English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 29, 2016
Arsenal WWWDW 4
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Sunderland LDLLL 1
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ARS134
SUN011
Stadium of Light · 44,322 att.

Match Report

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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.

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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

SUN · 4-5-1

  1. 13Jordan PickfordG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD-L
  3. 23Lamine KonéCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Billy JonesRB
  6. 20Steven PienaarCM-L
  7. 17Didier N'DongCM-R
  8. 8Jack RodwellAM
  9. 14Duncan WatmoreLM
  10. 10Wahbi KhazriRM
  11. 18Jermain DefoeF

Substitutes

  1. 5Papy DjilobodjiSUB
  2. 28Victor AnichebeSUB
  3. 12MikaSUB
  4. 46Lynden GoochSUB
  5. 22Donald LoveSUB
  6. 44Adnan JanuzajSUB
  7. 21Javier ManquilloSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Petr CechG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 20Shkodran MustafiCD-R
  4. 3Kieran GibbsLB
  5. 24Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 35Mohamed ElnenyLM
  8. 34Francis CoquelinRM
  9. 7Alexis SánchezF
  10. 17Alex IwobiAM-L
  11. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 55Ainsley Maitland-NilesSUB
  2. 16Rob HoldingSUB
  3. 13David OspinaSUB
  4. 25Carl JenkinsonSUB
  5. 5Gabriel PaulistaSUB
  6. 12Olivier GiroudSUB
  7. 8Aaron RamseySUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 30' Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 33' Didier Ndong (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 41' Steven Pienaar (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 42' Substitution, Sunderland. Papy Djilobodji replaces John O'Shea because of an injury.
  6. 48' Papy Djilobodji (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 64' Petr Cech (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Goal! Sunderland 1, Arsenal 1. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  9. 66' Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Olivier Giroud replaces Alex Iwobi.
  11. 70' Substitution, Sunderland. Adnan Januzaj replaces Steven Pienaar.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  15. 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.
  16. 80' Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 84' Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Duncan Watmore.
  18. 89' Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Francis Coquelin.

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