Friday , 23 October 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2026-27
Sunderland AFC
0 – 2
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 19:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 58' Bruno Guimaraes
0–2 90+7' Bukayo Saka pen
Reinildo 28' Y
Y 39' Mikel Arteta
Daniel Ballard 66' Y
Granit Xhaka 69' Y
Brian Brobbey 81' Y
Y 90' Gabriel Magalhaes
Nordi Mukiele 90' Y
Y 90' Kai Havertz
Reinildo 90' YR

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee John Brooks
  • Assistant 1 James Mainwaring
  • Assistant 2 Wade Smith
8 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 14.6 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 7 21
2 Arsenal FC 7 18
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 7 16
4 Chelsea FC 7 13
5 Liverpool FC 7 12
6 Brentford FC 7 10
7 Leeds United FC 7 10
8 Everton FC 7 10
9 Ipswich Town FC 8 10
10 Hull City AFC 7 9
11 Newcastle United FC 7 8
12 Aston Villa FC 7 8
13 Manchester United FC 7 7
14 Crystal Palace FC 7 7
15 AFC Bournemouth 7 6
16 Tottenham Hotspur FC 7 6
17 Nottingham Forest FC 8 6
18 Coventry City FC 7 6
19 Fulham FC 7 5
20 Sunderland AFC 7 4

Head-to-Head

1
2
Sunderland AFC 3 games · Avg 3.0 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-12 Sunderland AFC 0–2 Arsenal FC 2026-02-07 Arsenal FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC 2025-11-08 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Arsenal FC H 0–2 L
05 Sep Brentford FC A 1–1 D
30 Aug Fulham FC H 1–0 W
22 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 1–2 L
24 May Chelsea FC H 2–1 W
17 May Everton FC A 3–1 W
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Sunderland AFC A 2–0 W
09 Sep SSC Napoli A 1–0 W
06 Sep Chelsea FC H 2–1 W
31 Aug Aston Villa FC A 1–0 W
21 Aug Coventry City FC H 3–0 W
30 May Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Sunderland AFC Arsenal FC
#20 Position #2
4 Points 18
7 Played 7
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 1
6 Scored 11
14 Conceded 5
-8 GD +6
0.57 PPG 2.57
14% Win % 86%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Sunderland AFC this season
57% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Sunderland AFC are 20th (4 pts). Arsenal FC are 2nd (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sunderland AFC
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/5
61-75
1/–
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Arsenal FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sunderland AFC
Brian Brobbey 3 G
Nilson Angulo 1 G 1 A
Wilson Isidor 1 G
Arsenal FC
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Bruno Guimaraes 2 G
Martin Odegaard 2 G
Kai Havertz 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sunderland AFC and Arsenal FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Jurrien Timber is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Arsenal FC so far.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' The travelling Arsenal FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Arsenal FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Granit Xhaka made 422 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 28' Controversy at the stadium! Reinildo argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 33' Christos Tzolis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 39' Mikel Arteta is having his name booked by the referee on 39.
  • 44' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 46' The whistle greets Ben White as he departs to be replaced by Jurrien Timber.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Arsenal FC that had 422 games and scored 739 goals.
  • 58' The Brazil Bruno Guimaraes breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 0-1!
  • 63' It is a cagey affair so far. Sunderland AFC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Arsenal FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 66' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Daniel Ballard gets a card.
  • 69' Controversy at the stadium! Granit Xhaka argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Nilson Angulo as he leaves the pitch. Wilson Isidor steps in for Sunderland AFC.
  • 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Arsenal FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Sunderland AFC! Malick Fofana comes on to replace Thomas Meunier.
  • 81' Eberechi Eze is replacing Christos Tzolis for the Arsenal FC side.
  • 81' Brian Brobbey catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 81.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Martin Odegaard as he leaves the pitch. Mikel Merino steps in for Arsenal FC.
  • 90' Arsenal FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • Full Time. Arsenal FC beats Sunderland AFC

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.51 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 66% + Arsenal FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC15% Draw24% Arsenal FC61%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
39%
Draw or Arsenal FC
85%
Sunderland AFC or Arsenal FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC7% Draw45% Arsenal FC48%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
16.8%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
11.1%
0 – 3
9.7%
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
8%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 4
4.6%
1 – 0
3.8%
1 – 4
2.5%
2 – 1
2.1%
2 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 6% 92%
-0.5 8% — 92%
+0.5 31% — 69%
+1 31% 26% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 22% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
61% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.