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<\/p>\nArsenal have a busy week ahead, travelling to the Napoli in the Champions League before taking on Sunderland away in the English top flight, but a record signing will miss one of those encounters<\/p>\n
Habib Diarra will miss Sunderland vs Arsenal<\/p>\n
Arsenal have been handed a major advantage with regard to their upcoming Premier League<\/a> clash with Sunderland AFC, given record-signing, Habib Diarra, will be unavailable for the clash.<\/p>\n The Gunners<\/a> have a busy week ahead of them following Sunday’s London derby with Chelsea<\/a> on Sunday, September 6.<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta’s<\/a> men will first travel to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona for their first group stage encounter of the Champions League<\/a> on Wednesday, September 9, where they will face Massimiliano Allegri’s<\/a> Napoli<\/a>.<\/p>\n They then direct their attention straight back to domestic duties, travelling to Wearside on Saturday, September 12 to do battle with the Black Cats..<\/p>\n It’s a game in which Arteta will be desperate to exact revenge on the North East titans, given the dramatic fashion in which last season’s away clash<\/a> played out.<\/p>\n Hale End graduate Dan Ballard<\/a> came back to bite his former club by opening the scoring for Regis Le Bris’ first-team in the first-half, before Arsenal looked to pour water on the then Premier League new boys’ hopes and dreams after the break.<\/p>\n Bukayo Saka<\/a> drew level for the Gunners less than 10 minutes after the restart, before Leandro Trossard<\/a> scored a beauty from the edge of Robin Roefs’ area to give the visitors the lead for the first time.<\/p>\n Countdown to Kickoff: The Essential 26\/27 Sky Sports Bundle<\/p>\n This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more<\/a> \u00a351<\/p>\n \u00a335<\/p>\n Sky<\/p>\n Get the deal here<\/a><\/p>\n Sky’s Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle includes at least 215 live Premier League clashes across the 2026\/27 season, with more than 1,500 games from the EFL and beyond, plus F1, golf and darts.<\/p>\n This introductory offer saves \u00a3384 compared to the standard price, with every package also providing 100 regular channels alongside free Netflix and discovery+ subscriptions.<\/p>\n FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE! Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n While Arsenal looked to close out the match and return to North London with all three points, Brian Brobbey ultimately had other plans.<\/p>\n The Dutchman showed an air of acrobatics as he poked home from close range with a bicycle kick, Sunderland raining on the Gunners’ parade.<\/p>\n Around 10 months on, Arsenal will look to see the job through at the Stadium of Light this time round, and are in a brilliant place to do so considering injury hampering Le Bris’ side.<\/p>\n Diarra, who joined the Black Cats in a club-record \u00a330million move from Strasbourg last summer, lasted less than 20 minutes during Sunderland’s 1-0 win over Fulham at the weekend,, having emerged as a second-half substitute.<\/p>\n The Senegalese talent provided an assist for Wilson Isidor’s winning goal, before pulling up and clutching at upper leg shortly after, replaced by Chris Rigg.<\/p>\n Thousands of Arsenal fans upgraded their matchday last season. This is how they did it.<\/p>\n This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more<\/a> Various Prices<\/p>\n Seat Unique<\/p>\n![\"Content](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788507975_709_0_Untitled-July-27-2026-at-095123-9jpeg.jpg\"\/)
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