Sunderland unchanged for Arsenal test (From The Northern Echo)

Sunderland unchanged for Arsenal test

3:17pm Saturday 11th February 2012

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MARTIN O’Neill has named an unchanged line-up for this afternoon’s Premier League game against Arsenal at the Stadium of Light.

MARTIN O’Neill has named an unchanged line-up for this afternoon’s Premier League game against Arsenal at the Stadium of Light.

Having set up a FA Cup fifth round tie with today’s opponents with an extra-time win over Middlesbrough on Wednesday night, O’Neill has refrained from making any changes despite having new signings Sotirios Kyrgiakos and Wayne Bridge available. Both are on the bench.

That means Fraizer Campbell and Stephane Sessegnon continue in attack, while Jack Colback keeps his place alongside Craig Gardner in midfield after his goal midweek.

After putting seven past Blackburn Rovers last weekend, Arsene Wenger makes just one change to his line-up with Bacary Sagna coming in for Francis Coquelin.

Sunderland (4-4-2): Mignolet; Bardsley, Turner, O’Shea, Richardson; Larsson, Gardner, Colback, McClean; Sessegnon, Campbell.

Subs: Westwood (gk), Elmohamady, Ji, Kyrgiakos, Bridge, Wickham, Meyler.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen; Song, Arteta; Walcott, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Van Persie.

Subs: Fabianski, Henry, Ramsey, Arshavin, Gibbs, Benayoun, Coquelin.