Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 4 | 2026-09-13 04:00 JST
Match summary
Sunderland took on Arsenal in the Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 4 on September 13. Arsenal won 2-0 without conceding. It was 0-0 at half-time. Arsenal scored 2 after the break to seal the win.
Arsenal's scorers: B. Saka and Bruno Guimarães. Assists: Arsenal – D. Rice.
Possession: Sunderland 43%, Arsenal 57%. Shots: Sunderland 12, Arsenal 11. Arsenal won despite having fewer shots. Arsenal scored 2 from 5 shots on target. Yellow cards: Sunderland 6, Arsenal 2 in a heated match. Sunderland played with ten men after Reinildo was sent off.
Team stats
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| Sunderland | Stat | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 43% | Possession | 57% |
| 1.8 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.88 |
| 12 | Shots | 11 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 7 | Shots inside the box | 8 |
| 5 | Shots outside the box | 3 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 284 | Passes | 386 |
| 217 | Accurate passes | 320 |
| 76% | Pass accuracy | 83% |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 1.66 | Goals prevented (xG) | 1.66 |
| 6 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: John Brooks, England
Player stats
Sunderland
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | R. Roefs | 0 | 16(52%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | N. Mukiele | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14(67%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 | 90 | 1 | 13(5) | |||
| DF | K. Danso | 0 | 2 | 25(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 1 | 6(2) | ||||||
| DF | D. Ballard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27(73%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 17(9) | |||
| DF | Reinildo | 0 | 1 | 20(87%) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.2 | 90 | 2 | 8(5) | |||||
| MF | G. Xhaka | 0 | 2(67%) | 1 | 49(86%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.5 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 10(5) | |||
| MF | N. Sadiki | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 90 | 4(3) | |||||||
| MF | T. Meunier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14(70%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 76 | 2(1) | |||||||
| MF | E. Le Fée | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1(50%) | 10(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 90 | 2 | 3(2) | ||||
| MF | N. Angulo | 0 | 2 | 6(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 70 | 8(2) | |||||||
| FW | B. Brobbey | 0 | 12(75%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.2 | 90 | 1 | 10(2) | ||||||
| FW | W. Isidor | 0 | 1 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 20 | 6(1) | |||||||
| FW | M. Fofana | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 14 | 3(None) | ||||||||
| GK | M. Ellborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | T. Hume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | L. O'Nien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | O. Alderete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | D. Methalie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | C. Talbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | C. Rigg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arsenal
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David Raya | 0 | 22(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.9 | 90 | 4(4) | ||||||||
| DF | B. White | 0 | 2 | 11(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 45 | 1 | 4(2) | ||||||
| DF | E. Konsa | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 | 90 | 2 | 9(7) | ||||
| DF | Gabriel Magalhães | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 37(84%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 90 | 2 | 12(10) | |||
| DF | R. Calafiori | 0 | 1 | 20(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 2(None) | |||||||
| MF | D. Rice | 0 | 2 | 1 | 59(87%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 81 | 3 | 3(3) | ||||||
| MF | M. Lewis-Skelly | 0 | 27(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 | 45 | 6(1) | |||||||
| MF | B. Saka | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8.2 | 90 | 1 | 8(5) | |||
| MF | M. Ødegaard | 0 | 2(67%) | 1 | 37(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.3 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 6(5) | ||||
| MF | C. Tzolis | 0 | 1 | 17(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 | 81 | 1 | 8(4) | |||||
| FW | K. Havertz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15(75%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 16(5) | ||||
| DF | J. Timber | 0 | 1 | 10(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 45 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| MF | Bruno Guimarães | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.9 | 45 | 1 | 6(4) | ||||
| MF | E. Eze | 0 | 1(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 9 | ||||||||||
| MF | Martín Zubimendi | 0 | 1 | 4(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 9 | 2(2) | ||||||||
| MF | Mikel Merino | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 14 | 3(None) | |||||||||
| GK | Kepa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | P. Hincapié | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | V. Gyökeres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | N. Madueke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Sunderland
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 22 | R. Roefs |
| Starter | DF | 20 | N. Mukiele |
| Starter | DF | 4 | K. Danso |
| Starter | DF | 5 | D. Ballard |
| Starter | DF | 17 | Reinildo |
| Starter | MF | 34 | G. Xhaka |
| Starter | MF | 27 | N. Sadiki |
| Starter | MF | 12 | T. Meunier |
| Starter | MF | 28 | E. Le Fée |
| Starter | MF | 10 | N. Angulo |
| Starter | FW | 9 | B. Brobbey |
| Bench | FW | 39 | M. Fofana |
| Bench | FW | 18 | W. Isidor |
Show unused substitutes (7)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 31 | M. Ellborg |
| Bench | DF | 15 | O. Alderete |
| Bench | MF | 13 | L. O'Nien |
| Bench | DF | 32 | T. Hume |
| Bench | DF | 6 | D. Methalie |
| Bench | MF | 11 | C. Rigg |
| Bench | FW | 7 | C. Talbi |
Arsenal
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | David Raya |
| Starter | DF | 4 | B. White |
| Starter | DF | 15 | E. Konsa |
| Starter | DF | 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| Starter | DF | 33 | R. Calafiori |
| Starter | MF | 41 | D. Rice |
| Starter | MF | 49 | M. Lewis-Skelly |
| Starter | MF | 7 | B. Saka |
| Starter | MF | 8 | M. Ødegaard |
| Starter | MF | 17 | C. Tzolis |
| Starter | FW | 29 | K. Havertz |
| Bench | DF | 12 | J. Timber |
| Bench | MF | 36 | Martín Zubimendi |
| Bench | MF | 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| Bench | MF | 23 | Mikel Merino |
| Bench | MF | 10 | E. Eze |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 13 | Kepa |
| Bench | DF | 5 | P. Hincapié |
| Bench | FW | 14 | V. Gyökeres |
| Bench | FW | 20 | N. Madueke |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 28' | Sunderland | 🟨 Yellow card | Reinildo | |
| 2H 1' | Arsenal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT B. White → IN J. Timber | |
| 2H 1' | Arsenal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Lewis-Skelly → IN Bruno Guimarães | |
| 2H 11' | Sunderland | ❌ Penalty missed | E. Le Fée | |
| 2H 13' | Arsenal | ⚽ Goal | Bruno Guimarães | 0-1 |
| 2H 21' | Sunderland | 🟨 Yellow card | D. Ballard | |
| 2H 24' | Sunderland | 🟨 Yellow card | G. Xhaka | |
| 2H 25' | Sunderland | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Angulo → IN W. Isidor | |
| 2H 31' | Sunderland | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Meunier → IN M. Fofana | |
| 2H 36' | Sunderland | 🟨 Yellow card | B. Brobbey | |
| 2H 36' | Arsenal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT D. Rice → IN Martín Zubimendi | |
| 2H 36' | Arsenal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Tzolis → IN E. Eze | |
| 2H 40' | Arsenal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Ødegaard → IN Mikel Merino | |
| 2H 45+6' | Sunderland | 🟨 Yellow card | Reinildo | |
| 2H 45+1' | Sunderland | 🟨 Yellow card | N. Mukiele | |
| 2H 45+6' | Sunderland | 🟥 Red card | Reinildo | |
| 2H 45+3' | Arsenal | 🟨 Yellow card | K. Havertz | |
| 2H 45+1' | Arsenal | 🟨 Yellow card | Gabriel Magalhães | |
| 2H 45' | Arsenal | ⚽ Goal | B. Saka | 0-2 |
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