Sunderland vs Arsenal

Sunderland

Stadium of Light

08 Nov 2025, 18:30

2:2

Finished

Arsenal

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

36'

Goal

D. Ballard(N. Mukiele)

M. Zubimendi

36'

46'

Granit Xhaka

2ND HALF

Bukayo Saka(Mikel Merino)

Goal

54'

63'

Brian Brobbey

W. Isidor

64'

C. Talbi

B. Traoré

64'

Simon Adingra

Enzo Le Fée

72'

Reinildo

L. Trossard(M. Zubimendi)

Goal

74'

87'

Eliezer Mayenda

L. Geertruida

E. Eze

C. Mosquera

88'

94'

Goal

Brian Brobbey

Match statistics

35%Possession65%

284Passes Attempted525

224Completed Passes456

2Corners2

17Throw-ins21

6Shots On Target17

Line-ups

Sunderland

Formation

5-4-1

Robin Roefs

#22Robin Roefs

D. Ballard

#5D. Ballard

N. Mukiele

#20N. Mukiele

L. Geertruida

#6L. Geertruida

Trai Hume

#32Trai Hume

Reinildo

#17Reinildo

Noah Sadiki

#27Noah Sadiki

Granit Xhaka

#34Granit Xhaka

Enzo Le Fée

#28Enzo Le Fée

B. Traoré

#25B. Traoré

W. Isidor

#18W. Isidor

Starting XI

Robin Roefs #22
D. Ballard #5	⚽36'
N. Mukiele #20	🎯36'
L. Geertruida #6	87'
Trai Hume #32
Reinildo #17	72'
Noah Sadiki #27
Granit Xhaka #34	46'
Enzo Le Fée #28	64'
B. Traoré #25	64'
W. Isidor #18	63'

Substitutes

N. Schiks #24
Joël Drommel #16
A. Obispo #4
F. Oppegard #35
R. Karsdorp #2
J. Schouten #22
J. Veerman #23
Guus Til #20
Ivan Perišić #5
Luuk De Jong #9
H. Lozano #27

Will not play

Granit

Granit Xhaka

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Bertrand Isidore

Bertrand Isidore Traoré

Forward

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Sunderland

Régis Le Bris

Sunderland

Formation

5-4-1

Robin Roefs

#22Robin Roefs

D. Ballard

#5D. Ballard

N. Mukiele

#20N. Mukiele

L. Geertruida

#6L. Geertruida

Trai Hume

#32Trai Hume

Reinildo

#17Reinildo

Noah Sadiki

#27Noah Sadiki

Granit Xhaka

#34Granit Xhaka

Enzo Le Fée

#28Enzo Le Fée

B. Traoré

#25B. Traoré

W. Isidor

#18W. Isidor

Starting XI

Robin Roefs #22
D. Ballard #5	⚽36'
N. Mukiele #20	🎯36'
L. Geertruida #6	87'
Trai Hume #32
Reinildo #17	72'
Noah Sadiki #27
Granit Xhaka #34	46'
Enzo Le Fée #28	64'
B. Traoré #25	64'
W. Isidor #18	63'

Substitutes

N. Schiks #24
Joël Drommel #16
A. Obispo #4
F. Oppegard #35
R. Karsdorp #2
J. Schouten #22
J. Veerman #23
Guus Til #20
Ivan Perišić #5
Luuk De Jong #9
H. Lozano #27

Will not play

Granit

Granit Xhaka

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Bertrand Isidore

Bertrand Isidore Traoré

Forward

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Sunderland

Régis Le Bris

Arsenal

Formation

4-2-3-1

David Raya

#1David Raya

Gabriel Magalhães

#6Gabriel Magalhães

W. Saliba

#2W. Saliba

R. Calafiori

#33R. Calafiori

Jurriën Timber

#12Jurriën Timber

Declan Rice

#41Declan Rice

M. Zubimendi

#36M. Zubimendi

E. Eze

#10E. Eze

L. Trossard

#19L. Trossard

Bukayo Saka

#7Bukayo Saka

Mikel Merino

#23Mikel Merino

Starting XI

David Raya #1
Gabriel Magalhães #6
W. Saliba #2
R. Calafiori #33
Jurriën Timber #12
Declan Rice #41
M. Zubimendi #36	🎯74' 36'
E. Eze #10	88'
L. Trossard #19	⚽74'
Bukayo Saka #7	⚽54'
Mikel Merino #23	🎯54'

Substitutes

Sam Karssies #21
I. El-Maach #16
A. Van Hoorenbeeck #17
Bas Kuipers #5
G. Lagerbielke #3
M. Kjølø #4
C. Eiting #6
G. Besselink #41
Daan Rots #11
Sayf Ltaief #30

Will not play

Mikel

Mikel Merino Zazón

Midfielder

Foot injury

Return: Late May 2026

Martin

Martin Ødegaard

Midfielder

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Bukayo

Bukayo Saka

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Late February 2026

Max Robert

Max Robert Dowman

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Mid February 2026

Manager

Arsenal

Mikel Arteta

Head-to-head

42 matches

Sunderland

Sunderland

5

Wins

12

Draws

25

Wins

Arsenal

Arsenal

EFL Cup2021 • 1 match

Arsenal

Sunderland

Premier League2017 • 1 match

Arsenal

Sunderland

FA Cup2016 • 1 match

Arsenal

Sunderland

Premier League2016 • 2 matches

Sunderland

Arsenal

Sunderland

Arsenal

Premier League2015 • 2 matches

Arsenal

Sunderland

Arsenal

Sunderland

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	25	17	5	3	49:17	+32	56	DDLWW
2	Manchester City	25	15	5	5	51:24	+27	50	DLWDW
3	Aston Villa	25	14	5	6	36:27	+9	47	DLWLD
4	Manchester United	26	12	9	5	47:37	+10	45	WWWWD
5	Chelsea	26	12	8	6	47:30	+17	44	WWWWD
6	Liverpool	25	11	6	8	40:35	+5	39	DDLWL
7	Brentford	25	12	3	10	39:34	+5	39	WLLWW
8	Everton	26	10	7	9	29:30	-1	37	WDDWL
9	AFC Bournemouth	26	9	10	7	43:45	-2	37	DWWDW
10	Newcastle	26	10	6	10	37:37	0	36	DLLLW
11	Sunderland	25	9	9	7	27:29	-2	36	LWLWL
12	Fulham	25	10	4	11	35:37	-2	34	WLWLL
13	Crystal Palace	25	8	8	9	26:29	-3	32	DLLDW
14	Brighton	25	7	10	8	34:33	+1	31	DDLDL
15	Leeds United	26	7	9	10	36:45	-9	30	WDLWD
16	Tottenham Hotspur	26	7	8	11	36:37	-1	29	LDDLL
17	Nottingham Forest	25	7	5	13	25:38	-13	26	WDWDL
18	West Ham	26	6	6	14	32:49	-17	24	WWLWD
19	Burnley	25	3	6	16	25:49	-24	15	DDDLL
20	Wolves	25	1	5	19	16:48	-32	8	DDLLL

Champion

UCL

Europa League

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Craig Pawson

Venue:

Stadium of Light

Capacity:

49 000

Sunderland vs Arsenal match from the Premier League. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Sunderland and Arsenal. Follow team performance and match context within the Premier League season.