Sunderland v Arsenal Preview & Betting Odds Gameweek 4

By Andy MacKenzie

Sunderland host Arsenal in the live Saturday night 8pm Premier League showdown.

Can the hosts shock the Gunners like last season's 2-2 draw, or will the visitors make it four from four in the league?

Read below for our pre-match betting preview.

When is Sunderland v Arsenal?
Saturday 12th September 2026.

What time is kick-off for Sunderland v Arsenal?
8pm, UK time.

Where is Sunderland v Arsenal being played?
The Stadium of Light, Sunderland.

How can I watch Sunderland v Arsenal?
Live on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and HBO Max from 6.30pm.

Where can I bet on Sunderland v Arsenal?
See our latest betting prices on Sunderland v Arsenal here.

Sunderland v Arsenal betting form

Europa League qualifiers Sunderland host Premier League Champions Arsenal to the Stadium of Light, hoping to continue their strong home start to the season.

The Black Cats beat Fulham 1-0 in their first home Premier League game before repeating the scoreline in the midweek win over Hull.

Regis Le Bris will be hoping to mastermind a first Sunderland win over Arsenal in more than 14 years, when the Black Cats beat the Gunners 2-0 in a home FA Cup tie on 18th February 2012.

SUNDERLAND RECENT FORM

WIN: Sunderland 1-0 Hull. Tuesday 8^th September 2026 – Carabao Cup.
DRAW: Brentford 1-1 Sunderland. Saturday 5^th September 2026 – Premier League.
WIN: Sunderland 1-0 Fulham. Sunday 30^th August 2026 – Premier League.
LOSS: Ipswich 2-1 Sunderland. Saturday 22^nd August 2026 – Premier League.

Current Premier League title holders Arsenal take on Sunderland in hot form, with three wins from three in the league and fresh off the back of a 1-0 win over Napoli away from home in the Champions League in midweek.

Including the 3-0 win Community Shield win over Manchester City, Mikel Arteta’s side have conceded just one goal in those five matches and will be looking to make it five from five at the Stadium of Light.

ARSENAL RECENT FORM

WIN: Napoli 0-1 Arsenal. Wednesday 9^th September 2026 – Champions League.
WIN: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea. Sunday 6^th September 2026 – Premier League.
WIN: Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal. Monday 31^st August 2026 – Premier League.
WIN: Arsenal 3-0 Coventry. Friday 21^st August 2026 – Premier League.

To see all the Sunderland v Arsenal betting stats and form, visit our pricing page to view our Pre-Match betting stats table or hover over/tap the chart image to see previous outcomes for that particular market.

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What are the best odds on Sunderland v Arsenal?

Arsenal are strongly fancied to take the three points against Sunderland, priced at 1/2 on the Spreadex Sports Match Odds.

Sunderland are 11/2 and the draw 16/5. The Spreadex Sports 2-Up early payout market, which pays out when either side take a two goal lead, is priced at 5/1 for Sunderland and 40/85 for the Gunners.

Last season’s meeting at the Stadium of Light saw Sunderland frontman Brian Brobbey grab a dramatic late equaliser in a 2-2 draw. A repeat of that scoreline is priced at 18/1.

See all our Sunderland v Arsenal fixed odds betting prices here.

Sunderland v Arsenal football spread betting prices.

The Spreadex Goal Supremacy football spread betting market has Arsenal/Sunderland (h) 1.05 – 1.25. This means Arsenal are fancied to win by at least a goal. So a 'buy' bet at 1.25 would need Arsenal to win by at least two goals to start turning a profit (e.g. two goal win would win 0.75 x your stake, three goal win 1.75 times your stake, four goal win 2.75 your stake etc.).

A 'sell' bet at 1.05 would need either a one goal Arsenal win, a draw or Villa to win to turn a profit (e.g. one goal Arsenal victory would win 0.05 x your stake, a draw would win 1.05 x your stake, one goal Villa win 2.05 x your stake etc.).

Our spread betting Total Goals line is a 2.45 – 2.65. So a 2.65 'buy' bet would need at least three goals to be scored in the match to start turning a profit. Alternatively, a 2.45 sell bet would need two goals or less to be scored in the match to turn a profit.

Remember that with spread betting, get the bet wrong and losses can exceed your stake/deposit. E.g. a 2.65 'buy' Total Goals bet would lose 2.65 times your stake if the match ended 0-0, lose 1.65 times your stake if only one goal was scored in total or lose 0.65 times your stake if two goals were scored in total. In the 1.25 'buy' Supremacy bet example above, if the game ended as a single goal Arsenal victory the bet would lose 0.25 x your stake, a draw and the bet would lose 1.25 x your stake. If Sunderland won by one goal then it would lose 2.25 x your stake etc. And in the 1.05 'sell' Supremacy example above, the bet would lose 0.95 x your stake on a two goal Arsenal win, 2.05 x your stake on a three goal Arsenal win, 3.05 x your stake on a four goal Arsenal win etc.

See all our Sunderland v Arsenal football spread betting prices here.

Sunderland v Arsenal betting specials and price boosts

Sunderland have won their last two home matches 1-0. Can the Black Cats repeat the feat against the Gunners? A bet on a 1-0 home win here is priced at 14/1.Meanwhile, Arsenal have won four of their last five games to nil. A bet on an Arsenal win to nil here is priced at 23/20.

.In terms of Price Boosts we have boosted Arsenal to win, Brian Brobbey and Bukayo Saka Both To Score from 12/1 to 16/1. Gunners winger Christos Tzolis already has four assists from five matches so far. Tzolis to Assist is boosted from 5/2 to 29/10 while Tzolis to score is boosted from 21/10 to 12/5.

None of Arsenal’s first five competitive games or Sunderland’s first four matches have resulted in more than three goals in total being scored. Under 3.5 goals is a 1/4 shot while under 2.5 goals is 8/11.

Fancy Arsenal as part of your accumulator bet? Don’t forget that with the Spreadex Acca Boost you can earn a cash bonus ranging from 5% on a three leg acca to 100% on a 20 leg acca. See all the >Acca Boost ts&cs here.

See all our Sunderland v Arsenal betting specials and price boosts here.

Learn how to spread bet on Sunderland v Arsenal

Spreadex offers a wide range of football spread betting prices on Sunderland v Arsenal, as well as traditional sportsbook/fixed odds prices.

Some of these markets include options such as Player Goal Minutes (the aggregate minutes of the goals scored by a named player in a match), Shirt Numbers (the aggregate of the shirt numbers of all goalscorers in a match), Bookings Points (based on 10 points per yellow, 25 per red), Corners, Team Leading Minutes, Match Performance and many, many more.

See our football spread betting education centre to see examples of how spread betting works, watch short explainer videos and try interactive betting widgets to see how win or loss levels work on different bets.

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Please note that this preview is not designed to offer any betting advice or suggestions. All prices quoted correct as of 5pm Thursday 10th September 2026. Full range of Price Boosts and other markets will be added closer to kick-off time.