English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 12, 2026
Arsenal WWWWW 2
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Sunderland WLWDW 0
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Match Report

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Bruno Guimarães scores stunner as Arsenal overcome Sunderland

Bruno Guimarães and Bukayo Saka helped maintain Arsenal's perfect start in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Sunderland.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
57.5
Possession
42.5
11
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
321
Accurate Passes
217
388
Passes
282
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
7
Crosses
15
0.4
Cross %
0.3
39
Long Balls
51
15
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
7
14
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
6
24
Effective Clearances
20
24
Clearances
20

Highlights

01:30 Nicol convinced Arsenal will be champions after Sunderland win Watch on ESPN 01:36 Hislop: Arteta playing mind games with referees over Sunderland penalty Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 5Danny BallardCD-L
  3. 4Kevin DansoCD-R
  4. 17Reinildo MandavaLB
  5. 20Nordi MukieleRB
  6. 28Enzo Le FéeAM
  7. 27Noah SadikiLM
  8. 34Granit XhakaRM
  9. 9Brian BrobbeyF
  10. 10Nilson AnguloAM-L
  11. 12Thomas MeunierAM-R

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 15Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 8Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLM
  8. 41Declan RiceRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 17Christos TzolisAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 28' Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Ben White.
  3. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Bruno Guimarães replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  4. 51' Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  5. 51'
  6. 51' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  7. 51'
  8. 56' Penalty saved. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal).
  9. 58' Goal! Sunderland 0, Arsenal 1. Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  10. 60' Delay in match because of an injury Nilson Angulo (Sunderland).
  11. 60'
  12. 61' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 61'
  14. 66' Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 69' Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 70' Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Nilson Angulo.
  17. 72' Delay in match (Arsenal).
  18. 72'
  19. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  20. 72'
  21. 76' Substitution, Sunderland. Malick Fofana replaces Thomas Meunier.
  22. 81' Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  23. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Christos Tzolis.
  24. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Declan Rice.
  25. 85' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  26. 90'+1' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  27. 90'+1' Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  28. 90'+3' Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  29. 90'+6' Second yellow card to Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) for a bad foul.
  30. 90'+7' Goal! Sunderland 0, Arsenal 2. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

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