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The Black Cats host Arsenal at the Stadium of Light in the opening game of the weekend, and Defoe will be keen to end an unwanted run of his own. Sland vs Arsenal October 29, 2016, 11:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass It is almost 12 years since Defoe found the net against the Gunners, when he scored for Tottenham in a memorable 5-4 defeat in November 2004. Now 34, Defoes non-scoring run against Arsenal stretches to 15 Premier League appearances, coming for three different clubs, under seven different managers, and despite 23 attempts at goal. Jermain Defoes barren run against Arsenal Apps 15 Starts 8 Minutes 801 Goals 0 Shots 23 Shots on target 10 It makes Arsenal one of Defoes least favoured opponents in the Premier League. He has only scored twice in 21 top division encounters against the Gunners, and of the 28 teams he has faced for 300 minutes or more in his Premier League career, Defoe only has a poorer minutes-per-goal ratio against Bolton and his former employers Tottenham. Defoes favourite and least favourite Premier League opponents Rank Opponent Minutes Goals Mins per goal 1 Swansea 413 5 82.6 2 Wigan 924 10 92.4 3 Charlton 693 7 99.0 - - - - - 26 Arsenal 1171 2 585.5 27 Bolton 1207 2 603.5 28 Tottenham 708 1 708.0 With at least one eye on Defoe, Laurent Koscielny is likely to lead Arsenals defence at the Stadium of Light. The Gunners defensive record has been highly impressive in recent weeks, with clean sheets in six of their last seven games in all competitions.Koscielny has played every minute of the last nine games in the Premier League and Champions League alongside Shkodran Mustafi, helping the £35m summer arrival settle in north London. Koscielny has impressed for Arsenal this season Leading the Arsenal defence is nothing new for Koscielny. In six of his seven seasons at the club, the Frenchman has ranked either first or second aat the club for clearances, interceptions and blocks.dddddddddddd The only exception was the 2012-13 season when injuries restricted him to only 20 Premier League starts. Koscielnys defensive record (when starting min. 60% of PL games) Season Clearances Club rank Interceptions Club rank Blocks Club rank 2010/11 207 1st 83 2nd 13 2nd 2011/12 170 2nd 91 1st 18 1st 2013/14 234 2nd 89 1st 22 1st 2014/15 159 2nd 93 1st 18 2nd 2015/16 186 1st 126 1st 27 1st 2016/17 44 1st 25 2nd 9 1st Koscielny has helped to prevent Defoe from scoring on each of the three occasions they have started Premier League matches against one another.But despite that fact and his long-running drought against Arsenal, Defoe is still Sunderlands best bet for a goal on Saturday. Defoe has scored four goals for Sunderland this season Since arriving at the club in January 2015, he is one of only two players to have scored over a third of his teams Premier League goals, along with Harry Kane for Tottenham. Highest top scorer reliance (PL since January 2015) Player Team Goals Team goals % of team goals Harry Kane Tottenham 40 110 36.4% Jermain Defoe Sunderland 23 67 34.3% Sergio Aguero Man City 41 129 31.8% Romelu Lukaku Everton 28 90 31.1% This weekend, history suggests he will need to be at his best.You can watch Premier League and EFL Cup football, plus Englands tour of Bangladesh and the Mexican Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy six months at half price! Also See: Premier League video Fixtures Table Live on Sky Get Sky Sports Get a ￡10 free bet! ' ' '
