3) Home Advantage
The Stadium of Light is a tough place to go at the best of times, and the crowd will be really up for it this week after last week’s debacle. Arsenal have won 3 of their last 4 away games at Sunderland, but the pressure on the squad to get a good result, combined with Sunderland’s desperation, means that it will be very hard for the Gunners to keep up their good record.