Sunderland
3 shots on target
0–2
Full time
Arsenal
5 shots on target
Premier League · Matchweek 4 · Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 19:00 UTC
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Sunderland v Arsenal: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Sunderland host Arsenal on Saturday 12 September in the Premier League, matchweek 4. Sunderland have won three of their last eight games. They have scored 9 and conceded 11 in those eight games — 1.1 goals a game, 1.4 against, keeping two clean sheets.
Arsenal have won eight in a row. They have scored 14 and conceded 2 in those eight games — 1.8 goals a game, 0.3 against, keeping six clean sheets.
Enzo Le Fée has been Sunderland's most productive, with one goal. Bukayo Saka has been Arsenal's most productive, with three goals.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.- 1' First half begins.
- 2' Foul committed by Brian Brobbey of Sunderland. Brian Brobbey
- 2' Ezri Konsa from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Ezri Konsa
- 6' Enzo Le Fée from Sunderland misses a right-footed shot from over 35 yards to the left, assisted by Brian Brobbey during a fast break. Brian Brobbey
- 7' Foul committed by Myles Lewis-Skelly of Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 7' Brian Brobbey from Sunderland wins a free kick in the defensive half. Brian Brobbey
- 7' Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori from Arsenal has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that is blocked. He was assisted by Martin Ødegaard. Riccardo Calafiori
- 10' Myles Lewis-Skelly from Arsenal commits a foul. Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 10' Dan Ballard from Sunderland wins a free kick in the attacking half. Dan Ballard
- 13' Ezri Konsa from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Ezri Konsa
- 13' Foul committed by Nilson Angulo of Sunderland. Nilson Angulo
- 13' Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka from Arsenal has a left-footed shot from the center of the box that is saved in the center of the goal by Robin Roefs from Sunderland. The shot was assisted by Declan Rice with a through ball. Declan Rice
- 15' Enzo Le Fée from Sunderland is awarded a free kick on the left wing. Enzo Le Fée
- 15' Gabriel Magalhães from Arsenal commits a foul. Gabriel
- 16' Dan Ballard from Sunderland misses an attempt from the right side of the six-yard box, sending the ball just to the right. Granit Xhaka provided the assist with a cross after a set piece situation. Dan Ballard
- 18' Martin Ødegaard from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Martin Ødegaard
- 18' Granit Xhaka commits a foul for Sunderland.
- 20' Enzo Le Fée is caught offside for Sunderland. Enzo Le Fée
- 23' Gabriel Magalhães from Arsenal misses a left-footed shot from outside the box, sending the ball to the right. Declan Rice provided the assist. Declan Rice
- 27' Ben White from Arsenal commits a handball. Ben White
- 28' Bukayo Saka from Arsenal wins a free kick on the right wing. Bukayo Saka
- 28' Reinildo Mandava of Sunderland commits a foul. Reinildo Mandava
- 28' Reinildo Mandava of Sunderland receives a yellow card for a foul. Reinildo Mandava
- 29' Arsenal is called offside as Ezri Konsa is caught in an offside position. Ezri Konsa
- 31' Kai Havertz from Arsenal misses the target with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, assisted by Martin Ødegaard. The shot is too high. Kai Havertz
- 32' Nordi Mukiele from Sunderland commits a foul. Nordi Mukiele
- 32' Christos Tzolis from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Christos Tzolis
- 33' Arsenal win a corner after Robin Roefs concedes. Robin Roefs
- 33' Kai Havertz's left-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the top left corner by Robin Roefs. The attempt was assisted by Martin Ødegaard's cross. Robin Roefs
- 34' Reinildo Mandava from Sunderland is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Reinildo Mandava
- 34' Foul committed by Riccardo Calafiori of Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori
- 35' Foul committed by Christos Tzolis of Arsenal. Christos Tzolis
- 35' Granit Xhaka from Sunderland wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35' Nordi Mukiele's right-footed shot from outside the box for Sunderland is blocked. Kevin Danso provided the assist. Nordi Mukiele
- 36' David Raya from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. David Raya
- 36' Dan Ballard from Sunderland commits a foul. Dan Ballard
- 38' Martin Ødegaard from Arsenal wins a free kick on the left wing. Martin Ødegaard
- 38' Foul committed by Nordi Mukiele of Sunderland. Nordi Mukiele
- 40' Myles Lewis-Skelly from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 40' Foul committed by Brian Brobbey of Sunderland. Brian Brobbey
- 42' Sunderland wins a corner after Declan Rice concedes. Declan Rice
- 42' Thomas Meunier's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Enzo Le Fée. Thomas Meunier
- 43' Sunderland wins a corner after Kai Havertz concedes it. Kai Havertz
- 44' Attempt missed. Enzo Le Fée from Sunderland takes a left-footed shot from outside the box that goes close but misses to the right. Granit Xhaka provided the assist after a corner. Enzo Le Fée
- 45+1' Kai Havertz of Arsenal wins a free kick in the attacking half. Kai Havertz
- 45+1' Dan Ballard from Sunderland commits a foul. Dan Ballard
- 45+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
- 45+2' Arsenal win a corner after Granit Xhaka concedes.
- The first half ends with the score at Sunderland 0, Arsenal 0.
- Half time · Sunderland 0 Arsenal 0
- 46' Substitution for Arsenal: Jurriën Timber comes on for Ben White. Ben White
- 46' The second half begins with the match score at Sunderland 0, Arsenal 0.
- 46' Substitution for Arsenal: Bruno Guimarães comes on for Myles Lewis-Skelly. Bruno Guimarães
- 47' Thomas Meunier's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Thomas Meunier
- 48' Noah Sadiki from Sunderland misses the attempt with a left-footed shot from outside the box that goes too high, assisted by Dan Ballard. Dan Ballard
- 51' The match is delayed due to an injury to Gabriel Magalhães of Arsenal. Gabriel
- 51' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 54' Penalty awarded to Sunderland as Dan Ballard is fouled in the penalty area. Dan Ballard
- 54' Ezri Konsa of Arsenal concedes a penalty after committing a foul in the penalty area. Ezri Konsa
- 56' Penalty saved! Enzo Le Fée from Sunderland had his right-footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya of Arsenal. Enzo Le Fée
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58'
⚽ Sunderland 1–1 Arsenal
Goal! Arsenal takes the lead 1-0 against Sunderland as Bruno Guimarães scores with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the top right corner, assisted by Declan Rice. Declan RiceRiceAssist - 60' The match is delayed due to an injury to Nilson Angulo from Sunderland. Nilson Angulo
- 61' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 63' Brian Brobbey from Sunderland wins a free kick in the attacking half. Brian Brobbey
- 63' Foul by Ezri Konsa of Arsenal. Ezri Konsa
- 64' Thomas Meunier's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Thomas Meunier
- 65' Bukayo Saka from Arsenal wins a free kick in the attacking half. Bukayo Saka
- 65' Reinildo Mandava from Sunderland commits a foul. Reinildo Mandava
- 66' Dan Ballard from Sunderland receives a yellow card. Dan Ballard
- 69' Bruno Guimarães from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Bruno Guimarães
- 69' Granit Xhaka of Sunderland receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69' Foul by Granit Xhaka of Sunderland.
- 70' Substitution for Sunderland: Wilson Isidor comes on for Nilson Angulo. Wilson Isidor
- 71' Offside for Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside. Wilson Isidor
- 72' Bukayo Saka's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Martin Ødegaard provided the assist. Bukayo Saka
- 72' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 72' Delay in the match involving Arsenal.
- 74' Arsenal win a corner after Robin Roefs concedes. Robin Roefs
- 74' Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka from Arsenal has his right-footed shot from the right side of the box saved in the center of the goal by Robin Roefs of Sunderland. The assist came from Martin Ødegaard. Robin Roefs
- 75' Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães from Arsenal takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it goes close and misses to the right. He was assisted by Kai Havertz. Bruno Guimarães
- 75' Kai Havertz from Arsenal missed a header from the left side of the six-yard box, sending it to the right. The attempt was assisted by Bukayo Saka, who delivered a cross after a corner. Bukayo Saka
- 76' Nordi Mukiele's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Enzo Le Fée. Nordi Mukiele
- 76' Substitution for Sunderland: Malick Fofana comes on for Thomas Meunier. Malick Fofana
- 77' Christos Tzolis from Arsenal wins a free kick in the attacking half. Christos Tzolis
- 77' Granit Xhaka commits a foul for Sunderland.
- 78' Arsenal is called offside as Jurriën Timber is caught in an offside position.
- 80' Gabriel Magalhães from Arsenal is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Gabriel
- 80' Brian Brobbey of Sunderland commits a foul. Brian Brobbey
- 81' Substitution for Arsenal: Martín Zubimendi comes on for Declan Rice. Martín Zubimendi
- 81' Brian Brobbey of Sunderland receives a yellow card. Brian Brobbey
- 81' Substitution for Arsenal: Eberechi Eze comes on for Christos Tzolis. Eberechi Eze
- 82' Sunderland wins a corner after Martín Zubimendi concedes. Martín Zubimendi
- 83' Nordi Mukiele from Sunderland misses an attempt, sending a right-footed shot from the center of the box just over the crossbar after a corner. Nordi Mukiele
- 84' Sunderland wins a corner after Riccardo Calafiori concedes. Riccardo Calafiori
- 84' Nordi Mukiele's right-footed shot from close range is saved in the top left corner by David Raya. The attempt was assisted by Granit Xhaka's cross. Nordi Mukiele
- 84' David Raya from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. David Raya
- 84' Foul committed by Nordi Mukiele of Sunderland. Nordi Mukiele
- 85' Substitution for Arsenal: Mikel Merino comes on for Martin Ødegaard. Mikel Merino
- 88' Kevin Danso from Sunderland wins a free kick in the defensive half. Kevin Danso
- 88' Bukayo Saka from Arsenal commits a foul. Bukayo Saka
- 89' Dan Ballard from Sunderland commits a foul. Dan Ballard
- 89' Gabriel Magalhães from Arsenal is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Gabriel
- 90' Wilson Isidor from Sunderland commits a foul. Wilson Isidor
- 90' Bruno Guimarães from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Bruno Guimarães
- 90+1' Nordi Mukiele from Sunderland receives a yellow card. Nordi Mukiele
- 90+1' Gabriel Magalhães of Arsenal receives a yellow card. Gabriel
- 90+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 6 minutes of added time.
- 90+3' Nordi Mukiele from Sunderland wins a free kick in the defensive half. Nordi Mukiele
- 90+3' Kai Havertz of Arsenal receives a yellow card for a foul. Kai Havertz
- 90+3' Foul committed by Kai Havertz of Arsenal. Kai Havertz
- 90+4' Bukayo Saka from Arsenal wins a free kick in the defensive half. Bukayo Saka
- 90+4' Malick Fofana from Sunderland commits a foul. Malick Fofana
- 90+5' Kai Havertz from Arsenal commits a foul. Kai Havertz
- 90+5' Reinildo Mandava from Sunderland is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Reinildo Mandava
- 90+6' Reinildo Mandava of Sunderland concedes a penalty after committing a foul in the penalty area. Reinildo Mandava
- 90+6' Reinildo Mandava from Sunderland receives a second yellow card for a bad foul. Reinildo Mandava
- 90+6' Penalty awarded to Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is fouled in the penalty area. Bukayo Saka
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90+7'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Bukayo Saka scores for Arsenal with a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner. The score is now Sunderland 0, Arsenal 2. Bukayo Saka3Saka goals this season - The second half ends with Sunderland losing 0-2 to Arsenal.
- The match ends with Sunderland losing 0-2 to Arsenal.
Goals and cards
- 28' ■ Reinildo Isnard Mandava Yellow Card Sunderland
- 39' ■ Mikel Arteta Amatriain Yellow Card Arsenal
- 56' ⚽ Enzo Le Fée Missed Penalty Sunderland
- 58' ⚽ Bruno Guimarães · assist Declan Rice Normal Goal Arsenal
- 66' ■ Dan Ballard Yellow Card Sunderland
- 69' ■ Granit Xhaka Yellow Card Sunderland
- 81' ■ Brian Brobbey Yellow Card Sunderland
- 90+1' ■ Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães Yellow Card Arsenal
- 90+1' ■ Nordi Mukiele Yellow Card Sunderland
- 90+3' ■ Kai Havertz Yellow Card Arsenal
- 90+6' ■ Reinildo Isnard Mandava Red Card Sunderland
Expected goals
Sunderland
Arsenal
1.87
Expected goals
1.95
what the chances were worth
1.70
On target
2.31
what the shots on target were worth
0.47
From open play
1.10
1.40
From set plays
0.85
The chances were worth 1.87 to 1.95: there was very little in it.
Expected goals is SportMonks' model: what a chance of that kind is worth, on average,
across a season of them. It says what the chances added up to, not what should have happened.
Pressure, minute by minute
Sunderland
Arsenal
56'
58'
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
Pressure is SportMonks' index, not ours: a measure of how close each side was to
scoring in a given minute, published after full time. The marks are the goals.
Match statistics
Sunderland on the left, Arsenal on the right.
The game
43%
Ball possession
57%
66
Total attacks
86
40
Dangerous attacks
39
Attack
12
Shots total
11
3
Shots on target
5
5
Shots off target
4
4
Shots blocked
2
7
Shots inside the box
8
5
Shots outside the box
3
1
Hit the woodwork
0
3
Big chances created
3
3
Big chances missed
2
4
Corners
2
2
Offsides
2
Build-up
284
Passes
386
217
Accurate passes
320
76%
Pass accuracy
83%
16
Crosses
7
5
Accurate crosses
3
8
Dribble attempts
9
3
Successful dribbles
2
22
Throw-ins
18
8
Goal kicks
7
Defence
3
Saves
2
12
Tackles
13
5
Interceptions
8
37
Duels won
53
18
Fouls
11
6
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
1
Injuries
1
2
Substitutions
5
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
Sunderland
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Danso | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 30 | 84 | 6.59 |
| Dan Ballard | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 37 | 73 | 6.77 |
| Brian Brobbey | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 16 | 75 | 6.30 |
| Reinildo Mandava | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 23 | 87 | 6.21 |
| Nordi Mukiele | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 21 | 70 | 6.19 |
| Robin Roefs | 90 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 31 | 53 | 6.42 |
| Noah Sadiki | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 24 | 83 | 6.73 |
| Enzo Le Fée | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 15 | 71 | 6.68 |
| Granit Xhaka | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 57 | 86 | 7.22 |
| Thomas Meunier | 76 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 20 | 68 | 6.63 |
| Nilson Angulo | 70 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 100 | 6.15 |
| Wilson Isidor sub | 20 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 100 | 6.36 |
| Malick Fofana sub | 14 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 100 | 6.38 |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.02 | – | 44 | 82 | 63 | – | 1 | 2 | 75 | 7.70 |
| Bukayo Saka | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | 1.36 | 1 | 27 | 78 | 47 | – | 1 | – | 63 | 7.76 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 93 | 39 | – | 2 | 2 | 78 | 6.89 |
| Kai Havertz | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 0.40 | 1 | 20 | 75 | 32 | – | – | – | 25 | 6.62 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.11 | – | 24 | 83 | 40 | – | 1 | – | 50 | 6.73 |
| Martin Ødegaard | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 42 | 88 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 7.65 |
| Christos Tzolis | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 77 | 37 | – | 1 | 1 | 50 | 6.62 |
| Declan Rice | 81 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 68 | 87 | 78 | – | 2 | – | 100 | 7.74 |
| Ben White | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 73 | 30 | – | 1 | 1 | 50 | 6.43 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 93 | 37 | – | – | 1 | 17 | 6.32 |
| Jurriën Timber sub | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 79 | 19 | – | 1 | – | 100 | 6.55 |
| Bruno Guimarães sub | 44 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 0.06 | – | 13 | 92 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 7.47 |
| Eberechi Eze sub | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 50 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 6.52 |
| Martín Zubimendi sub | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 80 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 100 | 6.62 |
| Mikel Merino sub | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 100 | 7 | – | – | – | NaN | 6.22 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Raya | 90 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 33 | 67 | 7.73 |
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
Sunderland
WWLWD
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 3–3–2 |
| Goals for · against | 9–11 |
Arsenal
WWWWW
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 8–0–0 |
| Goals for · against | 14–2 |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
Sunderland
|
Enzo Le Fée
1 goal
|
1 |
|
Wilson Isidor
1 goal
|
1 |
|
Habib Diarra
1 assist
|
1 |
Arsenal
|
Bukayo Saka
3 goals
|
3 |
|
Declan Rice
2 assists
|
2 |
|
Martin Ødegaard
2 goals
|
2 |