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Sunderland

14th · 1-1-3 · 4 pts · -4

Ugh, no.

Sunderland lost to Arsenal

Arsenal

4-0-0 2 – 0

Sunderland

FT · Sat, Sep 12

Match Details

Stadium of Light (Sunderland) · USA Network, Telemundo

Highlights

Bruno Guimarães scores stunner as Arsenal overcome Sunderland

Bruno Guimarães and Bukayo Saka helped maintain Arsenal's perfect start in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Sunderland.

1:30 Nicol convinced Arsenal will be champions after Sunderland win

1:36 Hislop: Arteta playing mind games with referees over Sunderland penalty

Clips play on ESPN

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

	1	2	T
ARS	0	2	2
SUN	0	0	0

Match Leaders

Arsenal

BG Bruno Guimarães · 1Goals
BS Bukayo Saka · 4Total Shots
DR David Raya · 2Saves
GM Gabriel Magalhães · 12Defensive Interventions
DR Declan Rice · 59Accurate Passes

Sunderland

NM Nordi Mukiele · 4Total Shots
Robin Roefs · 3Saves
RM Reinildo Mandava · 8Defensive Interventions
GX Granit Xhaka · 48Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 English Premier League

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
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

Arsenal4-2-3-1

1 Raya

4 White 15 Konsa 6 Magalhães 33 Calafiori

41 Rice A 49 Lewis-Skelly

7 Saka 90'+7' 8 Ødegaard 17 Tzolis

29 Havertz

9 Brobbey

10 Angulo 28 Le Fée 12 Meunier

27 Sadiki 34 Xhaka

17 Mandava 5 Ballard 4 Danso 20 Mukiele

22 Roefs

Sunderland4-2-3-1

Full lineups and substitutes

Sunderland

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

Substitutes · 2 used

TH #32 Trai Hume
DM #6 Dayann Methalie
ME #31 Melker Ellborg
CR #11 Chris Rigg
CT #7 Chemsdine Talbi
OA #15 Omar Alderete
LO #13 Luke O'Nien
WI #18 Wilson Isidor 70' for Nilson Angulo
MF #39 Malick Fofana 76' for Thomas Meunier

Arsenal

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

Substitutes · 5 used

MM #23 Mikel Merino 85' for Martin Ødegaard
VG #14 Viktor Gyökeres
EE #10 Eberechi Eze 81' for Christos Tzolis
KA #13 Kepa Arrizabalaga
PH #5 Piero Hincapié
JT #12 Jurriën Timber 45' for Ben White
BG #39 Bruno Guimarães58' 45' for Myles Lewis-Skelly
MZ #36 Martín Zubimendi 81' for Declan Rice
NM #20 Noni Madueke

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