vs
Sunderland v
Arsenal
Sunderland could be without midfielder Liam
Miller after he suffered a groin injury in training.
Teemu Tainio (shoulder), Phil Bardsley (ankle) and Grant
Leadbitter (broken nose) all remain on the sidelines.
Arsenal have no fresh injury concerns for the trip to the
Stadium of Light and could welcome back Alex Song.
The midfielder is available after a hip injury, but Tomas
Rosicky (hamstring), Amaury Bischoff (groin) and Eduardo (broken
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Sunderland (from): Gordon, Fulop, Chimbonda,
Ferdinand, Collins, McCartney, Diouf, Whitehead, Miller, Reid,
Richardson, Malbranque, Henderson, Cisse, Murphy, Healy, Stokes,
Chopra.
Arsenal (from): Almunia, Clichy, Toure, Gallas,
Sagna, Nasri, Fabregas, Denilson, Walcott, Adebayor, Van Persie,
Fabianski, Song, Djourou, Vela, Bendtner, Ramsey, Eboue,
Silvestre.
Sunderland manager Roy Keane:
"Arsenal, as much as they have spent, have not spent anywhere near
as some of the other big clubs. "That's something we have to look
at as a football club. We are not capable of continuing to spend
£20m, £25m or £30m every transfer window. "That's where your
scouting network pays off, and that is something we are looking to
improve. But to try to compare our system at the moment to
Arsenal's is crazy. We are a long way away yet."
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger:
"Roy Keane has done well in his first year. You could see already,
when he was a player, that there are ingredients in there that make
a manager. "A management career is a marathon, but he has the
qualities to become a great manager. "It does not surprise me at
all that he had a good first season because he has played for a
long time at the top level."
Sunderland 0-1 Arsenal
11 May 2008 - Ref: Keith Stroud
Arsenal scorer: Walcott 24
Lee Mason (Lancashire)
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