Overview
- Kick-off is 17:30 GMT at the Stadium of Light, with live coverage on Sky Sports in the UK.
- Arsenal arrive top of the Premier League after 10 games, built on an extended unbeaten run and a defense that has conceded only three league goals.
- Promoted Sunderland have taken 18 points from 10 matches, sit fourth, and are unbeaten at home in the league this season.
- Regis Le Bris says his team must deliver a "masterclass" and avoid fear or excessive emotion to take points off Arsenal.
- Granit Xhaka is fit to face his former club and has said he will not celebrate if he scores, while Arsenal manage several absences including Viktor Gyokeres and other key attackers.