Sunderland vs Arsenal · Premier League
Sunderland
5-4-2
2 – 2
FT
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Arsenal
8-2-1
Stadium of Light · Sunderland · England
The points were split as Sunderland and Arsenal drew 2-2 at Stadium of Light (crowd 46,799). Sunderland went ahead through Danny Ballard at the 36-minute mark and the equaliser came from Bukayo Saka after 54 minutes; it was 1-2 after Leandro Trossard scored at the 74-minute mark and Brian Brobbey brought Sunderland level late on, at 90 minutes. Arsenal kept 65% of possession and took 17 shots to Sunderland's 6, yet did not win. Arsenal hit the target 7 times from 17 attempts.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Premier League England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English Premier League
- Ground
- Stadium of Light · Sunderland · England
- Crowd
- 46,799
- Referee
- Craig Pawson
- Sunderland form
- LWLDD
- Arsenal form
- WWDWD
On TV
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- USNBCTV
- USUniversoStreaming
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Arsenal | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Side by side
13Fouls13
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides0
2Corner Kicks2
5Saves0
35.2%Possession64.8%
6Shots17
2On Goal7
30%On Target %40%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
226Accurate Passes460
287Passes529
80%Pass Completion %90%
0Accurate Crosses4
11Crosses22
0%Cross %20%
41Long Balls36
12Accurate Long Balls10
30%Long Balls %30%
2Blocked Shots4
8Effective Tackles4
16Tackles12
50%Tackle %30%
6Interceptions3
39Effective Clearances25
39Clearances25
Timeline
Full time · 2-2
⚽Brian Brobbey
90'+4'2 - 2
88'
🔁Cristhian Mosquerareplacing Eberechi Eze
🔁Eliezer Mayendareplacing Lutsharel Geertruida
87'
74'1 - 2
⚽Leandro TrossardAssist: Martín Zubimendi
🟨Reinildo Mandava
72'
🔁Chemsdine Talbireplacing Bertrand Traoré
64'
🔁Simon Adingrareplacing Enzo Le Fée
64'
🔁Brian Brobbeyreplacing Wilson Isidor
63'
54'1 - 1
⚽Bukayo SakaAssist: Mikel Merino
Half-time · 1-0
🟨Granit Xhaka
45'+1'
⚽Danny BallardAssist: Nordi Mukiele
36'1 - 0
36'
🟨Martín Zubimendi
Kick-off
Teams
Sunderland5-4-1
18↓Isidor
27Sadiki
28↓Le Fée
25↓Traoré
34🟨Xhaka
17🟨Mandava
6↓Geertruida
5⚽Ballard
32Hume
20Mukiele
22Roefs
Bench
- 13Luke O'Nien
- 7Chemsdine Talbion for Bertrand Traoré, 64'
- 4Daniel Neil
- 1Anthony Patterson
- 11Chris Rigg
- 26Arthur Masuaku
- 12Eliezer Mayendaon for Lutsharel Geertruida, 87'
- 24Simon Adingraon for Enzo Le Fée, 64'
- 9Brian Brobbeyon for Wilson Isidor, 63' ⚽
Arsenal4-2-3-1
23Merino
19⚽Trossard
10↓Eze
7⚽Saka
41Rice
36🟨Zubimendi
33Calafiori
6Magalhães
12Timber
2Saliba
1Raya
Bench
- 13Kepa Arrizabalaga
- 22Ethan Nwaneri
- 56Max Dowman
- 49Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 16Christian Nørgaard
- 3Cristhian Mosqueraon for Eberechi Eze, 88'
- 4Ben White
- 71Andre Annous
- 5Piero Hincapié
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 21 |
| 2 |  Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +16 | 16 |
| 4 |  Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 15 |
| 5 |  Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 13 |
| 6 |  Brentford | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +5 | 11 |
| 7 |  Leeds United | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +3 | 11 |
| 8 |  Newcastle United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 |  Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 |  Hull City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 10 |
| 11 |  Everton | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 |  Ipswich Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 |  AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 |  Fulham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 |  Manchester United | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 17 |  Crystal Palace | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 |  Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 19 |  Coventry City | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 |  Sunderland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
Meetings
0Sunderland wins
1Level
4Arsenal wins
Last times they met
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Arsenal
5–1
Sunderland · 2021-22 English Carabao Cup
FT
Arsenal
2–0
Sunderland · 2016/2017 English Premier League
FT
Sunderland
1–4
Arsenal · 2016/2017 English Premier League
FT
Sunderland
0–0
Arsenal · 2015-2016 Barclays Premier League
FT
Arsenal
3–1
Sunderland · 2015-16 English FA Cup
Form
Last games: Sunderland
W1-0L2-0W2-0W2-1D1-1
Last games: Arsenal
W4-0W1-0W2-0W2-0W3-0
