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TEAMS: Arsenal star DROPPED as Wilshere STARTS, Walcott still on bench against Sunderland
JACK WILSHERE returns to the starting XI for the first time since November as Arsenal look to secure third place in the Premier League with victory over relegation battlers Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium.
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Left-back Kieran Gibbs also comes in as manager Arsene Wenger alters his team for the first time in seven matches.
Laurent Koscielny has overcome a bout of flu to play, while Theo Walcott has to again be content with a place on the bench as he waits on a 300th Arsenal appearance and Francis Coquelin is also among the substitutes.
Sunderland need a point to make sure of top-flight survival. Midfielder Adam Johnson is the only change from the side which drew 0-0 with Leicester.
Jack Wilshere returns to starting XI for Sunderland clash
Arsenal: Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Ramsey, Cazorla, Wilshere, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud
Subs: Szczesny, Gabriel, Monreal, Coquelin, Flamini, Rosicky, Walcott
Sunderland: Pantilimon, Jones, van Aanholt, O'Shea (c), Coates, Cattermole, Larsson, Johnson, Graham, Defoe, Wickham
Subs: Rodwell, Fletcher, Reveillere, Giaccherini, Vergini, Buckley, Mannone
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