Arsenal v Sunderland, 18 August 2012
| Score | 0-0 |
| Referee | Chris Foy |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Emirates Stadium |
| Attendance | 60,078 |
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0 Arsenal
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Wojciech Szczęsny
Defender
Carl Jenkinson
Defender
Per Mertesacker
Defender
Thomas Vermaelen
Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder
Mikel Arteta
Midfielder
Abou Diaby
Midfielder
Santi Cazorla
Midfielder/Forward
Gervinho
Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott
Forward
Łukasz Podolski
Substitutions:
| Olivier Giroud for Łukasz Podolski | 64 |
| Aaron Ramsey for Abou Diaby | 69 |
| Andrei Arshavin for Theo Walcott | 77 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Vito Mannone
Defender
Andre Santos
Defender
Johann Djourou
Midfielder
Francis Coquelin
Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey
Forward
Andrei Arshavin
Forward
Olivier Giroud
Starting lineup:
Simon Mignolet
Goalkeeper
Carlos Cuellar
Defender
John O'Shea
Defender
Kieran Richardson
Defender
Jack Colback
Defender/Midfielder
Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder
Seb Larsson
Defender/Midfielder
James McClean
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Lee Cattermole
Midfielder
Stéphane Sessègnon
Midfielder/Forward
Fraizer Campbell
Forward
Substitutions:
| Louis Saha for Stéphane Sessègnon | 63 |
| Ahmed Elmohamady for Fraizer Campbell | 68 |
| David Meyler for Seb Larsson | 78 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kieren Westwood
Defender/Centre back
Titus Bramble
Defender/Centre back
Matt Kilgallon
Defender/Midfielder
Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder
David Meyler
Forward
Louis Saha
Forward
Connor Wickham