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Match insight

Arsenal and Sunderland sit in completely different tiers of this table right now, and the points gap backs that up. Arsenal currently sit 15 places and 11 points above Sunderland in the table — 2nd against 17th and inside the Champions League places. Arsenal have taken 12 points from their last 5, against 4 for Sunderland over the same stretch. A gap in class is still no guarantee of a result on the day — Sunderland have shown they can raise their game against bigger sides before.