- 1 Sunderland vs Arsenal: nine from nine for the Gunners, but the schedule is tightening
- 2 Sunderland: four points and a captain on the sidelines
- 3 Arsenal: six scored, one conceded, and a derby won
- 4 Premier League Prediction Sunderland vs Arsenal
- 5 First up, a word on our free predictions
- 6 No commitment from us
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Sunderland vs Arsenal: nine from nine for the Gunners, but the schedule is tightening 
Arsenal have won their first three Premier League games and have conceded just one goal. Sunderland have four points on the board.
The Stadium of Light hosts this fourth-round fixture on Saturday 12 September, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time.
It brings down the curtain on Saturday’s schedule and will be shown on TNT Sports in the UK.
One fixture issue shapes the whole read on this match: Arsenal played in the Champions League on Wednesday night and came through in Naples with a 1-0 win, so the legs could be a touch heavy.
Sunderland head into it on the back of a 1-1 draw at Brentford, rescued by an Enzo Le Fee penalty.
The real question here is not who the favourite is, but how fresh the league leaders will be when they turn up.
Sunderland: four points and a captain on the sidelines 
Sunderland have taken four points from three matches, a mid-table return for a club looking to stay up.
Their last trip to Brentford earned a point, sealed when Enzo Le Fee converted from the spot in the 82nd minute.
That sums up the Black Cats so far: not much in attack, but enough fight to stay in games right to the end.
The real blow is in midfield. Granit Xhaka, the club captain, is out with an ankle injury.
He could miss the whole of September, which takes Sunderland’s organiser in front of the back line out of the side.
Bertrand Traore and Jocelin Ta Bi are also doubts going into the match.
Losing your captain before hosting one of the league’s two best defences is hardly ideal.
Still, the Stadium of Light can be a nasty place for visiting sides trying to simply manage the game.
The 20:00 slot, under the lights and in front of a packed crowd, is Sunderland’s biggest contextual advantage.
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Arsenal: six scored, one conceded, and a derby won 
Arsenal are three wins from three and have scored six goals.
Only Manchester City match that record at the top of the table, with the Citizens ahead on goals scored.
The standout stat from Arsenal’s start is the defensive one: just one goal conceded in three games.
That lone goal came on Sunday against Chelsea, inside two minutes, when Rogers struck.
Arsenal then turned the London derby around through Kai Havertz on 25 minutes and Martin Odegaard on 50.
That ability to absorb a punch and take control again has been a theme since the restart.
The trip to Naples on Wednesday is the big variable here: rotation is likely, and heavy legs are a real possibility.
Even so, the London bench is strong enough to make two or three changes without any obvious drop-off.
Against a side missing its captain and limited in attack, Arsenal’s individual quality should eventually tell.
Probable Sunderland line-up: Not available at the time of publication.
Probable Arsenal line-up: Not available at the time of publication.
Premier League Prediction Sunderland vs Arsenal
Our prediction: Arsenal to win
One goal conceded in three league games: Arsenal have the most reliable defensive base in the division right now.
Sunderland only scored from the penalty spot in their last outing and come into this one without Granit Xhaka, their captain and the man who gives them balance in midfield.
The Naples trip three days earlier points to rotation, not enough of a drop in level to hand points back at the Stadium of Light.
Arsenal to win is the call for this fourth round.
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