""After the abuse he took from Arsenal fans, I'd love nothing more than Emery to go back to the Emirates and win," said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton. "He absolutely didn't deserve that. Some of those fans should take a long, hard look at themselves for the way they mocked him. I hope Villa go there and spank them, just because of that.""
""It's such a brilliant time to be a Sunderland fan, and also to be from Sunderland. "I was saying this last season as well, because before then it had been such a long time since I felt so excited before the game every week, where I cannot wait for kick-off. "Most of the time when I was growing up, it was the opposite. It was absolutely horrible then, but it could not be more different now.""
Unai Emery endured an unhappy 18-month spell in charge of Arsenal that ended in 2019. Chris Sutton expressed sympathy for Emery and said he would welcome Emery returning to the Emirates and winning after the abuse Emery received from some Arsenal fans. Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season alongside AI, BBC Sport readers and various guests. Week 19 includes fixtures spanning the end of 2025 and the start of 2026. Singer-songwriter Tom A Smith, a lifelong Sunderland fan, appears as a guest and describes the renewed excitement around Sunderland and the city.
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