Bruno Guimaraes curled in a elegant second-half strike and Bukayo Saka added a penalty as Arsenal moved three factors clear on the prime of the Premier League by beating Sunderland on the Stadium of Mild on Saturday.
Two minutes after visiting goalkeeper David Raya saved Enzo Le Price’s penalty, £75 million new signing Guimaraes collected Declan Rice’s go and struck from distance, wheeling away to goad dwelling followers after the previous Newcastle midfielder was booed following his introduction on the interval.
Bruno Guimarães silences the Stadium of Mild with a BEAUTY 🥵🚀
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The Black Cats had a lot of the momentum both aspect of half-time and examined Raya late on via Nordi Mukiele, though they lacked a leading edge from presentable probabilities and had been grateful to goalkeeper Robin Roefs for tipping Kai Havertz’s first-half shot over the crossbar.
Bukayo Saka wraps up all three factors for Arsenal from the spot 🥶
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Saka sealed victory with a 97th-minute penalty through Roefs’ fingers, changing after Reinildo had obtained a second reserving for bringing down the England winger.
The Gunners are three points above Manchester City, who go to Manchester United on Sunday (16:30 BST), whereas Sunderland stay 14th, on 4 factors.
Enzo Le Fée is denied by David Raya from the spot 😳🧤
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Sunderland vs Arsenal: Guimaraes aim ‘outrageous’
All three of Guimaraes’ appearances for Arsenal this season have been as an alternative, becoming a member of the motion alongside Jurrien Timber instead of Myles Lewis-Skelly and the injured Ben White at half-time.
“What a success,” former England striker Dean Ashton instructed TalkSport of the Brazil worldwide’s aim. “Completely outrageous.
“He actually sizes it up; he hits it with energy and dip together with his proper foot away from Roefs, kissing the underside of the crossbar and in.
“He wasn’t shy [to celebrate], by the best way. I’m not a giant fan of that – he is aware of what it will imply to the Sunderland assist.
“He goes proper as much as them, a lot of them operating down the steps in direction of him. He actually gave it to them.”
Mikel Arteta receives a yellow card for stepping out of the technical space 😅
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Sunderland penalty vs Arsenal ‘comfortable’
Ashton was much less sympathetic to Sunderland over Le Price’s penalty, which was awarded for Ezri Konsa holding Dan Ballard.
“It’s a kind of you’ll see so usually in video games,” advised Ashton. “It’s not so apparent. There’s not one large push… there’s none of that in any respect.
“It’s only a actual tussle. They’ve each acquired maintain of one another and so they’ve given the penalty. It’s actually comfortable.
“Dan Ballard’s backing in. He’s acquired maintain of Konsa, Konsa has acquired maintain of him. There’s no real actual tug or push within the again with the arms shoved forwards… a little bit of a present for Sunderland.”
Sunderland workforce vs Arsenal
Sunderland had been unchanged from their 1-1 draw at Brentford every week earlier.
Sunderland beginning XI: Roefs, Mandava, Ballard, Danso, Mukiele, Sadiki, Xhaka, Angulo, Le Fée, Meunier, Brobbey
Sunderland substitutes: Ellborg, Hume, O’Nien, Alderete, Methalie, Talbi, Rigg, Fofana, Isidor.
Arsenal workforce vs Sunderland
Arsenal made 4 modifications from their 1-0 win at Napoli three days earlier, bringing in Kai Havertz, Christos Tzolis, Riccardo Calafiori and Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Arsenal beginning XI: David Raya, Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel, Ezri Konsa, Ben White, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice, Christos Tzolis, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz
Arsenal substitutes: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Piero Hincapie, Jurrien Timber, Martin Zubimendi, Mikel Merino, Bruno Guimaraes, Eberechi Eze, Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyokeres
Sunderland v Arsenal stats, Premier League kind
- Sunderland have received one among their final 30 Premier League conferences with Arsenal (D10 L19) and are winless in 18 (D6 L12) since a 1-0 dwelling victory in November 2009 via Darren Bent’s aim
- At dwelling in opposition to Arsenal within the league, Sunderland have one win of their final 15 matches (D5 L9), struggling defeats in 5 of their final seven (D2), though this precise fixture completed 2-2 final season
- All 4 of the Black Cats’ dwelling wins in opposition to reigning Premier League champions have been in opposition to completely different groups (Man Utd 1996/97, Man Metropolis 2012/13, Chelsea 2015/16, Leicester 2016/17)
- They’d received their earlier two Premier League dwelling video games – in opposition to Chelsea and Fulham – and final prevailed in three in a row on the Stadium of Mild in January/February 2012, all in opposition to Metropolis sides (Manchester, Swansea, Norwich)
- Earlier than this match, Granit Xhaka lad all Sunderland gamers within the Premier League this season for touches (243) and probabilities created (7)
- The playmaker was additionally prime among the many squad for passes performed into the field (26), fouls received (8) and profitable passes (163)
- That is the second Premier League marketing campaign during which Arsenal have confronted Sunderland as reigning champions, beforehand beating them 3-1 at dwelling and 4-0 away in 2002/03.
- Arsenal have received every of their first 4 video games in a top-flight season for the sixth time of their historical past
- They proceeded to win the league the primary 3 times they did so (1930/31, 1947/48, 2003/04) and have completed second after the final two events (2004/05, 2022/23)
