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Sunderland v Arsenal

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Kick-off: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 · 21:00 SAST

Sunderland v Arsenal: result recap

Sunderland v Arsenal update

Sunderland played Arsenal in Premier League. The final score was 0–2. View the match centre for the score breakdown and fixture information.

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HIGHLIGHTLY MATCH DETAIL

Match details

Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland, England
Capacity: 48,095
Referee: Brooks, John · England
Conditions: cloudy · 17.77°C

Score breakdown

A period-by-period score has not been supplied for this fixture yet.

Match information

Competition: Premier League
Sport: Football
Country: England
Kick-off: 12 Sep 2026, 21:00 SAST

HIGHLIGHTLY INSIGHTS

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Prediction: Arsenal is most likely to win the game against Sunderland.

Team statistics

Sunderland

Expected Goals 1.8Big Chances Created 3Free Kicks 10Expected Assists 1.11Successful Crosses 5Crosses 16Passes Own Half 130Passes Opposition Half 170Successful Long Passes 23Long Passes 49Throw-Ins 22Key Passes 8Passes Into Final Third 51Backward Passes 49Goal Kicks 8Interceptions 5Successful Tackles 7Tackles 12Clearances 20Successful Aerial Duels 12Aerial Duels 34Successful Dribbles 3Dribbles 8Shots accuracy 0.25Failed passes 67Possession 0.43Shots on target 3Corners 4Offsides 2Successful passes 217Red cards 1Shots off target 5Blocked shots 4Shots within penalty area 7Total passes 284Goalkeeper saves 3Fouls 18Yellow cards 5Shots outside penalty area 5

Arsenal

Expected Goals 1.88Big Chances Created 3Free Kicks 18Expected Assists 1.02Successful Crosses 3Crosses 7Passes Own Half 161Passes Opposition Half 232Successful Long Passes 17Long Passes 39Throw-Ins 18Key Passes 10Passes Into Final Third 86Backward Passes 49Goal Kicks 7Interceptions 8Successful Tackles 6Tackles 13Clearances 24Successful Aerial Duels 22Aerial Duels 34Successful Dribbles 2Dribbles 9Shots accuracy 0.45Failed passes 66Possession 0.57Shots on target 5Corners 2Offsides 2Successful passes 320Red cards 0Shots off target 4Blocked shots 2Shots within penalty area 8Total passes 386Goalkeeper saves 2Fouls 11Yellow cards 2Shots outside penalty area 3

Players to watch

Sunderland

Malick Fofana · AttackerGranit Xhaka · MidfielderDaniel Ballard · Defender

Arsenal

Kai Havertz · AttackerBukayo Saka · MidfielderGabriel Magalhaes · Defender

HIGHLIGHTLY MATCH EVENTS

Match timeline

28'Yellow Card · Reinildo Isnard MandavaSunderland

39'Yellow Card · Mikel ArtetaArsenal

45'Substitution · Ben White ↔ Jurriën TimberArsenal

45'Substitution · Myles Lewis-Skelly ↔ Bruno GuimarãesArsenal

56'Missed Penalty · Enzo Le FéeSunderland

58'Goal · Bruno Guimarães (assist: Declan Rice)Arsenal

66'Yellow Card · Dan BallardSunderland

69'Yellow Card · Granit XhakaSunderland

70'Substitution · Nilson Angulo ↔ Wilson IsidorSunderland

76'Substitution · Thomas Meunier ↔ Malick FofanaSunderland

81'Yellow Card · Brian BrobbeySunderland

81'Substitution · Christos Tzolis ↔ Eberechi EzeArsenal

81'Substitution · Declan Rice ↔ Martín ZubimendiArsenal

85'Substitution · Martin Odegaard ↔ Mikel MerinoArsenal

90+1'Yellow Card · Gabriel dos Santos MagalhãesArsenal

90+1'Yellow Card · Nordi MukieleSunderland

90+3'Yellow Card · Kai HavertzArsenal

90+6'Red Card · Reinildo Isnard MandavaSunderland

90+7'Penalty · Bukayo SakaArsenal