Arsenal v Sunderland tips - 15:00 kick off

There will be droves of punters who will be including Arsenal (2/9 bet365) in their accumulator bets this weekend.

After all, Sunderland have been pretty hopeless since beating the Gunners 1-0 at the Stadium of Light back in November, a result which actually saw the Black Cats move level on points with Liverpool in the table. Indeed, while the Gunners have plenty of injury problems, most people will be expecting a team that have won ten of their thirteen home games to oblige with a victory and the home team can be backed at 4/6 (Paddy Power) to lead at half-time and full-time. Captain Cesc Fabregas has carried a heavy burden on his shoulders this season, but the Spaniard can be backed at 9/2 (William Hill) to open the scoring and 11/8 (Boylesports) to feature on the scoresheet.

Arsenal wouldn’t be in with a sniff of the title if it wasn’t for the 23-year-old, although the Black Cats might not have a better chance of getting something at the Emirates. Indeed, Steve Bruce has been rather bullish about his team’s chances and they are a massive 16/1 (Blue Square) to win their second away game of the season. Indeed, the visitors’ manager has promised to adopt an attacking approach and so it’s no surprise to see Expekt quoting 8/15 about Over 2.5 Goals and bet365 offering 6/4 that there are at least four goals between the two teams. Striker Darren Bent has recently quit Twitter to concentrate on football and he’s 11/1 (Blue Square) to open the scoring.

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