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FA Cup Opta Stats: Sunderland v Arsenal
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Michael Lintorn /
16 February 2012 /
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Arsene Wenger will demand a reaction after a shocking midweek display
Arsenal return to the Stadium of Light a week after defeating them in the Premier League, desperate to bounce back from an FA Cup humbling at the San Siro...
The Gunners have won only two of their last seven FA Cup ties away from home.
Robin van Persie has scored seven goals in his last nine FA Cup appearances.
Arsenal's first FA Cup tie under Arsene Wenger was against Sunderland, with the Gunners winning 2-0 at Roker Park in a third-round replay in 1997.
The two clubs have been drawn together six times, with each side progressing on three occasions.
Sunderland have won two, drawn two and lost two of their last six FA Cup home matches.
The only three games Martin O'Neill has lost as Sunderland manager have been odd-goal defeats to Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Arsenal (in the Premier League last weekend).
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