English Premier League

FT Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Sunderland DLLWL 0
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Arsenal WLWWW 2
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Emirates Stadium · 59,510 att.

Match Report

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Alexis Sanchez brace keeps alive Arsenal's top-four fight

Alexis Sanchez scored twice to help Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 and keep up their fight for a top-four spot in the Premier League.

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Team Stats

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Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

ARS · 3-4-2-1

  1. 33Petr CechG
  2. 20Shkodran MustafiCD
  3. 18Nacho MonrealCD-L
  4. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  5. 29Granit XhakaCM-L
  6. 8Aaron RamseyCM-R
  7. 3Kieran GibbsLM
  8. 24Héctor BellerínRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 7Alexis SánchezCF-L
  11. 11Mesut ÖzilCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13David OspinaSUB
  2. 35Mohamed ElnenySUB
  3. 34Francis CoquelinSUB
  4. 14Theo WalcottSUB
  5. 17Alex IwobiSUB
  6. 5Gabriel PaulistaSUB
  7. 23Danny WelbeckSUB

SUN · 3-5-2

  1. 13Jordan PickfordG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD
  3. 23Lamine KonéCD-L
  4. 2Billy JonesCD-R
  5. 7Sebastian LarssonCM-L
  6. 17Didier N'DongCM-R
  7. 6Lee CattermoleAM
  8. 3Bryan OviedoLM
  9. 21Javier ManquilloRM
  10. 18Jermain DefoeCF-L
  11. 9Fabio BoriniCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Joleon LescottSUB
  2. 1Vito MannoneSUB
  3. 46Lynden GoochSUB
  4. 8Jack RodwellSUB
  5. 44Adnan JanuzajSUB
  6. 22Donald LoveSUB
  7. 24Darron GibsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  2. 54' Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 55' Mesut Özil (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 56' John O'Shea (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Iwobi replaces Kieran Gibbs.
  6. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Danny Welbeck replaces Aaron Ramsey because of an injury.
  7. 72' Goal! Arsenal 1, Sunderland 0. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil following a corner.
  8. 74' Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 77' Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Lee Cattermole.
  10. 81' Goal! Arsenal 2, Sunderland 0. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  11. 82' Substitution, Sunderland. Adnan Januzaj replaces Javier Manquillo.
  12. 85' Substitution, Arsenal. Theo Walcott replaces Olivier Giroud.
  13. 88' Substitution, Sunderland. Darron Gibson replaces Didier Ndong.
  14. 90'+2' Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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