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⚽️ 0-2, Saka pen https://streamin.me/v/d62f0175

Keeper got a touch, bit couldn't keep it out

SCORES!

Yes

Saka to take it?

Reindildo more like

Second yellow Reinlido

Saka fouled

PENALTY ARSENAL

Raya has it again

Keeper's gonna boot it

Sunderland FK in their half

Arsenal fk in our half

Saka fouled

Raya has it again

Merino loses it from a Saka pass

Raya picks it up

This ref has lost control

Havertz booked for nothing

Arsenal throw, deep in their half

Xhaka and Konsa still at it

Mukiele booked too

Gabriel booked for something

Konsa and Xhaka arguing

Now there's a scrap

Guimaraes fouled

Sunderland throw in their half

6 mins added apparently

He's fine

Who is down

And now there's some aggro with Ballard

Foul on Gabriel

Sunderland throw, in our half

FK Sunderland, inside their own half

Eze set up by Havertz, miskick with his left foot

Break

Raya picks it up

Heavy touch Merino

Throw Sunderland, near halfway

Arsenal sub: Odegaard off, Merino on

Brilliant ball in from Xhaka, close range touch from a Sunderland player, Raya palmed it up and we got it away

Raya with a great save

OOOOOH

Corner Sunderland

Goal kick Arsenal

Mukiele

Muiele

Shot just over

Ooooh

Corner Sunderland

I HATE the way Fletch says 'ZoobyMendy'. Wanker.

Arsenal subs: Tzolis and Rice off, Eze and Zubimendi on

Fletch that sanctimonious cunt on TNT commentary whining about Gabriel, rather than the bloke who, you know, committed the offence

Brobbey pushes Gabriel over

Then Gabriel is down

Konsa heads away

Sunderland pressure

Konsa clears

Saka clears

Disallowed

Great header but he looked marginally off

Flag up

No

TIMBER!

GOOALLL!!!

Ode to take

FK Arsenal, outsiee their box

Sunderland in our box, danger cleared

Fofana involved straight away

Ooooh

Sunderland sub: Meunier off, Fofana on

Bruno curls one wide

OOooh

Havertz header

Cleared off the line

oOOooojh

Arteta despairs at the finishing

Odegaard sets up Saka, right footed shot, keeper saves and it's a corner

Ooooh

Tzolis wins it

Taken too long, Sunderland get the throw

Arsenal throw, near halfway

Balls is burst

Saka shot, blocked as he hit it, easy for the keeper

Sunderland offside

Isidor on, I should say

Sunderland sub: Angulo off, Isidor off

Then he geys into a row with Gabriel

Should be a second yellow imo!

Then he roars into the face of the referee

Xhaka booked for a foul on Bruno

Timber defends well

Havertz decides to cut it back when he had a sight of goal, set up by Saka

OOOOH

Wasted that free kick then Raya lumped it out for a Sunderland throw

Poor passage of play from Arsenal there

Ballard booked

FK Arsenal in their midfield

Tzolis adjudged to have fouled in midfield, FK Sunderland midway into our half

Tzolis then makes a great tackle

Tzolis loses it

🧤 Raya save - https://streamin.me/v/14d46b5e

⚽️ 0-1, Bruno Guimaraes - https://streamin.me/v/d1ffd8db

Pass from Rice, just outside the D, he curled it in off the underside of the bar

What a finish

TOP CORNER _ WOOOOOOW

BRUNO!

GOOOALL!!!

Calafiori backheel cleared

Arsenal need to get control here

Sunderland on top here

Saka clears a long throw

Wow

UNREAL SAVE

Brilliant save

Hit the post

Save from Raya?

MISSED!

Le Fee to take

How different is that to the Calafiori one in the first half?

But that's really soft

They're both holding, Konsa on top of Ballard though

Penalty to Sunderland

Brilliant defending Rice, Sunderland throw deep in our half

Arsenal throw, their half

Rice filling in at CB

Might be a sore one but he's now got to go off for a minute?

Don't think so

Saying he got elbowed

Gabriel down

Raya comes, catches

Sunderland throw, deep in our half

Sidike then shoots well over from distance

Danger, Konsa and Gabriel with some last ditch defending

Raya came and there was a mix-up, Sunderland shot then blocked

Ooooh

Throw Sunderland deep in our half

We're off again

Arsenal subs: White and MLS off, Timber and Guimaraes on

HT

Saka header back post, cleared behind for a corner

Ooooh

Raya to pump it

FK on halfway

Havertz fouled

1 min added time

Timber getting ready, White has a problem

Then Le Fee shoots wide

Raya half clear

Havertz headed behind

Another corner

There was a penalty check but nothing doing

Corner Sunderland

Arsenal throw, our half

Then Arsenal get a free kick

Gabriel heads away

Another throw

Throw Sunderland, gonna be a long one

Rice heads a cross away

Arteta booked for leaving his technical area

Tzolis struggling to make an impact so far this half

Goal kick Sunderland

And the captain then wins a fk

Great work Odegaard to nick the ball off Xhaka

MLS loses it

FK Arsenal

Ballard fouls Raya

Tzolis concedes a fk, midway into our half, foul on Xhaka

Mukiele breaks forward, Sunderland shot blocked, but they had lots of space to run into

VAR check for a penalty but don't think there's much in it

Cleared

Rice to take

Good effort Havertz, on the turm with the ball bouncing, he hit a shot which the keeper palmed over.

Corner Arsenal

Ooooh

Poor pass Tzolis gives Sunderland possession back

Goal kick Arsenal

Good Arsenal move, Ode cuts it back for Havertz who shoots over – that's another decent chance

Ooooh

Terrible kick from the keeper, Arsenal throw

Then the offside flag goes up

Cleared

Ode to take

Fk is out wide, deep in their half

Reinildo booked

Saka fouled

Raya takes it

Fk Sunderland, in their half

Ooof, late, and studs down on the foot

Odegaard caught late

Arsenal throw, deep in theor half

Saka strong, Havertz blocked off, Arsenal throw

Gabriel fizzes in a low shot from distance, not too far wide, although I think the keeper had it covered

Oooooh

Sloppy pass MLS, Sunderland throw

Sunderland offside

Roefs hoofs it

Goal kick Arsenal

Ode fouled by Xhaka

Good chance that

All the way to the back post, Ballard was there but didn't get good contact

Ooooh

FK Sunderland, out wide, rash challenge from Gabriel

Havertz cross blocked

Sunderland throw on halfway

That's a really good chance

I think he was trying to nick it past the goalkeeper on the jump

Brilliant pass from Rice, Saka was in behind, but he didn't make good contact

Big chance for Saka

OOOOH

Goal kick Arsenal

Raya takes it after a flick on

Fk Sunderland in our half

Ooooh, dangerous low ball into our box

Rice looks for Tzolis with an Odegaard style pass, ends up with their keeper

White cross, back post, cleared away for a throw

What a throw Raya to Kai

Then MLS fouls Brobbey

Ben White blocked out

Ode finds Calafiori, shot blocked

Tzolis loses it with a poor touch

Sunderland's plan is sit deep, break fast

Arsenal throw near halfway

Tzolis to MLS, who plays a first time pass for a Sunderland goal kick

Sunderland with everyone behind the ball

Konsa fouled

We're off

Evening all

Sunderland: Roefs, Meunier, Mukiele, Ballard, Danso, Reinildo, Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee, Angulo, Brobbey

Subs: Ellborg, Hume, O'Nien, Alderete, Methalie, Talbi, Rigg, Fofana, Isidor

Arsenal: Raya, White, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Tzolis, Saka, Havertz

Subs: Kepa, Hincapie, Timber, Zubimendi, Merino, Guimaraes, Madueke, Eze, Gyokeres

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