Sunderland vs Arsenal 2011-12 Preview

Owing to lack of time(I have just fie minutes left till the match starts), I'm previewing today's match using bullet points. And here they go:

• We put on a really clinical show in the last match against Blackburn, scoring 7 goals out of 8 shots on goal.
• Theo Walcott heard me and shut me up well and good. I hope he keeps doing that for the rest of the season.
• Alex Oxlade chamberlain impressed me, among other things, with his composure for his first goal. (Maybe Gervinho had a chat with him after the game, he scored that cracking goal in the African Nations Cup).
• Thierry Henry scored in his last ever appearance in the new home of Arsenal. Nice of Robin to give the scoring opportunity to the King.
• We now start a run of vital games that will make or break our season. And it begins with a stern test against Martin O'Neill's men at the Stadium of Light.
• Sunderland played 120 minutes of football in midweek, with almost their first team. We need to capitalize on their fading energy late in the game.
• We need to keep up the good work and get the vital win.

 Team Line Ups:

Sunderland(4-4-1-1): Simon Mignolet, Kieran Richardson, Michael Turner, John O'Shea, Phil Bardsley, James McClean, Jack Colback, Craig Gardner, Sebastian Larsson, Stephane Sessegnon, Frazier Campbell.

Substitutes: Kieren Westwood, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Wayne Bridge, David Meyler, Ahmed Elmohamady, Ji Dong Won, Connor Wickham.

Manager: Martin O'Neill.


Arsenal(4-2-3-1): Wojciech Szczesny, ThomasVermaelen, Laurent Koscielny, Per Mertesacker, Bacary Sagna, Mikel Arteta, Alex Song, Tomas Rosicky, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott.

Substitutes: Lukasz Fabianski, Kieran Gibbs, Francis Coquelin, Aaron Ramsey, Yossi Benayoun, Andrey Arshavin, Thierry Henry.

Manager: Arsene Wenger.