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Sunderland Climbed Out Of The Relegation Zone With A Deserved Point. by jerupil: 7:40pm On Apr 24, 2016
Both sides had penalty appeals for handball denied and Patrick van Aanholt struck Arsenal's post with a free-kick.

Sunderland keeper Vito Mannone had to be sharp to keep out Mesut Ozil's free-kick and Alex Iwobi's follow-up.
Arsenal's Jack Wilshere came on for a first game in 10 months, but the visitors relied on numerous Petr Cech saves to preserve a point.
The failure to win could prove costly for Arsenal, who occupy the final Champions League qualifying spot, but lie just five points above fifth-placed Manchester United, having played a game more.
And Leicester's 4-0 win over Swansea later on Sunday ensured the Gunners' faint title hopes were ended once and for all.
Sunderland showing survival spirit

Giroud touches
Olivier Giroud had 11 touches in the Sunderland penalty area, but not a single shot on target
Sunderland may only have lifted themselves above Norwich City on goal difference, but they end their four-game stretch in the bottom three and Sam Allardyce's side have now lost just one of their last seven league games.
This was their fifth draw in that sequence though, and with a more cut-throat mentality in the final third - or fewer moments of brilliance from Cech - they would have secured a victory.
The Wearsiders wanted a penalty in the first half when the ball struck centre-half Per Mertesacker's arm at point-blank range, but referee Mike Dean deemed the contact accidental.
Similarly, Dean ruled in Sunderland's favour as DeAndre Yedlin blocked with an arm at the other end.
It was in the second half that the home side showed they may have the guile to survive the drop, with Cech producing a double save from Jermain Defoe and Yann M'Vila, before Defoe went agonisingly close with a lobbed effort that dropped the wrong side of the post.
Gunners misfire

It was perhaps an opportunity missed against an Arsenal side whose performance was sluggish from start to finish.
A 19th-consecutive season in the Champions League is by no means confirmed and after three draws in four games, and Arsene Wenger's men are seemingly opening the door for FA Cup finalists United to make a late move into the top four.
They forced the best saves from Mannone in the first half but were devoid of ideas after the break, when they could only muster two shots on target and none from their striker Olivier Giroud, who is now goalless in 17 Premier League games.
The introduction of England trio Danny Welbeck, Theo Walcott and Wilshere failed to spark any invention for the visitors.
Wilshere returns to the fray


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Wilshere's return will have been the greatest positive for Arsenal, 330 days since his last appearance for the club, when he played the final 13 minutes of the FA Cup final win over Aston Villa last year.
He went on to feature twice for England in the summer but suffered a hairline fracture in his left leg in August and then needed an operation in September to aid his recovery.
His career has been plagued with ankle problems and since 2013 he has been ruled out by 21 different injuries.
The 24-year-old has less than three weeks and just three more games to prove to England boss Roy Hodgson that he is fit and sharp enough to be considered for Euro 2016 in France, with the squad to be announced on 12 May.
"Of course I want to go and be involved. I feel I am ready to push for that place," Wilshere told BBC Sport.
Man of the match - Lamine Kone

Olivier Giroud and Lamine Kone
Kone (right) and his centre-back partner Younes Kaboul were superb. But Kone edges it for his commanding 15 clearances - 12 more than any team-mate - and seven out of nine aerial duels won
What they said

Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce: "In the second half, we did enough to maybe pinch the game 1-0.
"Arsenal had chances as well but I thought we coped extremely well with their possession.
"I thought we definitely should have had a penalty.
"Mertesacker turned his back on the ball with his arms in the air and stopped what looked like a certain goal.
"With DeAndre it hit his leg and then his arm, and I think it's difficult to get your arm out of the way in that situation.
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