Team News: Theo Walcott benched, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain starts

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Theo Walcott in one of five changes for Arsenal's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Sunderland.

Lukasz Fabianski replaces Wojciech Szczesny in goal, while Johan Djourou comes in for the injured Laurent Koscielny and Francis Coquelin starts at left-back ahead of Kieran Gibbs.

Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Walcott, who has been named as a substitute along with Tomas Rosicky, who is dropped for Gervinho.

Martin O'Neill has made only one change for Sunderland, with Sebastian Larsson in for Fraizer Campbell on the right wing.

Arsenal: Fabianski, Sagna, Djourou, Vermaelen, Coquelin, Arteta, Song, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gervinho, Van Persie

Sunderland: Mignolet; Bardsley, Turner, O'Shea, Richardson; Larsson, Colback, Cattermole, Gardner, McClean; Sessegnon