Arsenal secured a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Sunderland as Bruno Guimarães and Bukayo Saka discovered the web, with David Raya producing a vital penalty save to protect the Gunners’ benefit.
Softfootball stories that Arsenal managed a lot of the possession however had been examined by a cussed Sunderland aspect. Raya denied Enzo Le Fée from the penalty spot within the 56th minute earlier than Guimarães broke the impasse two minutes later with a surprising long-range strike. The consequence follows Arsenal’s spectacular 2-1 comeback towards Chelsea, the place Martin Ødegaard accomplished the turnaround after Kai Havertz had cancelled out Morgan Rogers’ opener.
Sunderland pushed for an equaliser, with Nordi Mukiele losing an enormous alternative, whereas Raya additionally made one other vital save late on. Arsenal then secured the factors when Reinildo Mandava was despatched off after a second yellow earlier than Saka transformed a 97th-minute penalty.
Match Statistics
| Stat | Sunderland | Arsenal |
| xG | — | 1.97 |
| Photographs heading in the right direction | 3 | 5 |
| Photographs off course | 5 | 4 |
| Blocked photographs | 4 | 2 |
| Possession | 43% | 57% |
| Corners | 4 | 2 |
| Offsides | 2 | 2 |
| Fouls | 18 | 11 |
| Throw-ins | 22 | 18 |
| Yellow playing cards | 4 | 2 |
| Pink playing cards | 1 | 0 |
| Crosses | 4 | 3 |
| Saves | 3 | 2 |
| Objective kicks | 8 | 7 |
Participant Scores
| Sunderland | Ranking | Arsenal | Ranking |
| Robin Roefs | 6 | David Raya | 8 |
| Thomas Meunier | 6 | Ben White | 5 |
| Nordi Mukiele | 6 | Gabriel | 6 |
| Kevin Danso | 6 | Ezri Konsa | 4 |
| Dan Ballard | 7 | Ricardo Calafiori | 6 |
| Reinildo Mandava | 4 | Myles Lewis-Skelly | 4 |
| Nilson Angulo | 6 | Declan Rice | 6 |
| Noah Sadiki | 6 | Bukayo Saka | 6 |
| Granit Xhaka | 7 | Martin Ødegaard | 6 |
| Enzo Le Fée | 6 | Christos Tzolis | 5 |
| Brian Brobbey | 7 | Kai Havertz | 6 |
| Wilson Isidor | 6 | Jurrien Timber | 6 |
| Malick Fofana | 6 | Bruno Guimarães | 7 |
| — | — | Martin Zubimendi | 6 |
| — | — | Eberechi Eze | 6 |
| — | — | Mikel Merino | 6 |
Arsenal’s victory underlines their sturdy early-season kind, with Raya’s penalty save and Guimarães’ spectacular strike proving decisive earlier than Saka sealed the win from the spot.
