Sunderland 0–2 Arsenal — Match Stats & Analysis

Premier League · 2026Sat, 12 Sept 2026, 19:00 UTC

Sunderland

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Arsenal

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 0–2.

Shots: 1211
Shots on target: 35
Expected goals: 1.641.97
Possession: 43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Sunderland 2–0. Recorded in this match (Sunderland – Arsenal): shots 12–11, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 1.64–1.97, possession 43%–57%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sunderland show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Sunderland's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12.3 shots/match ▲ShotsSunderland · Arsenal13.5 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Sunderland	Arsenal	Baseline
Shots	12.3 shots/match	13.5 shots/match	13.3 shots/match
Shots against	11 shots/match	9 shots/match	13.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Arsenal have recorded the higher season possession share.

49.5%PossessionSunderland · Arsenal● 59.5%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.0 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Sunderland	Arsenal	Baseline
Possession	49.5%	59.5%	46.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

Shots12 shots11 shotsSunderland 12 shots, Arsenal 11 shots
Shots on target3 shots5 shotsSunderland 3 shots, Arsenal 5 shots
Expected goals1.64 xG1.97 xGSunderland 1.64 xG, Arsenal 1.97 xG
Possession43%57%Sunderland 43%, Arsenal 57%
Corners4 corners2 cornersSunderland 4 corners, Arsenal 2 corners
Fouls18 fouls11 foulsSunderland 18 fouls, Arsenal 11 fouls
Yellow cards6 cards2 cardsSunderland 6 cards, Arsenal 2 cards
Passes282 passes388 passesSunderland 282 passes, Arsenal 388 passes
Pass accuracy77%82.7%Sunderland 77%, Arsenal 82.7%
Shots inside box7 shots8 shotsSunderland 7 shots, Arsenal 8 shots
Blocked shots4 blocks2 blocksSunderland 4 blocks, Arsenal 2 blocks
Goalkeeper saves3 saves2 savesSunderland 3 saves, Arsenal 2 saves
Offsides2 offsides2 offsidesSunderland 2 offsides, Arsenal 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

28′Reinildo MandavaYellow card · Sunderland
Half-time
56′Enzo Le FéePenalty missed · Sunderland
58′Bruno GuimarãesGoal · Arsenal
66′Daniel BallardYellow card · Sunderland
69′Granit XhakaYellow card · Sunderland
81′Brian BrobbeyYellow card · Sunderland
90′Nordi MukieleYellow card · Sunderland
90′Gabriel MagalhãesYellow card · Arsenal
90′Kai HavertzYellow card · Arsenal
90′Reinildo MandavaSecond yellow · Sunderland
90′Bukayo SakaPenalty goal · Arsenal
Full time

Player changes · 7grouped by team and minute

46′Arsenal · 2 player changesJurriën Timber · Bruno Guimarães
70′Sunderland · 1 player changeWilson Isidor
76′Sunderland · 1 player changeMalick Fofana
81′Arsenal · 1 player changeMartín Zubimendi
81′Arsenal · 1 player changeEberechi Eze
85′Arsenal · 1 player changeMikel Merino

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Sunderland4-2-3-1

Robin RoefsG
Kevin DansoD
Daniel BallardD
Reinildo MandavaD
Nordi MukieleD
Noah SadikiM
Enzo Le FéeM
Granit XhakaM
Brian BrobbeyF
Nilson AnguloF
Thomas MeunierF

Arsenal4-2-3-1

David RayaG
Ben WhiteD
Gabriel MagalhãesD
Ezri KonsaD
Riccardo CalafioriD
Martin ØdegaardM
Declan RiceM
Myles Lewis-SkellyM
Bukayo SakaF
Christos TzolisF
Kai HavertzF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Sunderland

1Draws

1Arsenal

7 Feb 2026Arsenal — Sunderland · Premier League3–0

8 Nov 2025Sunderland — Arsenal · Premier League2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sunderland favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Arsenal in 0 · 13 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sunderland4 matchesArsenal4 matches

0.75 goals/matchGoals scored4/4▲ 2 goals/match

1.25 goals/matchGoals allowed4/4▲ 0.25 goals/match

1.52 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲ 1.73 xG/match

12.3 shots/matchShots4/4▲ 13.5 shots/match

4 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲ 5.5 shots/match

49.5%Possession4/4● 59.5%

3.75 corners/matchCorners4/4● 4.75 corners/match

12.8 fouls/matchFouls4/410 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples4 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 12 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4