STATS PREVIEW - ARSENAL VS SUNDERLAND

·  Arsenal have lost just one of their last 20 Barclays Premier League games against Sunderland (W12 D7 L1).

·  Sunderland have not won away at Arsenal in the league since November 1983, losing 10 of the 14 visits since.

·  Arsenal have scored first in their last 10 home matches against bottom-six teams

·  Despite Sunderland not scoring in four of the last five visits to the Emirates Stadium, the Black Cats have taken points three times in those encounters with 0-0 draws.

·  Mesut Ӧzil made his debut in the reverse fixture earlier this season and set up Olivier Giroud’s opening goal. 

·  Arsenal have won their last 10 home matches against bottom-six teams

·  Sunderland have gone six on the road without defeat in the Premier League (W3 D3 L0) - this after winning just one point in their eight PL away games (D1 L7) prior to this run.

·  Adam Johnson has scored or assisted eight goals in six PL apps so far in 2014, one more than he was involved in over 2013 as a whole (seven in 35 apps).

·  Sunderland have had win/win results in their last six away wins

·  The Gunners have lost just one of their last 17 Premier League games in the month of February (W13 D3 L1).

·  Arsenal have not conceded a Premier League goal at the Emirates Stadium for seven hours and 36 minutes.

·  Arsenal have had more goals in the second half in their last nine home matches against bottom-six teams

·  All five of Alex Oxlade Chamberlain’s Premier League goals and all five of his Premier League assists have come at the Emirates Stadium.

·  Sunderland have conceded the highest number of goals following crosses in the Premier League this season (12).