Arsenal vs Sunderland live: Latest score and team news as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain returns from injury

All the latest from the Premier League clash at the Emirates

Samuel Stevens
Saturday 05 December 2015 07:12 EST
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Aaron Ramsey in action for Arsenal against Sunderland
Aaron Ramsey in action for Arsenal against Sunderland (Getty Images)

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Arsenal will hope to get back to winning ways after coming unstick against West Brom and Norwich in recent weeks as they face Sunderland at the Emirates, but manager Arsene Wenger has a growing injury crisis on his hands.

• Alexis Sanchez unlikely to play again this year with hamstring strain

• Santi Cazorla out until March with ruptured knee ligament

• Coquelin, Wilshere, Welbeck and Rosicky already ruled out

• Sunderland without Jermain Defoe after back-to-back win

Teams:

Arsenal: Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Flamini, Ramsey; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Özil, Campbell; Giroud

Subs: Ospina, Debuchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Walcott, Chambers, Iwobi

Sunderland: Pantilimon, Yedlin, van Aanholt, Kaboul, O’Shea, Coates, Toivonen, M’Vila, Watmore, Borini, Fletcher

Subs: Mannone, Rodwell, Gomez, Jones, Lens, Graham, Johnson

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Today’s Premier League fixtures:

Stoke vs Manchester City – 12.45pm

Arsenal vs Sunderland – 3pm

Manchester United vs West Ham – 3pm

Southampton vs Aston Villa – 3pm

Swansea vs Leicester – 3pm

Watford vs Norwich – 3pm

West Brom vs Tottenham – 3pm

Chelsea vs Bournemouth – 5.30pm

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