Thanks folks

FT

Keeper has it

Sunderland throw

Corner Arsenal

Calafiori header saved, then Ballard blocks Merino's follow up

OOOOOH

Goal stands

Arsenal complaining but there's nothing wrong with that goal

Cross came in, Raya came out and they hooked it in

Brobby

Goal Sunderland

Rice heads away

Rice is there to clear after Calafiori heads away

Mosquera fouled

7 mins

This Reinildo lad is a snide prick

Rice tries to catch the keeper off his line, goes wide

Look at Trossard sprinting back there

Saka tackled in their box

Long throw cleared

And Sunderland throw on another forward

Arsenal sub: Eze off, Mosquera on

Surprised not to see an Arsenal cange

Sunderland upping the intensity

Brave goalkeeping

Raya came out to make a good save at his feet

Brobby was through

OOOOOGH

Sunderland come forward after Rice was robbed

Oooh

Play still stopped

Sunderland player down

OOOOOOH

What a save Raya!

Throw, long one incoming

Lucky to escape a yellow Calafiori

FK Sunderland, out wide in our half

Throw Sunderland on halfway

⚽️ GOAL TROSSARD, 1-2: https://streamff.com/v/1f382805

Made space for a shot from the edge of the box and smashed it top corner

TROSARD

GOOOOALLLLL

FK half clear

Reinildo booked at last

How many times?

Ooooh, nice idea Zubi, tried a cushioned header through to Eze but the keeper got it

Merino with a big header away

Sunderland are such a bunch of twats, throwing themselves to the ground all the time

FK Arsenal in our box

FK Sunderland in our half

Long throw headed away

Throw Sunderland in our half

Who did nothing wrong

Keeper gets there, then there's some afters with Merino

FK Arsenal, just beyond the corner of their box

Saka cross, keeper punched it out, Zubi shot crashed off the bar and down

OOOOOH

Sunderland triple sub: three twats off, three twats on

Eze shot, hooked it towards goal but straight at the keeper

Ooooh

Arsenal pressure

Throw Arsenal deep in their half

Nasty foul on Saka, ref plays on

Arsenal throw

Sunderland throw on halfway

Chance Zubi, set up by Trossard, just wide

Oooh

Sunderland FK for nothing in their own box

⚽️ Goal Saka, 1-1: https://streamff.com/v/c9be31ee

Rice won the ball in midfield, Eze played it to Merino, he laid it off for Saka who buried it with his right foot

SAKA

GOOOALLLP

Timber low cross, deflects into the arms of the keeper

Big chance Saka, set up by Zubi, inside left position, dragged his shot wide

ooooh

Timber overlap, cross, cleared

Zubi shot, keeper saves easily

Oooh

And back to their keeper

Cleared

Oooh, Sunderland threaten, then they get a corner

Saka cross too heavy, goal kick

Eze shot blocked

Oooh

Arsenal throw, their half

we're off again

HT

Chance Sunderland, wide of near post

Oooh

Rice heads away

Corner Sunderland

FK Sunderland in their box

Great stuff from Eze but we can't find the final ball

Calafiori cross blocked

Sunderland wanted a free kick but there was no foul

Chance Saliba, whacked over from around the spot after Saka nodded it back

oOoooooh

Arsenal throw

'What a fucking joke' he shouts at the ref

Xhaka booked, foul on Eze

9 mins added

Throw Sunderland, deep in their own half

Gonna be quite a bit of added time this half

'Why don't you whistle for me', asks Trossard as Sunderland make repeated fouls on him then they get a free kick when he makes a tackle

Gabriel cross headed away

Saka cross blocked

Sunderland goal, 1-0: https://streamin.me/v/0vyw06pd

He ran off the back of Rice after a free kick dropped in the box and finished from close range

Goal Sunderland, Ballard

He's let way worse go this evening

Yellow card Zubimendi, that's ridiculous

34 mins played, ball in play for 13', according to Sky

I do think Merino was making the most of it, tbf

Xhaka fouls Merino, then stands over him complaining

Sunderland throw in their own half

Timber has a cut head

Arteta with time to give instructions to Merino and Zubi, Merino straight over to Saka to impart the knowledge

Two players down, clash of heads - Le Fee and Timber I think

Isidor shot goes wide with Raya on the stretch

Oooooh

He did catch the Sunderland man after but ball first, which should mean no foul, right??!!!

Timber penalised for winning the ball

Raya goes long, but straight to the opposition keeper

Some Sunderland possession

Mistake at the back, gave Eze a chance, but he put it over from the edge of the box with his left foot

Ooooh

Rice cross cleared away

Arsenal probing

Sunderland sitting with 11 behind the ball now

Arsenal throw, our half

Saka taken out

Rice shot cleared after a short corner

Corner Arsenal

Rice throw, flicked on, then cleared

On target, keeper saves

OoOoooh

Rice to have a go

Actually quite a bit outside the box

FK Arsenal

Isidor takes out Gabriel just outside their box

Ooooh

Eze clips one forward, through to the keeper

Sunderland offside

Fk Sunderland in their own half

Merino back on

We're back underway

Merino sitting up now

He looks in real trouble here

Doesn't look good for Merino

Sore one

Actually elbow in the face

Merino down, clash of heads as he went for a Trossard cross

Calafiori blocks off a Sunderland run well

Cleared

Rice comes over to take a long throw

Throw Arsenal, deep in their half

Sunderland pressing hard

Cleared

Solid Timber defending, but another Sunderland throw deep in our half

Headed away

Linesman needs a new flag

We give away a throw in our half, and they have a long throw dude

We're off

Hey folks - just a note to say we still haven't ironed out the kinks in the new live blog system yet. It was a little better on Tuesday, but we may experience some of the same issues today - flickering, chat becoming unresponsive.

Thanks for your patience, we are doing our best to get things to where they need to be, but it'll probably take a little more time.

Sunderland: Roeffs, Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Geetruida, Reinildo, Xhaka, Sadiki, Traore, Le Fee, Isidor

Subs: Patterson, Neil, O'Nien, Talbi, Rigg, Brobbey, Mayenda, Adingra, Masuaku

Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Eze, Trossard, Saka, Merino

Subs: Kepa, White, Hincapie, Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Dowman, Harriman-Annous

Team news will be posted 75 mins before kick-off.

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