English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 5, 2015
Sunderland WLLWW 1
–
Arsenal LDLWD 3
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SUN101
ARS123
Emirates Stadium · 59,937 att.

Match Report

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Olivier Giroud scores at both ends as Arsenal beat Sunderland to go second

Olivier Giroud scored an own goal to cancel out Joel Campbell's opener, but the striker converted before Aaron Ramsey sealed a win for the Gunners.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
4
27.5
Possession
72.5
11
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
186
Accurate Passes
618
257
Passes
712
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
48
20
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
17
13
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
18
34
Clearances
20

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Petr CechG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 4Per MertesackerCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 24Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 20Mathieu FlaminiLM
  8. 16Aaron RamseyRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainAM-L
  11. 28Joel CampbellAM-R

SUN · 3-4-3

  1. 1Costel PantilimonG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD
  3. 15Younes KaboulCD-L
  4. 22Sebastián CoatesCD-R
  5. 20Ola ToivonenCM-L
  6. 21Yann M'vilaCM-R
  7. 3Patrick van AanholtLM
  8. 24DeAndre YedlinRM
  9. 26Steven FletcherF
  10. 41Duncan WatmoreCF-L
  11. 9Fabio BoriniCF-R

Timeline

  1. 33' Goal! Arsenal 1, Sunderland 0. Joel Campbell (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a through ball.
  2. 44' Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Own Goal by Olivier Giroud, Arsenal. Arsenal 1, Sunderland 1.
  4. 62' Substitution, Sunderland. Jack Rodwell replaces Ola Toivonen.
  5. 63' Goal! Arsenal 2, Sunderland 1. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey with a cross.
  6. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Theo Walcott replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  7. 67' Substitution, Sunderland. Adam Johnson replaces Fabio Borini.
  8. 73' Substitution, Sunderland. Jeremain Lens replaces Steven Fletcher.
  9. 76' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs replaces Joel Campbell.
  10. 80' DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Olivier Giroud.
  12. 90'+3' Goal! Arsenal 3, Sunderland 1. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.

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