Struggling Sunderland face the daunting task of stopping an in-form Arsenal side when they travel to the Stadium of Light on Saturday lunchtime.
The Gunners are on a 13-match unbeaten run in all competitions which has taken them into a share of the Premier League lead with Manchester City, while David Moyes is winless since taking over at Sunderland and has only picked up two points from their first nine league games.
Defeat today will see them equal the record for the worst-ever start to a Premier League season, held by City's class of 1995-96, while a draw of a victory will see Arsenal move clear at the top ahead of Pep Guardiola's side's visit to West Brom.