Stadium of Light - Saturday, 27 October, 2001
Match report will appear here.
Sunderland: Sorensen, Haas, Gray, Thome, Craddock, Varga,
McAteer, Schwarz, McCann, Arca, Phillips.
Subs: Macho, Quinn,
Williams, Bellion, McCartney.
Arsenal: Wright, Lauren, Upson, Keown, Campbell,
van Bronckhorst, Ljungberg, Vieira, Parlour, Kanu, Wiltord.
Subs: Pires, Bergkamp, Henry, Luzhny, Taylor.
| Arsenal travel north east, in a relaxed mood having qualified for the second group phase of the Champions League. |
| The Gunners, who could go top again, are out to extend a three match away winning Premier League run against a Sunderland side, anxious to halt a two match losing sequence. |
| There's nothing to choose between these clubs in the Premiership head-to-head totals. Six games played (home and away), two wins each and two draws. |
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FIXTURE HISTORY
| |
Total Meetings |
Sunderld
Wins |
Arsenal
Wins |
Draws |
| All Comps* |
123 |
47 |
43 |
33 |
| Premiership |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| League+ |
114 |
43 |
39 |
32 |
* includes all games from the Premiership, Football League, FA Cup, League Cup and major European competitions
+ denotes Premiership and Football League
| |
Meetings |
W |
L |
D |
| Premiership |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| League+ |
57 |
10 |
28 |
19 |
+ denotes Premiership and Football League
| Date |
Result |
| 19 Aug 2000 |
Sunderland 1-0 Arsenal
Sunderland scorer: Quinn 53
Sent Off: Patrick Vieira (Arsenal) 90
Att: 46,347 - Ref: Steve Dunn |
| Sunderland's Niall Quinn scored the only goal in this corresponding fixture last season, when Arsenal's Patrick Vieira was sent off in the 90th minute. This opening day reverse was Arsenal's only defeat in their first 13 League games. |
| The Black Cats are unbeaten at home against the Gunners in the Premiership (2 wins, 1 draw). |
| The Wearsiders are undefeated in 13 home League meetings with the North London giants, spanning a period of 33 years. |
| Arsenal's last League win at Sunderland was 1-3 in the old First Division on 20 August, 1966. |
| Arsene Wenger's club have not scored a Premiership goal at Sunderland, and have failed to score in eight of their last nine League trips to the North East club. |
| Sunderland have kept five successive clean sheets in home League clashes with the Gunners. |
| The last time Arsenal scored a League goal at Sunderland was the 2-2 draw at Roker Park on 3 March, 1984 in the old First Division. |
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SUNDERLAND
Current League position
12th 12 points - 7 points off the pace
Best Scenario at final whistle
Up 5 to 7th
If win, Newcastle lose at Everton and Tottenham lose at home to Middlesbrough.
Worst Scenario at final whistle
Down 2 to 14th
If lose, Charlton beat Liverpool at the Valley and Middlesbrough win at Tottenham.
Sequences
LOST LAST 2 - both Prem
NOT WON IN 3 AT HOME - all Prem [1 draw, 2 defeats]
Recent Form
1 win in last 7 in all competitions
1 win in 6 League games
3 wins from the 11 League and Cup matches this season
Lost 4 of 10 Premiership matches
2 clean sheets in last 6
3 clean sheets in last 7 League clashes
4 clean sheets in the 10 League games
Not penetrated the opponents net on three occasions this season - all Prem
Potential Career Milestones
If he plays, Kevin PHILLIPS will be making his 150th League appearance for Sunderland
Should he figure, it'll be the 150th League appearance in the career of Darren WILLIAMS
| Sunderland bare the distinction of conceding the earliest Premiership goal. Frank Queudrue's 2nd minute strike for Middlesbrough on Monday, 22 October is the quickest recorded score so far. |
| Victory here would be Sunderland's 150th under Peter Reid. |
| The Wearsiders need three goals to total 150 in the Premiership. |
| The Black Cats have two remaining ever presents in Michael Gray, and Kevin Phillips. Both have started each of Sunderland's 11 games. |
| The Barclaycard information sheet reports that Sunderland are one of three clubs not to have hit the woodwork in Premiership matches this season. |
OLD BOYS REUNION
| ARSENAL RECORD |
| Apps |
Lg Apps |
Goals |
Lg Goals |
| 94 |
67 |
20 |
14 |
NEXT MATCH:-
Leicester C v Sunderland at Filbert St
FA Carling Premiership
Saturday, 3 November, 2001
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ARSENAL
Current League position
2nd 18 points - 1 point off the pace
Best Scenario at final whistle
Up 1 to TOP
If win, and Leeds don't at Man U
Worst Scenario at final whistle
Down 3 to 5th
If lose, Aston Villa get at least a home draw with Bolton, Man U beat Leeds at Old Trafford and Liverpool are victorious at Charlton.
Sequences
5 UNDEFEATED - 3 Prem, 2 CL [4 wins, 1 draw]
7 UNBEATEN IN PREMIERSHIP [4 wins, 3 draws]
WON LAST 2 AWAY - both Prem
WON LAST 3 AWAY LEAGUE GAMES
UNBEATEN AWAY IN PREMIERSHIP THIS SEASON [4 wins, 1 draw]
NOT MANAGED A CLEAN SHEET IN 3
SCORED IN EACH OF LAST 5
SCORED IN EACH PREMIERSHIP GAME THIS SEASON
Recent Form
4 wins in last 5 in all competitions
1 defeat in last 9 Lge and Cup games
1 defeat in 9 Premiership encounters
5 wins in 9 Premiership clashes
Lost 2 of last 14 Premiership matches
Failed to score once in last 9 Lge and Cup games
Failed to score twice in last 14 games - both Champions League
Kept 4 clean sheets in 14 League and Cup games - all Prem
Failed to score once in last 14 top flight encounters
| The current seven match unbeaten League run is Arsenal's best sequence since they built a 12 match undefeated series just after the start of last season between 21 August and 11 November, 2000. |
| One of four clubs to have won most Premiership matches - 5. |
| Lost just one Premiership game. |
| Won most away Premiership matches - 4. |
| One of three clubs still with an unbeaten away Premiership record. |
| Arsenal are the Premiership strongest finishers. Five times have they scored in the last five minutes of top flight matches this term. |
| Arsenal have scored first in Premiership matches on more occasions than any other club - 7. |
| One of three clubs to have scored in each Premiership game. |
| One of three clubs have have had three players sent off in top division encounters. |
| Manager Arsene Wenger celebrated his 52nd birthday last Monday. |
| While the Gunners have picked up 13 points on their travels, they've only accumulated 5 at Highbury. |
| The Gunners have two remaining ever presents in Thierry Henry and Robert Pires. Neither have started all of Arsenal's 14 League and Cup games. |
| The Barclaycard Premiership information sheet reports that Arsenal have had most shots on target (89) and most shots off target (75) in top flight games so far this season. |
NEXT MATCH:-
Schalke 04 v Arsenal in Germany
Champions League - 1st Phase Group C
Tuesday, 30 October, 2001
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REFEREES REPORT
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MAN IN THE MIDDLE
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MIKE RILEY
Leeds, Yorkshire
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| PREMIERSHIP MATCHES |
RED CARDS |
YELLOW CARDS |
| 5 |
3 |
22 |
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PREMIERSHIP MATCHES OFFICIATED
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| Date |
R |
Y |
Match |
R |
Y |
| 26 Aug |
0 |
2 |
Newcastle U 1-1 Sunderland |
0 |
2 |
| 8 Sep |
0 |
1 |
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal |
0 |
5 |
| 15 Sep |
0 |
2 |
Middlesbrough 2-0 West Ham U |
1 |
2 |
| 13 Oct |
1 |
2 |
Bolton W 0-4 Newcastle U |
0 |
2 |
| 21 Oct |
1 |
1 |
Fulham 1-1 Ipswich T |
0 |
3 |
| Position |
Name |
| Assistant |
P Barnes |
| Assistant |
Andy Butler |
| 4th Official |
Uriah Rennie |
| Delegate |
Alan Wilkie |
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