Premier League Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 12th September
Premier League Table
- Arsenal, Position 2, Points 9
- Sunderland, Position 12, Points 4
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
| |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
| |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 |
| |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
|
Key
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4: UEFA Champions League
- Position 5: UEFA Europa League
- Position 18, 19, 20: Relegation
Season so far
Premier League
Goals scored
Sunderland 3Arsenal 6Form guide
All competitions
Previous scores
All competitions
Premier League
League Cup
Match Facts
Sunderland have won just one of their last 29 Premier League meetings with Arsenal (D10 L18), and are winless in 17 (D6 L11) since a 1-0 victory in November 2009 after Darren Bent’s goal.
Arsenal have only lost one of their last 14 league visits to Sunderland (W8 D5), winning five of their last seven (D2), although did draw this exact fixture last season 2-2.
This is just the second Premier League campaign Arsenal have faced Sunderland as reigning champions, previously beating them 3-1 at home and 4-0 away in 2002-03. All four of the Black Cats’ home wins against reigning Premier League champions have been against different teams (Man Utd 1996-97, Man City 2012-13, Chelsea 2015-16, Leicester 2016-17).
Sunderland have won their last two Premier League home games, both against London sides (Chelsea and Fulham). They last won three in a row at the Stadium of Light in January/February 2012, all against City sides (Manchester, Swansea, Norwich).
Arsenal are looking to win each of their first four games in a top-flight season for the sixth time in their history. They went on to win the league the first three times they did so (1930-31, 1947-48, 2003-04) and have finished second the last two times (2004-05, 2022-23).
Arsenal have the lowest xG against of any side in the Premier League this season (0.93), while only opponents Sunderland (5) have faced fewer shots on target than the Gunners (6).
Granit Xhaka leads all Sunderland players in the Premier League this season for touches (243), chances created (7), passes played into the box (26), fouls won (8) and successful passes (163).
Arsenal’s Kai Havertz has covered more distance than any other striker in the Premier League this season (32.9 km), while only Gonzalo García (52) has made more sprints among strikers than the German this term (50).
Only Morgan Rogers (9) has created more chances in open play than Arsenal’s Christos Tzolis (8) in the Premier League this season, with the Greek winger claiming his first assist of the season last time out against Chelsea.
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has made more line-breaking passes in the final third (40) than any other player in the Premier League this season.
