Sunderland v Arsenal, 12 September 2026

Score2-0 to Arsenal
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light

View Sunderland v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 35 Sunderland won: 3 Drawn: 11 Arsenal won: 21 Sunderland scored: 21 Arsenal scored: 63 . Sunderland now remained without a win in the 18 meetings in the Premier League since a home 1-0 win on 21 November 2009 (lost 12).

0 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Goals:

Bruno Guimarães 58 G
Bukayo Saka penalty 90+7 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Meunier
Defender/Midfielder Reinildo
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Nilson Angulo
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Forward Brian Brobbey

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Riccardo Calafiori Defender
Gabriel Defender
Ben White Defender
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Christos Tzolis Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Wilson Isidor for Nilson Angulo 70
Malick Fofana for Thomas Meunier 76

Substitutions:

Bruno Guimarães for Myles Lewis-Skelly 46
Jurriën Timber for Ben White 46
Eberechi Eze for Christos Tzolis 81
Martín Zubimendi for Declan Rice 81
Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 85

Cards:

Reinildo 28 Y
Dan Ballard 66 Y
Granit Xhaka 69 Y
Brian Brobbey 81 Y
Nordi Mukiele 90+1 Y
Reinildo 90+6 Y
Reinildo 90+6 R

Cards:

Gabriel 90+1 Y
Kai Havertz 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Trai Hume
Defender/Midfielder Dayann Methalie
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Malick Fofana
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Wilson Isidor

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender Jurriën Timber
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Comments:

League position: 14th . Sunderland failed in their attempt to win three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2012 (three). . The Black Cats had now lost five of their last ten home games in the Premier League (won three). . They now remained without a win in 30 games in the Premier League since April 2014 against a team starting the day in the top four of the table (lost 20). . Enzo Le Fée’s penalty in the 56th minute was saved.

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won their first four games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2022-23 (five). . The Gunners had now won nine consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2004 (nine). . They had now 52 points from their 23 games in the Premier League in 2026 (won 16, drawn four, lost three).

0 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Roefs
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Meunier
Defender/Midfielder Reinildo
Defender/Midfielder Noah Sadiki
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Nilson Angulo
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Forward Brian Brobbey

Substitutions:

Wilson Isidor for Nilson Angulo 70
Malick Fofana for Thomas Meunier 76

Cards:

Reinildo 28 Y
Dan Ballard 66 Y
Granit Xhaka 69 Y
Brian Brobbey 81 Y
Nordi Mukiele 90+1 Y
Reinildo 90+6 Y
Reinildo 90+6 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Trai Hume
Defender/Midfielder Dayann Methalie
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Malick Fofana
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Wilson Isidor

Comments:

League position: 14th . Sunderland failed in their attempt to win three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2012 (three). . The Black Cats had now lost five of their last ten home games in the Premier League (won three). . They now remained without a win in 30 games in the Premier League since April 2014 against a team starting the day in the top four of the table (lost 20). . Enzo Le Fée’s penalty in the 56th minute was saved.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Bruno Guimarães 58 G
Bukayo Saka penalty 90+7 P

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Riccardo Calafiori Defender
Gabriel Defender
Ben White Defender
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Christos Tzolis Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Bruno Guimarães for Myles Lewis-Skelly 46
Jurriën Timber for Ben White 46
Eberechi Eze for Christos Tzolis 81
Martín Zubimendi for Declan Rice 81
Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 85

Cards:

Gabriel 90+1 Y
Kai Havertz 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender Jurriën Timber
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won their first four games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2022-23 (five). . The Gunners had now won nine consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2004 (nine). . They had now 52 points from their 23 games in the Premier League in 2026 (won 16, drawn four, lost three).