[Teams] Sunderland vs Arsenal: Confirmed Line-Ups

Arsenal get back to Premier League action when they take on Sunderland at the Stadium of Light this afternoon.

Arsene Wenger has stuck with Nacho Monreal alongside Per Mertesacker at the back with Laurent Koscielny still out with an Achilles injury.

Theo Walcott returns to the bench after over 10 months on the sidelines while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain starts in attack alongside Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck.

Mikel Arteta returns from a month out as he replaces Aaron Ramsey alongside Mathieu Flamini in midfield. Wojciech Szczesny also comes back into the side after serving a ban in midweek.

Here are the confirmed line-ups:

Sunderland

Mannone, Vergini, van Aanholt, O’Shea, Brown, Cattermole, Larsson, Rodwell, Buckley, Johnson, Fletcher.

Subs: Bridcutt, Wickham, Gomez, Reveillere, Altidore, Mavrias, Pantilimon.

Arsenal

Szczesny, Chambers, Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs, Arteta, Flamini, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Alexis, Welbeck

Subs: Martinez, Bellerin, Ramsey, Campbell, Rosicky, Walcott, Podolski

Whats your predicted score for the game now we’ve seen the teams?