Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal — Premier League, 12 Sep 2026
Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 in the Premier League on 12 September 2026 at Stadium of Light, Sunderland. Enzo Le Fée, Bruno Guimarães, Bukayo Saka got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sunderland have won 0 and Arsenal 3, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 28'
- 39'Mikel Arteta AmatriainDissent
- 45'
- 45'
- Half-time0-0
- 56'Missed Penalty
- 0-158'assist: Declan Rice
- 66'Dissent
- 69'Foul
- 70'
- 76'
- 81'
- 81'
- 81'Argument
- 85'
- 90+1'Argument
- 90+1'Argument
- 90+3'Foul
- 90+6'
- 0-290+7'Penalty
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
7.8
Top rated
Sunderland
- 7.1Granit XhakaM
- 6.5Enzo Le FéeM
- 6.4Thomas MeunierM
- 6.3Noah SadikiM
- 6.2Malick FofanaF
- 6.2Wilson IsidorF
- 6.1Kevin DansoD
- 5.9Brian BrobbeyF
- 5.9Nilson AnguloM
- 5.7Daniel BallardD
- 5.6ReinildoD
- 5.6Robin RoefsG
- 5.3N. MukieleD
- 6.6Chemsdine TalbiF
- 6.6C. RiggM
- 6.6Dayann MethalieD
- 6.6L. O'NienM
- 6.6Trai HumeD
- 6.6Omar AldereteD
- 6.6M. EllborgG
Arsenal
- 7.8Bruno GuimarãesM
- 7.7Declan RiceM
- 7.5Ezri KonsaD
- 7.3David RayaG
- 7.3Bukayo SakaM
- 7.2Martin ØdegaardM
- 7.0Riccardo CalafioriD
- 6.9Myles Lewis-SkellyM
- 6.8Christos TzolisM
- 6.7Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 6.6Martín ZubimendiM
- 6.5Benjamin WhiteD
- 6.5Eberechi EzeM
- 6.4Mikel MerinoM
- 6.3Kai HavertzF
- 6.2J. TimberD
- 6.6Piero HincapiéD
- 6.6N. MaduekeF
- 6.6Viktor GyökeresF
- 6.6KepaG
Line-ups
Arsenal4-2-3-1
Sunderland4-2-3-1
Substitutes
SunderlandR. Le Bris
Substitutes
- 15Omar AldereteD6.6
- 13L. O'NienM6.6
- 18Wilson Isidor70'F6.2
- 32Trai HumeD6.6
- 31M. EllborgG6.6
- 7Chemsdine TalbiF6.6
- 11C. RiggM6.6
- 39Malick Fofana76'F6.2
- 6Dayann MethalieD6.6
ArsenalMikel Arteta
Substitutes
- 13KepaG6.6
- 39Bruno Guimarães58'45'M7.8
- 14Viktor GyökeresF6.6
- 10Eberechi Eze81'M6.5
- 12J. TimberD6.2
- 23Mikel Merino85'M6.4
- 36Martín Zubimendi81'M6.6
- 5Piero HincapiéD6.6
- 20N. MaduekeF6.6
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
12Total shots11
3Shots on target5
5Shots off target4
4Blocked shots2
4Corners3
2Offsides2
18Fouls11
4Yellow cards2
1Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves2
282Total passes388
217Accurate passes321
Sunderland
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granit Xhaka | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.1 |
| Enzo Le Fée | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Thomas Meunier | 76 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Noah Sadiki | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Malick Fofana | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Wilson Isidor | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Kevin Danso | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Brian Brobbey | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Nilson Angulo | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Daniel Ballard | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Reinildo | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Robin Roefs | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| N. Mukiele | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| C. Rigg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Dayann Methalie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| L. O'Nien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Trai Hume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Omar Alderete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| M. Ellborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Guimarães | 45 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Declan Rice | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| David Raya | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Bukayo Saka | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Martin Ødegaard | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Christos Tzolis | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Martín Zubimendi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Benjamin White | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Eberechi Eze | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Mikel Merino | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Kai Havertz | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| J. Timber | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Piero Hincapié | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| N. Madueke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Kepa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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