Arsenal are fancied to make their fresh legs tell and beat Sunderland at the Stadium of Light this weekend, and at 2.15 with Paddy Power they look overpriced to do so.
The Black Cats have collected 22 from a possible 30 points since the arrival of Martin O’Neill but come into this having played 120 minutes in their midweek FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough.
The Irishman will be forced to field a similar team due to the fact that he has a number of key injuries, and the Wearsiders will find Arsenal’s attack very hard to contain if they play anything like they did in their 7-1 tonking of Blackburn at the Emirates last weekend.
When the two sides met at the Emirates Stadium, Robin van Persie scored Arsenal’s fastest-ever Premier League goal (29 seconds) and went on to notch another in a 2-1 win.
The Dutchman is by far the most lethal striker in the country this season, and his double back in October took his tally to seven goals in seven games against Sunderland.
He has scored 28 goals in 30 games for Arsenal in all competitions which equates to an incredible 44% of all goals scored by the side.
His goal tally currently stands at 40 goals in his last 41 Premier League appearances, and he has proved a real money spinner for punters.
He is a 4.5 shot with Betfred and Boylesports to break the deadlock, and that makes plenty of appeal as does the 1.91 with bet365 andBetfred for him to score during the 90 minutes.
Make no mistake Sunderland will be no pushover as they are clearly on the up and prepared to fight to the bitter end under O’Neill.
However, Arsenal come into this by far the fresher team and have the class to make it tell.
I like the look of them registering a 2-1 win and that can be backed at 9 with Betfred.
