Arsenal v Sunderland, 16 October 2011
| Score | 2-1 to Arsenal |
| Referee | Howard Webb |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Emirates Stadium |
| Attendance | 60,078 |
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Kick-Off: 1.30pm
2 Arsenal
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Goals:
| Robin van Persie | 1 |
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| Robin van Persie | 82 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Wojciech Szczęsny
Defender
Carl Jenkinson
Defender
Laurent Koscielny
Defender
Per Mertesacker
Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder
Alex Song
Midfielder
Mikel Arteta
Midfielder
Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder/Forward
Gervinho
Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott
Forward
Robin van Persie
Substitutions:
| Andre Santos for Kieran Gibbs | 50 |
| Andrei Arshavin for Gervinho | 67 |
| Yossi Benayoun for Tomáš Rosický | 76 |
Cards:
| Alex Song | 57 | Y |
| Laurent Koscielny | 63 | Y |
| Robin van Persie | 83 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Lukasz Fabiański
Defender
Andre Santos
Defender
Johann Djourou
Midfielder
Yossi Benayoun
Midfielder
Emmanuel Frimpong
Forward
Andrei Arshavin
Forward
PARK Chu-young
Comments:
League position: 10th Robin Van Persie's opening goal was timed at 27 seconds.Goals:
| Seb Larsson | 31 |
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Starting lineup:
Simon Mignolet
Goalkeeper
Wes Brown
Defender
John O'Shea
Defender
Kieran Richardson
Defender
Michael Turner
Defender/Centre back
Jack Colback
Defender/Midfielder
Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder
Lee Cattermole
Midfielder
Seb Larsson
Midfielder
David Vaughan
Midfielder
Stéphane Sessègnon
Midfielder/Forward
Substitutions:
| JI Dong-won for Seb Larsson | 67 |
| Connor Wickham for Stéphane Sessègnon | 79 |
| Craig Gardner for Lee Cattermole | 87 |
Cards:
| David Vaughan | 52 | Y |
| Seb Larsson | 55 | Y |
| Wes Brown | 61 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kieren Westwood
Defender
Louis Laing
Defender/Midfielder
Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder
David Meyler
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
James McClean
Forward
JI Dong-won
Forward
Connor Wickham