeague CupEmirates Stadium
  5. Arsenal2–0SunderlandPremier LeagueEmirates Stadium

Arsenal vs Sunderland history

Arsenal have won four of the last five, with one drawn. Sunderland have not won any of their five visits to Emirates Stadium. The clubs have already met one time this season, in the Premier League. Both clubs scored in two of the last five. Arsenal are unbeaten in the last fifteen meetings.

Emirates Stadium

Arsenal play at Emirates Stadium in London. The ground holds 60,383. Sunderland have not won there in five visits. Arsenal have won five of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Sunderland's most recent visit was on 7 February 2026, a 0-3 defeat.

Last meeting: Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal, September 2026

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Sunderland, 4-2-3-1
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Arsenal, 4-2-3-1
Sunderland crest
SunderlandFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 20Nordi MukieleD
  3. 4Kevin DansoD
  4. 5Daniel BallardD
  5. 17ReinildoD
  6. 34Granit XhakaM
  7. 27Noah SadikiM
  8. 12MeunierM
  9. 28Enzo Le FéeM
  10. 10Nilson AnguloM
  11. 9Brian BrobbeyF

Bench

  1. 31Melker EllborgG
  2. 15Omar AldereteD
  3. 13Luke O'NienM
  4. 32Trai HumeD
  5. 6Dayann MethalieD
  6. 11Christopher RiggM
  7. 7Chemsdine TalbiF
  8. 39Malick FofanaF
  9. 18Wilson IsidorF

Coach: Regis Le Bris

Arsenal crest
ArsenalFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 4Benjamin WhiteD
  3. 15Ezri KonsaD
  4. 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
  5. 33Riccardo CalafioriD
  6. 41Declan RiceM
  7. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyM
  8. 7Bukayo SakaM
  9. 8Martin ØdegaardM
  10. 17TzolisM
  11. 29Kai HavertzF

Bench

  1. 13KepaG
  2. 12Jurriën TimberD
  3. 5Piero HincapiéD
  4. 36Martín ZubimendiM
  5. 39Bruno GuimarãesM
  6. 23Mikel MerinoM
  7. 10Eberechi EzeM
  8. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  9. 20Chukwunonso MaduekeF

Coach: Mikel Arteta

Sunderland lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Arsenal in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 12 September 2026 in the Premier League. Arsenal won 2-0. Enzo Le Fée, Bruno Guimarães and Bukayo Saka scored. Robin Roefs and David Raya started in goal.

Arsenal vs Sunderland lineups — common questions

When is Arsenal vs Sunderland?
Arsenal vs Sunderland kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 20 March 2027 at Emirates Stadium in London. The match is Matchweek 30 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 12 September 2026.
What was the score in the last Arsenal vs Sunderland match?
In the meeting before this one, Arsenal won 2-0 on 12 September 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Arsenal won 3-0 on 7 February 2026 in the Premier League. Arsenal have won 13 of the 20 meetings between the clubs and Sunderland have won 1.

Sunderland vs Arsenal at Stadium of Light

Updated 22 September 2026