Arsenal will welcome Sunderland to the Emirates Stadium for a quarterfinal fixture in the EFL Cup on Tuesday.The hosts secured their spot at this stage of the competition by virtue of their 2-0 victory over Leeds United in the fourth round in October. Callum Chambers and Eddie Nketiah scored in either half to help the Gunners progress to the last eight.Sunderland played out a goalless draw away to Championship side QPR before progressing with a 3-1 victory on penalties.Sunderland AFC@SunderlandAFCNext stop: Emirates Stadium 🏟 🔜 #CarabaoCup9:12 AM · Dec 19, 202183933Next stop: Emirates Stadium 🏟 🔜 #CarabaoCup https://t.co/UXeMSsYKjfArsenal come into the game on the back of a comfortable 4-1 away victory over Leeds United in the Premier League. Gabriel Martinelli scored a first-half brace to inspire the rout.Sunderland shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw away to Ipswich Town in League One. James Norwood and Nathan Broadhead scored in either half to ensure parity was restored at fulltime.Arsenal vs Sunderland Head-to-HeadThe two sides have clashed on 153 occasions in the past and Arsenal have a superior record with 62 wins to their name.Sunderland were victorious on 50 occasions while 41 matches in the past have ended in a share of the spoils.This will be their first meeting since a Premier League clash in May 2017 that saw Alexis Sanchez's brace condemn the Black Cats to a 2-0 defeat en-route to getting relegated.Arsenal form guide (all competitions): W-W-W-L-LSunderland form guide (all competitions): D-W-W-D-LArsenal vs Sunderland Team NewsArsenalSead Kolasinac is the only injury concern for the capital side with ankle problems. Albert Sambi Lokonga is sidelined with COVID-19 while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could also miss out due to breach of club disciplinary ethics.Injury: Sead KolasinacCOVID-19: Albert Sambi LokongaUnavailable: Pierre-Emerick AubameyangArsenal@Arsenal🏆 Your MOTM against Leeds...👏 @BukayoSaka87 #LEEARS9:45 AM · Dec 19, 2021183451118🏆 Your MOTM against Leeds...👏 @BukayoSaka87 #LEEARS https://t.co/Rv0qbKtd8aSunderland Jordan Willis (knee) is the only injury concern for the Tyneside outfit.Injury: Jordan WillisSuspension: NoneArsenal vs Sunderland Predicted XIArsenal Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno (GK); Nuno Tavares, Rob Holding, Callum Chambers, Cedric Soares; Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Mohamed Elneny; Gabriel Martinelli, Folarin Balogun, Nicolas Pepe; Eddie NketiahSunderland Predicted XI (3-4-3): Ron-Thorben Hoffmann (GK); Callum Doyle, Tom Flanagan, Bailey Wright; Lynden Gooch, Daniel Neil, Carl Winchester, Leon Dajaku; Alex Pritchard, Nathan Broadhead, Ross StewartArsenal vs Sunderland PredictionDespite being likely to field an under-strength team, Arsenal are still favorites to emerge victorious and progress to the last four.The Gunners are on a positive roll and are unlikely to stutter in front of their fans. Sunderland have also impressed but are operating at significantly lower levels than their hosts.We are backing Mikel Arteta's side to secure a comfortable victory in addition to a clean sheet.Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Sunderland