Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal · Premier League
Sunderland lost to Arsenal 0-2 in the Premier League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Sunderland and Arsenal met in the Premier League at Stadium of Light in Sunderland on Saturday, 12 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Sunderland did not score. Arsenal: B. Guimarães 58'; B. Saka 90'.
How the match went
Arsenal saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Sunderland had 12 shots with 3 on target, Arsenal 11 with 5 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 4 to Sunderland and 2 to Arsenal. Sunderland conceded 18 fouls, Arsenal 11. The referee showed 9 yellow cards (6 for Sunderland, 3 for Arsenal).
Line-ups
Sunderland started in a 4-2-3-1: Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Kevin Danso, Daniel Ballard, Reinildo Mandava, Granit Xhaka, Noah Sadiki, Thomas Meunier, Enzo Le Fée, Nilson Angulo, Brian Brobbey.
Arsenal started in a 4-2-3-1: David Raya, Ben White, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel Magalhães, Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Christos Tzolis, Kai Havertz.
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