Sunderland v Arsenal, 08 November 2025

Score2-2
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance46,799

View Sunderland v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 33 Sunderland won: 3 Drawn: 11 Arsenal won: 19 Sunderland scored: 21 Arsenal scored: 58 . Sunderland now remained without a win in 16 meetings with Arsenal in the Premier League since a home 1-0 win on 21 November 2009.

2 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Dan Ballard 36 G
Brian Brobbey 90+4 G

Goals:

Bukayo Saka 54 G
Leandro Trossard 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Trai Hume
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Reinildo
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Wilson Isidor

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Riccardo Calafiori Defender
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Jurriën Timber Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder/Forward
Mikel Merino Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Brian Brobbey for Wilson Isidor 63
Simon Adingra for Enzo Le Fée 64
Chemsdine Talbi for Bertrand Traoré 64
Eliezer Mayenda for Lutsharel Geertruida 87

Substitutions:

Cristhian Mosquera for Eberechi Eze 88

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 45+1 Y
Reinildo 72 Y

Cards:

Martín Zubimendi 36 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Brian Brobbey
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Forward Andre Harriman-Annous

Comments:

League position: 4th . Sunderland now remained without a win in their last 24 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the top four (lost 16). . The Black Cats now remained unbeaten in six consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2010 (nine). . They had now scored ten of their 14 goals in the second half of games so far in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal failed in their attempt to win five consecutive league games without conceding for the first time since October 1987 in League Division One (five). . The Gunners failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in nine consecutive games in all competitions for the first time: previously eight in October 1903. . They could have become the first top division team to win nine consecutive games in all competitions without conceding: also eight by Preston North End in September 1889 and Liverpool in February 1920.

2 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Dan Ballard 36 G
Brian Brobbey 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Trai Hume
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Reinildo
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Wilson Isidor

Substitutions:

Brian Brobbey for Wilson Isidor 63
Simon Adingra for Enzo Le Fée 64
Chemsdine Talbi for Bertrand Traoré 64
Eliezer Mayenda for Lutsharel Geertruida 87

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 45+1 Y
Reinildo 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Brian Brobbey
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 4th . Sunderland now remained without a win in their last 24 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the top four (lost 16). . The Black Cats now remained unbeaten in six consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2010 (nine). . They had now scored ten of their 14 goals in the second half of games so far in this Premier League season.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Bukayo Saka 54 G
Leandro Trossard 74 G

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Riccardo Calafiori Defender
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Jurriën Timber Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder/Forward
Mikel Merino Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Cristhian Mosquera for Eberechi Eze 88

Cards:

Martín Zubimendi 36 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Forward Andre Harriman-Annous

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal failed in their attempt to win five consecutive league games without conceding for the first time since October 1987 in League Division One (five). . The Gunners failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in nine consecutive games in all competitions for the first time: previously eight in October 1903. . They could have become the first top division team to win nine consecutive games in all competitions without conceding: also eight by Preston North End in September 1889 and Liverpool in February 1920.