EPL | Sunderland vs Arsenal | 29/10/16 | 12:30 K/O (GMT) | Sky Sports 1

[hydrofluoric acid]

Cech
Bellerin Mustafi Koscielny Monreal
Coquelin - Özil - Ramsey
Walcott - Sanchez - Iwobi

Ospina - Gibbs - Gabriel - Chamberlain - Perez - Elneny - Cazorla/Holding

 

[OSOA]

The first league trahsing in a while. 0-4

 

[tap-in]

Good to see they got stuck in Southampton last due to fog. I hope they all had a terrible nights sleep in Travelodge.

 

[SuperGoon]

Sunderland will have their performance of the season against us.

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Can be sure Moyes will instruct them to "up an' at dem".

 

[Makingtrax]

Only lost once in 23 matches.

You wouldn't really bet money on Sunderland to win unless you were a problem gambler . . . and maybe like a drink and your partner's left.

Talk's cheap.

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

Bit worried here, no Cazorla in midfield will certainly make breaking them down harder than it should be. Hopefully our attackers have their scoring instincts back on.

 

[em9999]

I'm hearing that Walcott is unwell and may miss this game

Any truth to this

 

[Makingtrax]

I'm hearing that Walcott is unwell and may miss this game

Any truth to this

There's a video on instagram of Wenger saying Walcott's not well. So we'll have to wait. Absentees are piling up at the mo.

No change there.

 

[ferrarif50hunt]

Was deemed violent conduct due to the nature of the challenge. Was too far back to be considered a 'professional foul.' Perplexing decision tbh, us not appealing it was questionable too.

Shambles ffs.

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

Perhaps we feared a *****slap from the FA, meaning he could miss up to four games.

 

[Makingtrax]

Perhaps we feared a *****slap from the FA, meaning he could miss up to four games.

Got a feeling it's automatically an extra ban if the appeal fails.

 

[Jury]

Perhaps we feared a *****slap from the FA, meaning he could miss up to four games.

I've heard this said before... There was no chance at all of an extra game ban being given if we appealed. There was enough grey area, technically, to innocently ask them to look at it again. I'm sure they were expecting it.

 

[crazyman]

How many matches will the brute who injured Perez be banned for?

 

[Jury]

Got a feeling it's automatically an extra ban if the appeal fails.

No it's not ffs! Where are people pulling this **** from?!

 

[A_G]

The FA's view of a frivolous appeal is ridiculous tbf, glad Wenger didn't risk Xhaka getting an extra game.

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

I might be mistaken here, but a couple of years ago when Rooney got banned for swearing into the camera on the pitch at Upton Park, they appealed and he got one match added to his ban.

 

[Makingtrax]

No it's not ffs! Where are people pulling this **** from?!

It's something called 'FA rules' If the appeal is judged to be frivolous then the player gets an extra game ban.

The club has to judge if it's worth the risk and they obviously discussed it and decided against.

 

[Jury]

It's something called 'FA rules' If the appeal is judged to be frivolous then the player gets an extra game ban.

The club has to judge if it's worth the risk and they obviously discussed it and decided against.

In what way can an appeal in this instance possibly be deemed as frivolous? You do realise we've appealed many times before in the past, been unsuccessful, and not copped an extra game ban? 'Frivolous' is not just a drunk sounding noise that comes from someones mouth--it's a word that has a meaning!

The majority of the football world thought he shouldnt have been sent off. That's a hell of a tool when you're trying to win an appeal, never mind merely avoid an extra game ban should you be unlucky enough to lose the appeal.

 

[Jury]

I might be mistaken here, but a couple of years ago when Rooney got banned for swearing into the camera on the pitch at Upton Park, they appealed and he got one match added to his ban.

Because he didnt have a leg to stand on. It was a dumb appeal.Just another case of Man Utd and Fergie trying to test the FAs resolve. It was by the very definition, a 'frivolous' appeal.

EDIT: He didnt even get an extended ban after he lost that appeal! Bang to rights. no extra game ban! That should tell you something.