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Matchweek 4Saturday, 12 September 2026 · 20:00 BSTReferee: John Brooks · 6 cards/game
Story of the match
Arsenal beat Sunderland 2–0. Arsenal made their chances count, scoring beyond their 1.9 xG while Sunderland's 1.8 xG went largely unrewarded. Our pre-match model had called it, giving the result a 48% chance.
Auto-generated from the match's xG, biggest chance and result — no editorial spin.
Post-Match Review
Post-Match Review
SunderlandxGArsenal
1.80–1.89
Actual0–2
Arsenal got more than the xG deserved
Finishing (G − xG)-1.80·+0.11
Model callArsenal(gave this result 48%)✓ correct
Match Preview
Recent form
Sunderland
LWD
Form 463-3Arsenal
WWW
Form 1006-1Head-to-head
No recent meetings
Rest & congestion
Sunderland7d rest · 2 in 14 days
Arsenal6d rest · 2 in 14 days
Market Verdict
De-vigged bookmaker closing odds — the market's pre-match view.
16%
25%
58%
Sunderland16%Draw25%Arsenal58%✓
Match Events
HOME
90'
🟨28'
🟨39'
🔄45'
🔄45'
🔄45'
🔄45'
⚽58'
🟨66'
🟨69'
🔄70'
🔄70'
🔄76'
🔄76'
🟨81'
🔄81'
🔄81'
🔄81'
🔄81'
🔄85'
🔄85'
🟨90+1'
🟨90+1'
🟨90+3'
🟨90+6'
AWAY
▾ All Events
Reinildo
28'🟨
39'🟨
45'🔄
J.Timber
45'🔄
White
45'🔄
Bruno G.
45'🔄
Lewis-Skelly
58'⚽
Bruno G.Rice
Ballard
66'🟨
Xhaka
69'🟨
Isidor
70'🔄
N.Angulo
70'🔄
Fofana
76'🔄
Meunier
76'🔄
Brobbey
81'🟨
81'🔄
Zubimendi
81'🔄
Rice
81'🔄
Eze
81'🔄
Tzolis
85'🔄
Merino
85'🔄
Ødegaard
90+1'🟨
Gabriel
Mukiele
90+1'🟨
90+3'🟨
Havertz
Reinildo
90+6'🟨
Lineups

Sunderland
4-2-3-1
GRobin Roefs
DNordi Mukiele
DKevin Danso
DDan Ballard
DReinildo Mandava
MGranit Xhaka
MNoah Sadiki
MThomas Meunier↓
MEnzo Le Fée
MNilson Angulo↓
FBrian Brobbey
Bench
FChemsdine Talbi
MLuke O'Nien
MChris Rigg
DDayann Méthalie
FWilson Isidor
FMalick Fofana
DOmar Alderete
DTrai Hume
GMelker Ellborg

Arsenal
4-2-3-1
GDavid Raya
DBen White↓
DEzri Konsa
DGabriel Magalhães
DRiccardo Calafiori
MDeclan Rice↓
MMyles Lewis-Skelly↓
MBukayo Saka
MMartin Ødegaard↓
MChristos Tzolis↓
FKai Havertz
Bench
FNoni Madueke
GKepa Arrizabalaga
FViktor Gyökeres
DPiero Hincapié
MBruno Guimarães
DJurriën Timber
MEberechi Eze
MMartín Zubimendi
MMikel Merino
Statistics
SunderlandArsenal
42.8%
Possession
57.2%
12
Total Shots
11
3
On Target
5
1.80
xG
1.89
4
Corners
2
18
Fouls
11
2
Offsides
2
3
Saves
2
76.4%
Pass Accuracy
82.9%