DICK ADVOCAAT has introduced Adam Johnson back in to the Sunderland starting line-up as he looks to clinch the point that will guarantee Premier League football next season at the Emirates.
Injuries to Liam Bridcutt and Jordi Gomez have tempted Advocaat to turn to Johnson in a three-man midfield alongside Seb Larsson and Lee Cattermole.
It will be the first time the winger has started a game since he was arrested and subsequently charged by police and it is the only Sunderland change from the side that drew with Leicester on Saturday.
Arsenal are desperate for a victory themselves to keep in touch with Manchester City in the hunt for second spot, which would lead to automatic qualification for the Champions League.
ARSENAL (4-3-2-1): Ospina; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs; Wilshere, Cazorla, Ramsey; Ozil, Sanchez; Giroud. Subs: Szczesny (gk), Gabriel, Rosicky, Walcott, Monreal, Flamini, Coquelin.
SUNDERLAND (4-3-3): Pantilimon; Jones, Coates, O’Shea, van Aanholt; Larsson, Cattermole, Johnson; Defoe, Graham, Wickham. Subs: Mannone (gk), Reveillere, Buckley, Vergini, Giaccherini, Fletcher, Rodwell.
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