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2nd · 4-0-1 · 12 pts · +4
YES!
Arsenal beat Sunderland
Arsenal4-0-0 2 – 0 Sunderland1-1-2
FT · Sat, Sep 12

Match Details

Stadium of Light (Sunderland) · USA Network, Telemundo

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Sunderland 0, Arsenal 2.
  • 90'+9'Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Arsenal 2.
  • 90'+7'Goal! Sunderland 0, Arsenal 2. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+6'Second yellow card to Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6'Penalty Arsenal. Bukayo Saka draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+6'Penalty conceded by Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 90'+5'Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Malick Fofana (Sunderland).
  • 90'+3'Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).

Line Score

12T
ARS 02 2
SUN 00 0

Match Leaders

Arsenal
Sunderland

League Table · 2026-27 English Premier League
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Man City 5 5 0 0 +8 15
2 Arsenal 5 4 0 1 +4 12
3 Brighton 5 3 1 1 +11 10
4 Brentford 5 2 3 0 +6 9
5 Leeds 5 2 3 0 +4 9
6 Liverpool 5 2 3 0 +3 9
7 Everton 5 2 3 0 +3 9
8 Hull 5 2 2 1 +2 8
9 Newcastle 5 2 2 1 0 8
10 Chelsea 5 2 1 2 -2 7
11 Ipswich 5 2 0 3 -4 6
12 Man United 5 1 2 2 0 5
13 Nottm Forest 5 1 2 2 -1 5
14 Sunderland 5 1 1 3 -4 4
15 C Palace 5 1 1 3 -5 4
16 Aston Villa 5 1 1 3 -5 4
17 Bournemouth 5 0 3 2 -2 3
18 Coventry 5 1 0 4 -9 3
19 Fulham 5 0 2 3 -3 2
20 Spurs 5 0 2 3 -6 2
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Key Events

90'+7'Goal! Sunderland 0, Arsenal 2. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
90'+6'Second yellow card to Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) for a bad foul.
90'+3'Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1'Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1'Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
85'Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
81'Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Declan Rice.
81'Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Christos Tzolis.
81'Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
76'Substitution, Sunderland. Malick Fofana replaces Thomas Meunier.
70'Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Nilson Angulo.
69'Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66'Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
58'Goal! Sunderland 0, Arsenal 1. Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
56'Penalty saved. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal).
45'Substitution, Arsenal. Bruno Guimarães replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
45'Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Ben White.
28'Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

ArsenalSunderland
General
57.5 Possession % 42.5
11 Shots 12
5 On Target 3
2 Offsides 2
3 Corners 4
11 Fouls 18
Passing & Defense
321 Passes Completed 217
3 Crosses Won 4
7 Tackles Won 7
9 Interceptions 6
24 Clearances 20
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
2 Saves 3

Recent Form

Sunderland W L W D W
Arsenal W W W W W

Starting Lineups

Sunderland4-2-3-1
22 Roefs
20 Mukiele 4 Danso 5 Ballard 17 Mandava
34 Xhaka 27 Sadiki
12 Meunier 28 Le Fée 10 Angulo
9 Brobbey
29 Havertz
17 Tzolis 8 Ødegaard 7 Saka 90'+7'
49 Lewis-Skelly 41 Rice A
33 Calafiori 6 Magalhães 15 Konsa 4 White
1 Raya
Arsenal4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Sunderland

  1. #22 Robin RoefsG
  2. DB #5 Danny BallardCD-L
  3. KD #4 Kevin DansoCD-R
  4. RM #17 Reinildo MandavaLB
  5. NM #20 Nordi MukieleRB
  6. EL #28 Enzo Le FéeAM
  7. NS #27 Noah SadikiLM
  8. GX #34 Granit XhakaRM
  9. #9 Brian BrobbeyF
  10. NA #10 Nilson AnguloAM-L
  11. TM #12 Thomas MeunierAM-R
Substitutes · 2 used

Arsenal

  1. DR #1 David RayaG
  2. GM #6 Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. EK #15 Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. RC #33 Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. BW #4 Ben WhiteRB
  6. MØ #8 Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. ML #49 Myles Lewis-SkellyLM
  8. DR #41 Declan RiceRM
  9. KH #29 Kai HavertzF
  10. CT #17 Christos TzolisAM-L
  11. BS #7 Bukayo SakaAM-R90'+7'
Substitutes · 5 used

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