Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Sunderland vs Arsenal
12 Sept 2026, 20:00 · Premier League · 2026/2027
Referee
John BrooksPremier League 2026/2027 · 3 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
SunderlandMin
ArsenalReinildo Mandava
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
28′- 39′
Mikel Arteta
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
- 46′⇄
Bruno Guimarães
Substitution
Off: Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 46′⇄
Jurriën Timber
Substitution
Off: Ben White
- •
Enzo Le Fée
Missed Penalty · Penalty saved by goalkeeper
56′ - 58′⚽
Bruno Guimarães 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Declan Rice
Right foot shot
Dan Ballard
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
66′Granit Xhaka
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
69′- ⇄
Wilson Isidor
Substitution
Off: Nilson Angulo
70′ - ⇄
Malick Fofana
Substitution
Off: Thomas Meunier
76′ Brian Brobbey
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
81′- 81′⇄
Eberechi Eze
Substitution
Off: Christos Tzolis
- 81′⇄
Martín Zubimendi
Substitution
Off: Declan Rice
- 85′⇄
Mikel Merino
Substitution
Off: Martin Ødegaard
- 90+1′
Gabriel
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
Nordi Mukiele
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
90+1′- 90+3′
Kai Havertz
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
Reinildo Mandava
Yellow/Red card · Foul
Foul
90+6′- 90+7′⚽
Bukayo Saka 0-2
Penalty · Penalty
Penalty
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6.42 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 6.19 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.59 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.77 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.21 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 7.22 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6.73 | |
| 76 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6.63 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6.68 | |
| 70 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.15 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.30 | |
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| 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.36 | |
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| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.38 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Sunderland
Latest: Fulham · 1–0
Match stats
30 Aug 2026, 14:00 · Home vs Fulham · 2026/2027
Arsenal
Latest: Aston Villa · 1–0
Match stats
31 Aug 2026, 20:00 · Away vs Aston Villa · 2026/2027
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Sunderland’s ground: 12 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Sunderland’s home games with Arsenal’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Sunderland
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Arsenal
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Sunderland
Arsenal
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Sunderland
Arsenal
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Sunderland
Arsenal
Previous meetings
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