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First-placed travel to fourth-placed on Saturday evening in what could be an intriguing and exciting game. Sunderland have performed above expectations and deserve their place in the top four of the Premier League. Arsenal are flying high and are currently six points clear of second place. The Gunners will have their work cut out at a sold-out Stadium of Light, where the hosts are unbeaten at home. Here is the latest Sunderland team news and also their predicted line-up for a game where they could go second in the table should they win. Sunderland Team News and Predicted Lineup vs Arsenal on November 8 Latest Injury News Centre back Omar Alderete will once again be missing. The Paraguay international has been unavailable recently due to concussion protocols. It was hoped that he would be available for the clash with Arsenal; however, the defender had to step back from training during the week as he was still displaying symptoms of concussion. Despite being unavailable for the Arsenal game, Alderete is expected to travel to be a part of the Paraguay squad for their upcoming friendlies. Should all go well, the summer signing will be in contention for the game at Fulham on November 22nd. Denis Cirkin returned to action this week, playing 45 minutes for the U21s in their victory over Ipswich Town. The full back has been out of action since the playoff final with wrist and knee injuries, but now appears to be on the road to recovery. Romain Mundle is on course to be available for selection by the end of the month, according to Regis Le Bris. The Sunderland head coach said: “Romaine is close to playing as well, so we wanted to delay a bit Romaine’s return because of his injury. “A hamstring injury is a little bit different, so we wanted consistency across two or three weeks where he could be in full training, and he’s in a good place now. So he could be close for the Fulham game.” Sunderland Predicted Lineup GK Robin Roefs RB Trai Hume LB Reinildo Mandava CD Dan Ballard CD Nordi Mukiele CD Lutsharel Geertruida MF Granit Xhaka MF Noah Sadiki LW Enzo Le Fee RW Bertrand Traore ST Wilson Isidor Substitutes: Patterson, O’Nien, Brobbey, Mayenda, Talbi, Neil, Rigg, Edingra, Masuaku
