Sunderland vs Arsenal - Premier League, Regular Season - 4 (Sat, 12 September 2026)
Premier League Regular Season - 4 
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
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First half
- Yellow card: Reinildo Isnard Mandava 28'
- 39' Yellow card: Mikel Arteta Amatriain
- 45' Substitution: Ben WhiteJurriën Timber
- 45' Substitution: Myles Lewis-SkellyBruno Guimarães
Second half
- Missed penalty: Enzo Le Fée missed penalty 56'
- 58' Goal: Bruno Guimarães assist: Declan Rice 0-1
- Yellow card: Dan Ballard 66'
- Yellow card: Granit Xhaka 69'
- Substitution: Nilson AnguloWilson Isidor 70'
- Substitution: Thomas MeunierMalick Fofana 76'
- Yellow card: Brian Brobbey 81'
- 81' Substitution: Christos TzolisEberechi Eze
- 81' Substitution: Declan RiceMartín Zubimendi
- 85' Substitution: Martin OdegaardMikel Merino
- 90+1' Yellow card: Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães
- Yellow card: Nordi Mukiele 90+1'
- 90+3' Yellow card: Kai Havertz
- Red card: Reinildo Isnard Mandava 90+6'
- 90+7' Penalty goal: Bukayo Saka (pen) 0-2
Stats
SunderlandArsenal
- 42% Possession 58%
- 12 Shots 11
- 3 On target 5
- 4 Corners 3
- 18 Fouls 11
All stats
- 282 Passes 388
- 3 Saves 2
- 2 Offsides 2
- 4 Yellow cards 2
- 1 Red cards 0
Player of the match
BGBruno Guimarães
Arsenal· 1 goalStories
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Arsenal injury update as Timber nears a return before Sunderland Mikel Arteta says Jurrien Timber is close to returning, Ben White is fit and Cristhian Mosquera is progressing as Arsenal prepare to face Sunderland. -
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Sunderland vs Arsenal injury watch before the trip to the Stadium of Light Arsenal head to Sunderland with Jurriën Timber and Cristhian Mosquera doubts and William Saliba still out, making defence the key issue.
Lineups & ratings
Sunderland
4-2-3-1 Coach R. Le Bris
12 ↓76'
20
34
28
17
4
9
5
22
10 ↓70'
27
Arsenal
4-2-3-1 Coach Mikel Arteta
29
7
41 ↓81'
15
1
4 ↓45'
8 ↓85'
33
17 ↓81'
49 ↓45'
- 12 J. Timber for Ben White
- 39 Bruno Guimarães for Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 10 E. Eze for Christos Tzolis
- 36 Martín Zubimendi for Declan Rice
- 23 Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard
- 5
- 13
- 14
- 20
Bench · Sunderland
Bench · Arsenal
- 12 J. Timber for Ben White
- 39 Bruno Guimarães for Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 10 E. Eze for Christos Tzolis
- 36 Martín Zubimendi for Declan Rice
- 23 Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard
- 5
- 13
- 14
- 20