English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 7, 2026
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Arsenal WLWWW 3
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Emirates Stadium · 60,312 att. · Universo

Match Report

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Arsenal move nine points clear with home win over Sunderland

Viktor Gyökeres scored a second-half brace as Arsenal piled the pressure on rivals Manchester City with a statement 3-0 win over Sunderland.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
2
50.7
Possession
49.3
5
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
327
Accurate Passes
325
408
Passes
389
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.1
53
Long Balls
41
19
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
8
13
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
12
30
Effective Clearances
22
30
Clearances
22

Highlights

00:33 Arteta: Arsenal's 9-point lead in the Premier League means nothing Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 29Kai HavertzRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 20Noni MaduekeRF

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 15Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. 5Danny BallardCD-R
  4. 17Reinildo MandavaLB
  5. 20Nordi MukieleRB
  6. 19Habib DiarraAM
  7. 28Enzo Le FéeLM
  8. 27Noah SadikiRM
  9. 9Brian BrobbeyF
  10. 7Chemsdine TalbiAM-L
  11. 32Trai HumeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 26' William Saliba (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 39' Habib Diarra (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Goal! Arsenal 1, Sunderland 0. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  5. 60' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Noni Madueke.
  6. 60' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  7. 64' Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
  8. 66' Goal! Arsenal 2, Sunderland 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  9. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  10. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Kai Havertz.
  11. 71' Substitution, Sunderland. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Noah Sadiki because of an injury.
  12. 85' Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Brian Brobbey.
  13. 85' Substitution, Sunderland. Nilson Angulo replaces Trai Hume.
  14. 89' Substitution, Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard replaces Leandro Trossard because of an injury.
  15. 90'+3' Goal! Arsenal 3, Sunderland 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli following a fast break.

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