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Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal, Premier League

0–2

xG 1.80 – 1.88

Half time 0–0

Arsenal
  • Bruno Guimarães 58′
  • Saka 90+7′ (pen)
Kick-off
Venue
Stadium of Light
Referee
John Brooks
Attendance
46,861

Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal. xG 1.8-1.9.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Sunderland

4-2-3-1 · Régis Le Bris

Avg rating 6.31

Arsenal

4-2-3-1 · Mikel Arteta

Avg rating 7.38

  • Roefs

    #22 · Goalkeeper · Sunderland

    90′ played

    6.7

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Reinildo

    #17 · Left-back · Sunderland

    90′ played

    5.6

    • Sent off

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Danso

    #4 · Centre-back · Sunderland

    90′ played

    6.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.08
  • Ballard

    #5 · Centre-back · Sunderland

    90′ played

    7.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.08
  • Mukiele

    #20 · Right-back · Sunderland

    90′ played

    6.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.70
  • Sadiki

    #27 · Defensive midfielder · Sunderland

    90′ played

    6.6

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
  • Xhaka

    #34 · Defensive midfielder · Sunderland

    90′ played

    7.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.37
  • Angulo

    #10 · Left winger · Sunderland

    70′ played

    5.8

    Off 70′

    xG
    0.00
  • Le Fée

    #28 · Attacking midfielder · Sunderland

    90′ played

    6.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.59

    Attack

    xG
    0.85
  • Meunier

    #12 · Right winger · Sunderland

    76′ played

    6.4

    Off 76′

    xG
    0.13
  • Brobbey

    #9 · Forward · Sunderland

    90′ played

    5.9

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Raya

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Arsenal

    90′ played

    8.9

    Player of the match

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Calafiori

    #33 · Left-back · Arsenal

    90′ played

    6.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
  • Gabriel

    #6 · Centre-back · Arsenal

    90′ played

    8.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
  • Konsa

    #15 · Centre-back · Arsenal

    90′ played

    7.3

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • White

    #4 · Right-back · Arsenal

    45′ played

    6.5

    Off 46′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Rice

    #41 · Defensive midfielder · Arsenal

    81′ played

    8.3

    1 assistOff 81′

    Passing

    xA
    0.37
  • Lewis-Skelly

    #49 · Defensive midfielder · Arsenal

    45′ played

    5.9

    Off 46′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Tzolis

    #17 · Left winger · Arsenal

    81′ played

    6.7

    Off 81′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.13
  • Ødegaard

    #8 · Attacking midfielder · Arsenal

    85′ played

    8.0

    Off 85′

    Passing

    xA
    0.25
  • Saka

    #7 · Right winger · Arsenal

    90′ played

    8.5

    1 goal

    xG
    1.38

    Passing

    xA
    0.08
  • Havertz

    #29 · Forward · Arsenal

    90′ played

    6.8

    xG
    0.34

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

Bench

  • Isidor

    #18 · Substitute · Sunderland

    20′ played

    5.6

    On 70′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Fofana

    #39 · Substitute · Sunderland

    14′ played

    5.6

    On 76′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Bench

  • Timber

    #12 · Substitute · Arsenal

    45′ played

    6.7

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Bruno Guimarães

    #39 · Substitute · Arsenal

    45′ played

    7.6

    1 goalOn 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.14

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
  • Eze

    #10 · Substitute · Arsenal

    9′ played

    On 81′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Zubimendi

    #36 · Substitute · Arsenal

    9′ played

    On 81′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Merino

    #23 · Substitute · Arsenal

    5′ played

    On 85′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Timmy96 / CC0 · Biser Todorov / CC BY 4.0 · Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13tez / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Quintin Soloviev / CC BY 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carlo Bruil Fotografie / CC BY 2.0 · Paté kroute / CC0 · Chensiyuan / CC BY-SA 4.0 · James Boyes from UK / CC BY 2.0 · Mikael Hervestad / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Abhignya thakore / CC0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 43%Possession57%
    SUN 43%, ARS 57%.
  • 1.80Expected goals (xG)1.88
    SUN 1.80, ARS 1.88.
  • 1.01Non-penalty xG1.09
    SUN 1.01, ARS 1.09.
  • 1.66xG on target1.91
    SUN 1.66, ARS 1.91.
  • 12Shots11
    SUN 12, ARS 11.
  • 3On target5
    SUN 3, ARS 5.
  • 3Big chances3
    SUN 3, ARS 3.
  • 284Passes386
    SUN 284, ARS 386.
  • 76%Pass accuracy83%
    SUN 76%, ARS 83%.
  • 4Corners2
    SUN 4, ARS 2.
  • 12Tackles13
    SUN 12, ARS 13.
  • 5Interceptions8
    SUN 5, ARS 8.
  • 4.8PPDA (lower = more pressing)3.4
    SUN 4.8, ARS 3.4.
  • 18Fouls11
    SUN 18, ARS 11.
  • 4Yellow cards2
    SUN 4, ARS 2.
  • 1Red cards0
    SUN 1, ARS 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

SunderlandArsenal
  1. Yellow card, Reinildo
    28′
  2. 39′
    Yellow card, Unknown
  3. 46′
    Substitution, Timber (Off White / Lewis-Skelly)
  4. 46′
    Substitution, Bruno Guimarães (Off White / Lewis-Skelly)
  5. 58′
    Goal, Bruno Guimarães (Rice)0–1
  6. Yellow card, Ballard
    66′
  7. Yellow card, Xhaka
    69′
  8. Substitution, Isidor (Off Angulo)
    70′
  9. Substitution, Fofana (Off Meunier)
    76′
  10. Yellow card, Brobbey
    81′
  11. 81′
    Substitution, Eze (Off Tzolis / Rice)
  12. 81′
    Substitution, Zubimendi (Off Tzolis / Rice)
  13. 85′
    Substitution, Merino (Off Ødegaard)
  14. Second yellow, Reinildo
    90′
  15. 90′
    Yellow card, Gabriel
  16. Yellow card, Mukiele
    90′
  17. 90′
    Yellow card, Havertz
  18. 90+7′
    Penalty, Saka0–2

Photos: Timmy96 / CC0 · Abhignya thakore / CC0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Biser Todorov / CC BY 4.0 · Quintin Soloviev / CC BY 4.0 · Paté kroute / CC0 · Carlo Bruil Fotografie / CC BY 2.0 · Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0

23 shots

Every shot

← ARS attack

SUN attack →

Saka 90+7′Arsenal · Goal · Penalty · Left foot0.79xGOT0.79xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Sunderland1.80xG

Arsenal1.88xG

Full time0–2

0.00.51.01.52.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Bruno Guimarães 58′Saka 90+7′ (P)

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Sunderland on top47%

Arsenal on top53%

HT0′–5′: Arsenal on top5′–10′: Arsenal on top10′–15′: Arsenal on top15′–20′: Sunderland on top20′–25′: Arsenal on top25′–30′: Arsenal on top30′–35′: Arsenal on top35′–40′: Sunderland on top40′–45′: Sunderland on top45′–50′: Sunderland on top50′–55′: Arsenal on top55′–60′: Sunderland on top60′–65′: Sunderland on top65′–70′: Sunderland on top70′–75′: Arsenal on top75′–80′: Sunderland on top80′–85′: Sunderland on top85′–90′: Sunderland on top90′–95′: Arsenal on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

41Xhaka11Brobbey20Mukiele12Le Fée21Meunier23Roefs30Danso19Reinildo16Sadiki25Ballard6Angulo

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Sunderland · Starting XI until the first substitution (69')Busiest link: Mukiele and Xhaka, 11 passes.Centralisation index 0.10: Xhaka made 2.0× an even share of the passes.
29Lewis-Skelly26Ødegaard17Tzolis20Calafiori29Gabriel20Raya21Konsa46Rice24White13Havertz15Saka

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Arsenal · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Rice and Lewis-Skelly, 20 passes.Centralisation index 0.09: Rice made 1.9× an even share of the passes.

Both sides spread the ball about as evenly (centralisation 0.10 and 0.09).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 46), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 20).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.