Sunderland v Arsenal, 25 October 2005
| Score | 3-0 to Arsenal |
| Referee | Matt Messias |
| Competition | League Cup 3rd round |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Attendance | 47,366 |
View Sunderland v Arsenal head to head
Kick-off delayed by 15 minutes to 8.00pm due to crowd congestion.
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ben Alnwick
Defender
Steven Caldwell
Defender
Danny Collins
Defender/Midfielder
Justin Hoyte
Defender/Midfielder
Nyron Nosworthy
Midfielder
Liam Lawrence
Midfielder
Carl Robinson
Midfielder
Martin Woods
Midfielder/Forward
Andy Welsh
Forward
Anthony Le Tallec
Forward
Jon Stead
Substitutions:
| Dan Smith for Danny Collins | 48 |
| Daryl Murphy for Andy Welsh | 67 |
| Dean Whitehead for Carl Robinson | 75 |
Cards:
| Nyron Nosworthy | 32 | Y |
Comments:
Unused substitutes: Kelvin Davis and Andy Gray3 Arsenal
Goals:
| Emmanuel Eboué | 61 |
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| Robin van Persie | penalty | 67 |
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| Robin van Persie | 87 |
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Starting lineup:
Manuel Almunia
Goalkeeper
Sol Campbell
Defender
Pascal Cygan
Defender/Centre back
Philippe Senderos
Defender/Centre back
Emmanuel Eboué
Defender/Midfielder
Seb Larsson
Defender/Midfielder
Alex Song
Defender/Midfielder
Fabrice Muamba
Midfielder
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
Midfielder/Forward
Arturo Lupoli
Forward
Robin van Persie
Forward
Substitutions:
| Anthony Stokes for Arturo Lupoli | 88 |
| Pat Cregg for Seb Larsson | 89 |
| Nicklas Bendtner for Quincy Owusu-Abeyie | 90 |