The pair were both injured in last weekend's draw at Norwich with a hamstring injury sidelining Sanchez and Cazorla facing up to four months out with a knee problem.
Laurent Koscielny was also forced off with a hip complaint but is in contention to return against the Black Cats, as is Theo Walcott who has overcome a calf problem. Jack Wilshere (leg), Mikel Arteta and Kieran Gibbs (both calf), Francis Coquelin, Danny Welbeck and Tomas Rosicky (all knee) are all expected to miss out.
Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe will miss the trip to Arsenal through injury.
The former England frontman will sit out with a hamstring problem and he will be joined on the sidelines by midfielder Sebastian Larsson, who this week flew to Barcelona for an assessment of a troublesome knee injury.
However, full-back Billy Jones, who missed last weekend's 2-0 victory over Stoke through suspension, is available once again.
Provisional squads
Arsenal: Cech, Ospina, Monreal, Debuchy, Chambers, Koscielny, Gabriel, Mertesacker, Ramsey, Flamini, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Reine-Adelaide, Iwobi, Campbell, Walcott, Giroud.
Sunderland: Pantilimon, Mannone, Jones, Yedlin, Van Aanholt, O'Shea, Coates, Kaboul, Brown, Cattermole, M'Vila, Rodwell, Gomez, Johnson, Lens, Toivonen, Borini, Fletcher, Watmore, Graham.
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