⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Sunderland above the line
Arsenal belowGoals and cards
Half-time 0-0
56'Pen missedEnzo Le Fée missed a penalty, saved by David Raya- 58'GoalBruno Guimarães, right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Set up by Declan Rice0-1
- 90+6'Red cardReinildo Mandava sent off, second yellow for a bad foul
- 90+7'PenaltyBukayo Saka, penalty, left footed shot to the bottom right corner0-2
The score, against the pace we expected
Arsenal fell behind the pace we expected in the first half, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SUN better than we expected
▼ ARS better than we expected
The second half was where it moved most, about 2 goals worse than we expected for Sunderland.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.
Sunderland
Good plays
- SAVE
Robin Roefs kept out Bukayo Saka from the centre of the box
13' · SUN 0-0 ARS
- SAVE
Robin Roefs kept out Kai Havertz from the centre of the box
33' · SUN 0-0 ARS
- SAVE
Robin Roefs kept out Bukayo Saka from the right side of the box
74' · SUN 0-1 ARS
Bad plays
- BIG MISS
Danny Ballard missed from the right side of the six yard box, just wide
16' · SUN 0-0 ARS
- PEN MISSED
Enzo Le Fée missed from the spot, saved by David Raya
56' · SUN 0-0 ARS
- RED CARD
Reinildo Mandava sent off, a second yellow for a bad foul
90+6' · SUN 0-1 ARS
Arsenal
Good plays
- PEN SAVED
David Raya saved Enzo Le Fée's penalty
56' · SUN 0-0 ARS
- GOAL
Bruno Guimarães, right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner, set up by Declan Rice
58' · SUN 0-1 ARS
- BIG SAVE
David Raya kept out Nordi Mukiele from very close range
84' · SUN 0-1 ARS
- PENALTY
Bukayo Saka, penalty, left footed shot to the bottom right corner
90+7' · SUN 0-2 ARS
Bad plays
- BIG MISS
Kai Havertz missed with a header from the left side of the six yard box
75' · SUN 0-1 ARS
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.
Sunderland
- ★
Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
3 saves
- ★
Nordi Mukiele Right Back
4 shots, 1 on target
- ✗
Reinildo Mandava Left Back
Sent off 90+6', second yellow
- ✗
Enzo Le Fée Attacking Midfielder
Missed a penalty 56', 3 shots, 1 on target
Arsenal
- ★
Bukayo Saka Attacking Midfielder Right
Goal 90+7'
- ★
Bruno Guimarães Substitute, off the bench
Goal 58'
- ★
Declan Rice Right Midfielder
Set up Guimarães
- ✗
Kai Havertz Forward
Big chance missed 75', 3 shots, 1 on target
⚖️What decided it
Why Arsenal won, and why Sunderland did not.
From the game
- Got away with it at the back, kept a clean sheet from chances worth about 2 goals
- Won a penalty
- Scored a penalty through Bukayo Saka
- Down to ten men from stoppage time after Reinildo Mandava's second yellow
- Gave away a penalty
Key battles
📊The numbers
| SUN | ARS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Possession | 58% |
| 12 | Shots | 11 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 4 | Corners | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 217 | Passes completed | 321 |
| 77% | Pass accuracy | 83% |
| 7 | Tackles won | 7 |
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 51% | Share of the chances | 49% |
| 5 | Passes completed near goal | 5 |
| 10 | Passes allowed before winning it back | 11 |
