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Theo Walcott, Nacho Monreal and Santi Cazorla must prove their fitness ahead of Arsenals Premier League visit to Sunderland on Saturday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 11.30am. The Gunners trio will undergo late tests ahead of the match at the Stadium of Light, with Arsene Wenger already without Lucas Perez following his ankle injury.The Arsenal boss was boosted by the return of Olivier Giroud in midweek and the French striker is in contention to face David Moyes struggling side. Sland vs Arsenal October 29, 2016, 11:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Sunderland, the only side in the top four divisions of English football without a league win, slipped to their eight defeat of the season in all competitions in the EFL Cup at Southampton on Wednesday.Jermain Defoe has scored four of their six league goals this campaign, and Wenger insists his side are well aware of the forwards threat. Goalkeeper Petr Cech believes Arsenal are in a great position to end their wait for a first league title since 2004 Their main danger is Defoe, and they are good on set-pieces with Wahbi Khazri, Wenger said. They are dangerous on set-pieces. Overall, they are a team who is in a bad position but its very tight at the top and very tight at the bottom. Watch a preview of Saturdays Premier League fixtures, including Sunderlands match against Arsenal and Crystal Palaces clash with Liverpool Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Team newsSunderland boss David Moyes will make late decisions on Adnan Januzaj and Jason Denayer.Winger Januzaj (ankle ligaments) and defender Denayer (adductor) are both back in training, but the game might come too soon, with the Manchester United loanee the more likely to make it.Midfielder Lee Cattermole is back running as he attempts to shake off a back problem, but he remains a doubt, while keeper Vito Mannone (fractured elbow), midfielders Jan Kirchhoff (hamstring) and Sebastian Larsson (knee) and striker Fabio Borini (groin) are still out. Highlights of Sunderlands 1-0 EFL Cup defeat at Southampton Arsenal forward Perez has been ruled out for up to two months with an ankle problem.The summer signing was forced off in the EFL Cup win over Reading and faces a spell on the sidelines along with long-term absentees Per Mertesacker and Danny Welbeck (both knee). Highlights of Arsenals 2-0 EFL Cup win over Reading in midweek Granit Xhaka is still banned, while Walcott (hamstring), Monreal (muscular) and Cazorla (Achilles) must prove their fitness to be considered.Aaron Ramsey could be back after recovering from a hamstring injury. Theo Walcott faces a late fitness test before the match against Sunderland Opta statsSunderland have won just one of their last 25 Premier League matches against Arsenal, a 1-0 win for Steve Bruces side in November 2009 (D9 L15).Arsenal have conceded just eight times in 15 visits to Sunderland in the league (including one game at Roker Park). The Gunners have kept a clean sheet in three of their last four at the Stadium of Light. Arsenal striker Lucas Perez will be out for up to eight weeks with an ankle injury The Black Cats have never managed to score more than twice in a Premier League game against Arsenal, and in the two games they have scored twice theyve failed to win either match.Defoe has faced Arsenal 21 times in the top flight but has only scored twice - once at Highbury for West Ham in January 2003 and again for Spurs in their 5-4 loss to the Gunners in November 2004. Paul Merson selects his Fantasy Six-a-Side team ahead of Sunderland v Arsenal Sunderland have made the worst start to a Premier League season (two points after nine games) since Sheffield Wednesday had one point after nine games in 1999/2000.Jack Rodwell has not won any of his last 34 Premier League games he has started, the longest run ever by a Premier League player.Mersons predictionThis is a terrible game for Sunderland, who are struggling big time. I just cant see where that first win is going to come from and I really doubt it will be against Arsenal this weekend.Middlesbrough caused them a few problems at the Emirates, but the Gunners were poor and I dont think theyll be that bad again.I know Olivier Giroud came back in the midweek EFL Cup win, but I wouldnt be tempted to throw him in from the start.PAUL PREDICTS: 0-3 (Sky Bet odds 17/2) Jermain Defoe has been identified as Sunderlands main danger man BettingArsenal are the odds-on favourites at 2/5 with Sky Bet to claim three points on the road.The bottom-of-the-table Black Cats are on offer at 13/2 to get a much-needed win and the draw can be found at 19/5 with the online bookmaker.Six of Arsenals last seven victories have come without conceding a goal and Sky Bet offer 11/8 for the Gunners to win this contest to nil.Defoe provides Sunderlands main goalscoring threat and he is the Black Cats top option at 8/1 in Sky Bets first goalscorer odds. 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The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. The first few hours of 2016 NHL free agency were fast and frenetic. Heres a look at some of the most significant developments so far -- and what they mean.Unfinished business for EdmontonThere wasnt much surprise when Milan Lucic signed his seven-year, $42 million deal with the Edmonton Oilers moments after the free-agent market opened at noon ET Friday. The Oilers had been courting the big power forward, and he knows general manager Peter Chiarelli well from their days with the Boston Bruins, with whom they won a Stanley Cup in 2011.Lucic will help plug a hole on Edmontons top two forward lines -- a void created when the Oilers dealt 2010 No. 1 overall pick Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils in a deal that brought defenseman Adam Larsson to Edmonton.The picture still isnt complete, as Chiarelli continues to hunt for a top-four defenseman to help shoulder some of burden of turning this team around defensively. Jason Demers was rumored to be a target, but he remained unsigned as of mid-afternoon Friday and eventually signed with the Panthers. Until that defensive solution appears, the Oilers picture will remain just a little bit out of focus -- even if we love the addition of the hard-nosed Lucic in the Edmonton locker room.Oh, oh, BuffaloSure, the Buffalo Sabres would have loved to have taken a run at Steven Stamkos had the Tampa Bay Lightning captain hit the market. But I have to admit that I like their addition of Kyle Okposo, who signed a seven-year, $42 million deal with the Sabres on Friday, almost as much.Whether Okposo plays with Ryan OReilly or Jack Eichel, he brings 70-point potential and a nice, understated leadership presence to the Sabres dressing room. The fact that Okposo is close with Matt Moulson might help Moulson return to the kind of productivity he enjoyed when they played together for Long Island. Buffalo was a win or two a month away from the playoffs last season. Assuming goalie?Robin Lehner?is?healthy, the addition of Okposo might be just enough to push the Sabres to the postseason.A town with no curfewLots of curfew jokes accompanied the news that the Montreal Canadiens had signed Russian winger Alexander Radulov to a one-year deal worth $5.25 million. But, unlike last summers ill-fated experiment with Alexander Semin, this one has the potential to pay huge dividends for the Habs.Lets assume that Radulov, 29, has grown up some since his late-night excursions during the 2012 playoffs, when he and Andrei Kostitsyn were suspended for busting curfew while both were members of the Nashville Predators. Radulov is a big body with plenty of snarl and big-time skill. In short, pretty much what the Canadiens need. Perhaps he will help?Alex Galchenyuk settle into a more mature role with the Habs -- and, on a one-year contract, theres little exposure for Montreal if it doesnt work out.The fact that newly acquired defenseman Shea Weber was captain of that Nashville team adds a little intrigue, but shouldnt be much of an issue, assuming Radulov is motivated to take advantage of this new opportunity to establish himself as an impact player in the NHL.Flames on fireCalgary Flames Brad Treliving continues to assert himself as an emerging young GM. He added a gritty, top-nine forward, Troy Brouwer, who?signed a four-year deal worth $4.5 million annually. The money is acceptable, although the fourth year might be a bit dicey given how hard Brouwer, 30, plays. But he is coming off a terrific turn with the St. Louis Blues and adds another element to a team that earlier cemented its goaltending by acquiring Brian Elliott?and then adding capable backup Chad Johnson on Friday. Its playoffs or bust for the Flames.Whither the New York Rangers?Sometimes the best deals are the ones you dont make. Yes, weve heard that old chestnut before. But what if -- and this isnt a shot at Michael Grabner, who signed a two-year deal with the Rangers on Friday, or Nathan Gerbe, who inked a one-year deal -- you dont do anything of note? How does not making any fundamental change to your lineup help a team like the Rangers, who appear to be sliding out of relevancy?The teams refusal to engage in anything significant pre-draft or on the opening day of free agency is a bit puzzling given how beaten down it looked, especially defensively, at the end of a first-round loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.dddddddddddd Even Viktor Stalberg, a useful forward the Rangers picked up off the scrap heap a year ago, took a one-year deal with the?Carolina?Hurricanes for $1.5 million.Under the radar, part IRay Shero sure does love his Pittsburgh connections. After raiding the Penguins for coaching and front-office hires over the last year or so, the Devils GM signed former Pittsburgh defender Ben Lovejoy to a three-year deal Friday worth $8 million. Lovejoy was part of a solid defense-by-committee group that won a Stanley Cup. While he does not replace Larsson, Lovejoy does become an instant top-four or five defenseman who can log big minutes with little downside. The Devils also brought in dressing-room gem Vernon Fiddler as they continue to remake themselves into a team that should have legitimate designs on a playoff berth next spring.Under the radar, part IICredit San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson for adding another layer to his blue-line corps by inking underappreciated 29-year-old David Schlemko to a four-year deal worth $2.1 million annually. Schlemko had a strong season with New Jersey last season and he should fit in nicely with a Sharks defense that was revealed as just a little wanting in San Joses Stanley Cup finals loss to the Penguins.?Under the radar, part IIIThe Dallas Stars might have lost Alex Goligoski, who signed with the?Arizona Coyotes, but its hard not to see their acquisition?Friday of defenseman?Dan Hamhuis as a nice upgrade. Hamhuis appears to have put injury issues behind him and is motivated to return to top-four status. His two-year deal worth a total of $7.5 million is Stars-friendly, especially if Hamhuis, a Canadian Olympian in 2014, returns to form, as he told ESPNs Pierre LeBrun he hopes to.Homeward boundSo you can go home again. But can you go home and win a Stanley Cup again? Thats the hope, of course, for Brian Campbell and the Chicago Blackhawks who reunited after Campbell spent the past five years with the Florida Panthers.Campbell is 37, and the one-year deal he signed for up to $2.25 million, pending bonuses, is just about right for a player at this stage of his career. But like Brad Richards two years ago, this deal has all the makings of a winner. Campbell can still skate with the best of them, and playing behind the big three of?Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Niklas Hjalmarsson?wont put undue pressure on Campbell.Not that Campbell minds the big moments. He won a Cup with Chicago in 2010 and now will be part of what the Blackhawks hope will be a bounce-back season after falling in the first round to St. Louis this spring.But sometimes you have to ask, Why bother?Its hard to argue with the wisdom of Campbells return to Chicago, and even David Perrons return to St. Louis after he played so well in Anaheim before getting hurt. But Im not sure what?Minnesota Wild?GM Chuck Fletcher sees?in Chris Stewart to warrant even the modest $2.3 million Stewart will earn over the two years. Stewart is a big body, yes. But his big body has rarely been put to its proper use, as the Wild well know. (Stewart played 20 games for Minnesota in 2015.) Stewart has 37 goals in his last 200 regular-season games and one goal in his last 21 postseason games. ' ' '