Mikel Arteta looking for all-time clean sheet record against Sunderland

As Arsenal gets ready to go to Sunderland, injuries have tragically taken grip of the Premier League leaders. Mikel Arteta’s team managed to score three goals despite the absence of up to eight players for the Champions League match against Slavia Praha in Prague.

The possibilities are still restricted in the absence of any of their senior, well-known centre-forward options. Fortunately, Mikel Merino’s two goals in the Czech capital will have given the team confidence that the Spaniard can once more fill the vacuum and produce.

Similar to Gyokeres, Martin Zubimendi was benched from the most recent league game and did not play in the European encounter. He did, however, practise before the team’s trip to the continent, but he was unable to participate because of his ban. He anticipates rejoining the team at the Stadium of Light.

Arsenal will be eyeing a sixth-straight Premier League win

It is anticipated that Arteta’s adjustments from the winning team against Burnley would be reversed once more in the league since they were not implemented. Eberechi Eze will take the bench instead of Ethan Nwaneri.

Riccardo Calafiori was granted a break, and Piero Hincapie began his debut game at left-back. Although Myles Lewis-Skelly came off the bench on Tuesday, the Italian is most likely to start in the position on Saturday.

This is where the adjustments should stop, even though Arteta has more possibilities like Cristhian Mosquera and Ben White. The trip to the northeast is followed by an international break before three challenging games in a row against Chelsea, Bayern Munich, and Tottenham.

Arteta doesn’t need to rotate as they meet up with former Gunners midfielder Granit Xhaka this weekend, but there isn’t much he can do to safeguard his players as they play away against their national teams.

The Black Cats are ranked fourth in the standings, so it will undoubtedly be difficult. It’s also important to note that if Arsenal can add a ninth consecutive shutout to their run, they might set a record for clean sheets.