Sunderland AFC 0 - 2 Arsenal FC — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(1 month ago)
· MD 4
Highlights
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Recent meetings between these clubs show Arsenal holding the upper hand, including a three-goal victory earlier in the year following a four-goal stalemate late last year. On this Premier League matchday 4 meeting on 12 September 2026, Arsenal earned a 2-0 away win against Sunderland. Despite Sunderland registering twelve shots to Arsenal's eleven, and creating a higher expected goals figure through moments like Enzo Le Fée missing a fifty-sixth-minute penalty, the visitors capitalized on their opportunities. Bruno Guimaraes opened the scoring in the fifty-eighth minute with an assist from D. Rice, before B. Saka sealed the outcome from the penalty spot in the ninetieth minute, shortly before Reinildo Mandava received a red card for the hosts in stoppage time.
David Raya earned a stellar 8.9 rating in goal for the visitors, while Bukayo Saka collected an 8.2 rating for his efforts, and Granit Xhaka finished with a 7.5 rating for Sunderland. Arsenal arrived on the back of four consecutive victories across all competitions, extending a ten-match scoring run that kept them near the summit of the table. Sunderland entered this fixture having scored in five consecutive matches across all competitions, looking to build upon a seventh-place finish from the previous season where they accumulated fifty-four points.
This result lifts Arsenal to the top of the twenty-team league standings with twelve points from four matches, overtaking their opponents in the early table. Meanwhile, Sunderland remain on four points after suffering their second defeat of the term, leaving them eight points adrift of the league leaders.
Sunderland next play away at Man City on 20 Sep.
David Raya earned a stellar 8.9 rating in goal for the visitors, while Bukayo Saka collected an 8.2 rating for his efforts, and Granit Xhaka finished with a 7.5 rating for Sunderland. Arsenal arrived on the back of four consecutive victories across all competitions, extending a ten-match scoring run that kept them near the summit of the table. Sunderland entered this fixture having scored in five consecutive matches across all competitions, looking to build upon a seventh-place finish from the previous season where they accumulated fifty-four points.
This result lifts Arsenal to the top of the twenty-team league standings with twelve points from four matches, overtaking their opponents in the early table. Meanwhile, Sunderland remain on four points after suffering their second defeat of the term, leaving them eight points adrift of the league leaders.
Sunderland next play away at Man City on 20 Sep.
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Match stats
Sunderland v Arsenal
43%
Possession
57%
1.80
Expected goals (xG)
1.88
12
Shots
11
3
Shots on target
5
7
Shots inside the box
8
4
Corners
2
284
Passes
386
76%
Pass accuracy
83%
3
Saves
2
18
Fouls
11
2
Offsides
2
6
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
Lineups & player ratings
8.9
Top rated
David Raya · Arsenal
90'
· 2 saves
Key moments
- 28' 🟨 Reinildo Mandava · Sunderland
- 56' ✖ Enzo Le Fée (missed pen) · Sunderland
- 58' ⚽ Bruno Guimaraes · assist D. Rice · Arsenal
- 66' 🟨 Daniel Ballard · Sunderland
- 69' 🟨 Granit Xhaka · Sunderland
- 81' 🟨 Brian Brobbey · Sunderland
- 90+6' 🟨 Reinildo Mandava · Sunderland
- 90+1' 🟨 Nordi Mukiele · Sunderland
- 90+6' 🟥 Reinildo Mandava · Sunderland
- 90+3' 🟨 Kai Havertz · Arsenal
- 90+1' 🟨 Gabriel Magalhães · Arsenal
- 90' ⚽ B. Saka (pen) · Arsenal
Sunderland
4-2-3-1- 22 Robin Roefs 90' 6.9
- 20 Nordi Mukiele 🟨 90' 6.7
- 4 Kevin Danso 90' 6.6
- 5 Daniel Ballard 🟨 90' 6.3
- 17 Reinildo Mandava 🟥 90' 6.2
- 34 Granit Xhaka (c) 🟨 90' 7.5
- 27 Noah Sadiki 90' 6.6
- 28 Enzo Le Fée 90' 6.2
- 9 Brian Brobbey 🟨 90' 6.2
- 12 Thomas Meunier 76' 6.6
- 10 Nilson Angulo 70' 6.2
- 18 Wilson Isidor · sub 20' 6.2
- 39 Malick Fofana · sub 14' 6.5
Arsenal
4-2-3-1- 1 David Raya 90' 8.9
- 15 Ezri Konsa 90' 7.2
- 6 Gabriel Magalhães 🟨 90' 8.0
- 33 Riccardo Calafiori 90' 6.6
- 7 Bukayo Saka ⚽ 90' 8.2
- 29 Kai Havertz 🟨 90' 6.3
- 8 Martin Ødegaard (c) 85' 7.3
- 41 Declan Rice 🅰️ 81' 7.9
- 17 Christos Tzolis 81' 6.9
- 4 Ben White 45' 6.9
- 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly 45' 6.5
- 12 Jurriën Timber · sub 45' 6.6
- 39 Bruno Guimarães · sub ⚽ 45' 7.9
- 23 Mikel Merino · sub 14' 6.5
- 10 Eberechi Eze · sub 9' 6.3
- 36 Martín Zubimendi · sub 9' 6.9
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Sunderland
14th
in the table · 4 pts from 3
· GD 0
Arsenal
2nd
in the table · 9 pts from 3
· GD +5
Form going into the match
Sunderland