Sunderland vs Arsenal, 2016/2017 English Premier League

Sanchez, Giroud braces inspire Arsenal to win over Sunderland

Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League table with a 4-1 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Hand ball by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
• 2': Offside, Sunderland. Jack Rodwell tries a through ball, but Duncan Watmore is caught offside.
• 4': Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín with a cross.
• 5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
• 6': Delay in match because of an injury Steven Pienaar (Sunderland).
• 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Billy Jones.
• 10': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Billy Jones.
• 11': Didier Ndong (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 11': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
• 13': Attempt saved. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
• 16': Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 16': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
• 19': Goal! Sunderland 0, Arsenal 1. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a cross.
• 20': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Arsenal).
• 20': Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 21': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
• 22': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
• 22': Lamine Koné (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 24': Attempt blocked. Billy Jones (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Ndong.
• 24': Offside, Sunderland. Billy Jones tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
• 26': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
• 28': Foul by Mesut Özil (Arsenal).
• 28': Steven Pienaar (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 28': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 28': Foul by Steven Pienaar (Sunderland).
• 30': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
• 30': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 30': Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 31': Attempt missed. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
• 33': Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
• 33': Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 33': Didier Ndong (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 35': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Francis Coquelin.
• 35': Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 36': Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 36': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
• 37': Foul by Lamine Koné (Sunderland).
• 37': Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 38': Attempt saved. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a through ball.
• 39': Didier Ndong (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 39': Foul by Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal).
• 41': Foul by Steven Pienaar (Sunderland).
• 41': Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 41': Steven Pienaar (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 41': Delay in match because of an injury Francis Coquelin (Arsenal).
• 42': Substitution, Sunderland. Papy Djilobodji replaces John O'Shea because of an injury.
• 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 45'+1': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Arsenal 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Arsenal 1.
• 48': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 48': Foul by Papy Djilobodji (Sunderland).
• 48': Papy Djilobodji (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 51': Didier Ndong (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 51': Foul by Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal).
• 52': Foul by Jermain Defoe (Sunderland).
• 52': Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 52': Hand ball by Jack Rodwell (Sunderland).
• 53': Offside, Sunderland. Billy Jones tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
• 56': Attempt missed. Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
• 57': Offside, Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
• 59': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a through ball.
• 62': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Shkodran Mustafi.
• 64': Penalty Sunderland. Duncan Watmore draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 64': Penalty conceded by Petr Cech (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 64': Petr Cech (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 65': Goal! Sunderland 1, Arsenal 1. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
• 66': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
• 67': Offside, Sunderland. Jack Rodwell tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
• 69': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji.
• 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Olivier Giroud replaces Alex Iwobi.
• 69': Attempt missed. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny with a cross following a corner.
• 70': Substitution, Sunderland. Adnan Januzaj replaces Steven Pienaar.
• 71': Goal! Sunderland 1, Arsenal 2. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs with a cross.
• 72': Offside, Sunderland. Jermain Defoe tries a through ball, but Patrick van Aanholt is caught offside.
• 73': Attempt missed. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
• 73': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji.
• 74': Foul by Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland).
• 74': Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 75': Attempt blocked. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 75': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Rodwell.
• 76': Goal! Sunderland 1, Arsenal 3. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross following a corner.
• 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
• 78': Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
• 78': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
• 78': Goal! Sunderland 1, Arsenal 4. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
• 80': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
• 80': Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 80': Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
• 84': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
• 84': Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 84': Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Duncan Watmore.
• 84': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland).
• 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 88': Offside, Sunderland. Patrick van Aanholt tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
• 89': Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Francis Coquelin.
• 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Rodwell.
• 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Rodwell.
• 90'+2': Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+2': Foul by Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal).
• 90'+3': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Arsenal 4.
• 0': Match ends, Sunderland 1, Arsenal 4.