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In-form Arsenal travel to Sunderland for their third consecutive away game as they bid to extend their lead at the Premier League summit.

The Gunners have beaten Burnley and Slavia Prague over the past week, achieving the latter in the absence of several key players such as Martin Zubimendi and Viktor Gyokeres .

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Bukayo Saka’s penalty and a brace from Mikel Merino maintained Arsenal’s perfect start in the Champions League and sealed a tenth straight win across all competitions in the process.

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