Welbeck on bench for Cats' Arsenal trip

05 March 2011 14:23
DANNY Welbeck makes his return to the Sunderland squad today, with a place on the Black Cats bench for the trip to Arsenal.[LNB] Striker Welbeck, on loan from Manchester United, last featured for Sunderland in January when the Black Cats won 1-0 at Aston Villa.[LNB] Sunderland's only change from the team which lost 2-0 at Everton is the inclusion of Steed Malbranque, who has been preferred to Ahmed Elmohamady.[LNB] Arsenal field Laurent Koscielny for the first time since his Carling Cup-costing mistake six days ago, while Nicklas Bendtner will lead the line after netting a hat-trick against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup in midweek.[LNB] ARSENAL : Szczesny; Sagna, Clichy, Koscielny, Djourou; Denilson, Diaby, Nasri, Wilshere, Arshavin; Bendtner. Subs: Almunia (gk), Rosicky, Ramsey, Squillaci, Eboue, Gibbs, Chamakh.[LNB] SUNDERLAND : Mignolet; Ferdinand, Mensah, Bramble, Bardsley; Malbranque, Sessegnon, Muntari, Henderson, Richardson; Gyan. Subs: Gordon (gk), Riveros, Elmohamady, Knott, Welbeck, R Noble.[LNB] Referee: Anthony Taylor[LNB]

Source: Northern_Echo