Sunderland vs Arsenal
Ref: Craig Pawson, EnglandStadium of Light, Sunderland · 49,000 cap
Match recap
Sunderland and Arsenal drew 2–2 in their Premier League fixture. Ballard and Brobbey scored for Sunderland; Saka and Trossard replied for Arsenal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.44 for Sunderland versus 1.91 for Arsenal. Sunderland sit 7th in the Premier League table while Arsenal are 1st.
First Half
⚽
Ballard
Assist: Mukiele
36'
Zubimendi
Yellow Card
Xhaka
Yellow Card
Second Half
54'
⚽
Saka
Assist: Merino
⇄
Isidor
⇄
Le Fée
⇄
Traoré
Reinildo
Yellow Card
74'
⚽
Trossard
Assist: Zubimendi
⇄
Geertruida
88'
⇄
Eze
⚽
Brobbey
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SunderlandArsenal
1Won
Statistical edge
1–12
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.44VS1.91
Attack0 · 5 won
6
Shots
17
2
Shots on target
7
6
Shots in the box
12
0
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
6
2
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
35%
Possession
65%
287
Total passes
529
226
Accurate passes
460
79%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline0 · 2 won
13
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
0
2
Blocked shots
4
-1
Goals prevented
-1
Sunderland
5-4-1
Arsenal
4-2-3-1
Sunderland
5-4-1Starting XI
- 5D. BallardD
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 17ReinildoD
- 18W. IsidorF
- 20N. MukieleD
- 22R. RoefsG
- 25B. TraoréM
- 27N. SadikiM
- 28E. Le FéeM
- 32T. HumeD
- 34G. XhakaM
Substitutes
- 1A. PattersonG
- 4D. NeilM
- 7C. TalbiF
- 9B. BrobbeyF
- 11C. RiggM
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
- 13L. O'NienM
- 24S. AdingraF
- 26A. MasuakuD
Arsenal
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 2W. SalibaD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 7B. SakaM
- 10E. EzeM
- 12J. TimberD
- 19L. TrossardM
- 23Mikel MerinoF
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 4B. WhiteD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 13KepaG
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 22E. NwaneriM
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 56M. DowmanM
- 71A. AnnousF
Sunderland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ballard | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Noah Sadiki | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Granit Xhaka(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | D | 87 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nordi Mukiele | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Trai Hume | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bertrand Traoré | M | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Roefs | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Isidor | F | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Reinildo Mandava | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Enzo Le Fée | M | 64 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Chris Rigg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke O'Nien | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Neil | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Patterson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Masuaku | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Brobbey | F | 27 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Chemsdine Talbi | F | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Simon Adingra | F | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | F | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bukayo Saka(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/6 |
| Declan Rice | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Leandro Trossard | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| William Saliba | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Eberechi Eze | M | 88 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Mikel Merino | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Piero Hincapié | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Harriman-Annous | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Nwaneri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Dowman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben White | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |