Sunderland vs Arsenal

Premier League

Sunderland

1-1-2

0-2

Final

Arsenal

4-0-0

Stadium of Light

Match pulse

SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTARS

43%Possession58%

12Shots11

3On target5

4Corners3

3Saves2

18Fouls11

28'Reinildo MandavaSUN66'Danny BallardSUN69'Granit XhakaSUN81'Brian BrobbeySUN90'+1'Gabriel MagalhãesARS90'+1'Nordi MukieleSUN90'+3'Kai HavertzARS90'+6'Reinildo MandavaSUN

Team	1H	2H	T
SUN	0	0	0
ARS	0	2	2

Who won: Arsenal 2-0

Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Arsenal: Bruno Guimarães (58') and Bukayo Saka (90'+7' pen).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

SUNARS

18Fouls11

4Yellow Cards2

1Red Cards0

2Offsides2

4Corner Kicks3

3Saves2

42.5Possession57.5

12SHOTS11

3ON GOAL5

0.3On Target %0.5

0Penalty Goals0

1Penalty Kicks Taken1

217Accurate Passes321

282Passes388

0.8Pass Completion %0.8

4Accurate Crosses3

15Crosses7

0.3Cross %0.4

51Long Balls39

24Accurate Long Balls15

0.5Long Balls %0.4

4Blocked Shots2

7Effective Tackles7

12Tackles14

0.6Tackle %0.5

6Interceptions9

20Effective Clearances24

20Clearances24

Referee

John Brooks

39 yellows, 4 reds in 7 games · 21.0 fouls a game

6.1

Cards a game

league 4.4

2nd most of 16

Player of the game

Bukayo Saka

ARS · 1 G

7.9

Deserved to win

44%

SUN · 2.09 xG

27%

Draw

30%

ARS · 1.78 xG

Sunderland deserved better: 44% on chances, lost 0-2

Play by play

Match ends, Sunderland 0, Arsenal 2.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Arsenal 2.
GOAL90'+7'
Goal! Penalty
B. Saka
Goal! Sunderland 0, Arsenal 2. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
SUN 0 - 2 ARS
90'+6'
Red card
Second yellow card to Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) for a bad foul.
R. Mandava
90'+6'SUN
Foul
Penalty Arsenal. Bukayo Saka draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+6'
Foul
Penalty conceded by Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
90'+5'
Free kick won
Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Free kick won
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Malick Fofana (Sunderland).
90'+3'
Yellow card
Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
K. Havertz
90'+3'
Free kick won
Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Yellow card
Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
N. Mukiele
90'+1'
Yellow card
Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
G. Magalhães
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'
Free kick won
Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
89'
Free kick won
Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'SUN
Foul
Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
88'
Foul
Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
88'
Free kick won
Kevin Danso (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Ødegaard
Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
M. Merino
84'
Free kick won
David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Foul
Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
84'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top left corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross.