Over the years encounters between Sunderland and Arsenal have been quite close.
In the 135 times they have played each other 36 have finished all square, whilst Sunderland have came out on top 48 times and Arsenal just say have the edge with 51 victories.
Last season both Barclays Premier League fixtures ended all square, as goals from Grant Leadbitter and Cesc Fabregas decided the Stadium of Light fixture and Sunderland came away with a point from the Emirates for the first time since it opened following a 0-0 draw.
In the last ten years Sunderland have only been beaten by Arsenal three times in the Barclays Premier League on home turf.
A total of 13 goals have been scored in those games, with only one fixture ending goal-less, back in August 1999, when Arsene Wenger brought his all-star line-up featuring Dennis Bergkamp, Lee Dixon, Ray Parlour, Patrick Vieira , Emanuel Petit, Freddie Ljungberg ,Thierry Henry ,and Kanu to face Peter Reid's Premier League newcomers in front of a crowd of 42,000.
More goals should be added to that tally as two of the Premier League's top scorers go head to head in the form of Darren Bent and Cesc Fabregas.
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