Full-time. Arsenal 3-0 Sunderland

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Could have squared it

Martinelli shot on target

Oooh

Eze fouled

Couldn't get the shot off with four defenders around him

PLayed in Martinelli

Brilliant from Eze

Ooonh

⚽️ 3-0, Gyokeres - https://streamin.me/v/db48a7e6

Brilliant work from Martinelli on the break, tore behind, defender tried to hold him up and he laid it square for Gyok to finish from close range

GYOKERES

GOOALLL!!!

Another one

Sunderland throw, our half

Sunderland keeper has it

Goal kick Arsenal

Wide and over at the back post

6 mins added

FK Sunderland, midway into our half, wide-ish (foul by Eze)

Trossard going to the bench, rather than down the tunnel, so hopefully that's a good sign

Arsenal sub: Trossard off, Norgaard on

Maybe looks like his knee?

Arsenal play it out

Trossard has gone down

Goal kick Sunderland

Sunderland double sub

Dropped in their six yard box

Oooh

Rice to take

Corner Arsenal

Tross cross clerard

Lovely take Trossard but their keeper has it

Trossard blocks a forward pass

Sunderland throw, deep in our half

Hincapie blocks a cross

Ref agrees

Eze down in the box, but I don't think that's a pen

OOooh

Arsenal throw, Sunderland half

Goal kick Sunderland

Throw Arsenal, deep in their half

Cleared

Throw for them, deep in our half

Dangerous Sunderland cross

Oooh

Good pass into him by Rice

Eze first time shot with his left foot, not far wide

Oooohj

Eze shot blocked

Cleared

Rice to take

Corner Arsenal, won by Gyokeres

Arsenal keeping possession

Gyokeres tackled, throw

Arsenal break

FK Sunderland, just inside our half

Lovely idea from Martinelli to try and find Rice, but just too heavy and the keeper took it

Oooh

Arsenal throw

⚽️ 2-0, Gyokeres - https://streamin.me/v/c2fd6be2

Arsenal sub: Havertz off, Eze on

Arsenal sub: Calafiori off, Hincapie on

Trossard was toremnting them down teh left, eventually he found the run of Havertz, he played it back for Gyok who took a touch, fell over, but still found a way to finish from close range

GYOKERES!

GOOOALLL!!!

Sunderland sub: Talbi off, Mundle on

But Sunderland were dangerous there

Great defending Zubi

Goal kick Arsenal

Burst ball?

Arsenal subs: Martinelli and Gyokeres on, Jesus and Madueke off

Will be for MNadueke

Martinelli coming on

And another

Arsenal throw

Another one

Sunderland throw in their half

FK Arsenal, Trossard working harder than most today

Wake up Madueke

Saliba defends

it's cleared

Quite long tbf

Rice gonna try a long one

Arsenal throw after a Sunderland player clobbers it straight out in his own half

Timber can't find a red shirt

Initially a good ball into the box from Trossard, Sunderland defender fell over, ref didn't give a FK, and the ball came to Havertz who volleyed it wide

havertz shoots wide

Ooooh

He's been poor so far today

Madueke overruns it

Raya came out and didn't get there, ball fell outside the box, but Sunderland couldn't make the most of it

More danger

Ooooh

Depending how much Havertz can do, I'd think about Eze for Jesus

Out for a throw but it came into a good area

Dangerous Sunderland cross

Trossard loses it

Chance Sunderland, Raya saves, then Gabriel clears

Ooooh

Sunderland throw, their half

Saliba cross back post, Trossard slices it behind for a goal kick

Havertz cross cleared

Brilliant reading of the game from Rice there

We're off again

HT

Goal kick

Corner Sunderland

But trossard clears

Calafiori slices one

Sunderland throw, our half

Havertz curls one just beyond the top corner

Ooooh

Chance Sunderland, straight at Raya

Oooh

Madueke penalised

4 mins added

Zubi did the Merino corner flag celebration!

Goal kick

Offside confirmed

⚽️ 1-0, Zubi - https://streamin.me/v/e5181037

VAR is checking

His feet were inside our half, but his shoulder was leaning into their half

Pushed over by Ballard, but the flag is up

Jesus through on goal, he went around the keeper

OOOOOH

Arsenal worked it out to the left, Trossard had it, he delayed his pass to draw two defenders, Zubi shot hit the bottom of the post and hit the far side of the net

ZUBI!

GOOOALLLL!!!

It was a glancing contact, which is probably what saved him

I think yellow is the extent of it

Will VAR look at it?

Brobbey booked

Studs right in the middle of the shin

OOooh

Someone got booked

Ref stops play, Zubi down

Raya caught, it tried to play it quickly, and was obstructed

Yellow card Diarra

Corner Sunderland

Rice clears after some Sunderland possession in our half, but they keep the ball

Raya waits ages, then just boots it through to their keeper

Sunderland throw, in our half

Jesus low cross, keeper claims

Cleared, Trossard volley again hits Madueke

Rice to take

Corner Arsenal, won by Trossard

Timber fouled, Arsenal FK

Gabriel heads

FK Sunderland, 35 yards out, foul by Calafiori

Inches!

Rice fires a shot not far wide from just outside the box

oooooh

Back underway

Think he got caught by Havertz arm as he jumped for the ball

Ref stops play, some bloke down

And somehow we don't get a throw

Finds Trossard quickly, but Reinildo defends

Raya has it

FK Sunderland not far inside our half

Foul on Diarra

Saliba booked

Zubi cross cleared

Then Trossard volley blocked

Cleared

Another corner, keeper palmed it away for one on the far side which Rice will take

Madueke cross, defender sliced it over his own bar, corner

OOOOOH

Rice cross cleared

Gabriel heads away

Throw Sunderland, deep in our half

Half clear

Sunderland keeper gonna pump it

Jesus offside

Then Madueke has it but it's a poor cross and the keeper takes it easily

Tross cross

Rice cross, Calafiori shot cleared

Arsenal throw, Sunderland half

Needs to be sharper there

Timber does well but Madueke is on his heels

Madueke drives into the box, but his shot is blocked

Good pull back Calafiori, but just cleared

Oooh

Brobbey fouls Saliba

Throw Sunderland on halfway

Sunderland not making this easy at all

Goal kick Arsenal

Got away with one there, although the Brobbey effort looked like it was going wide

Raya came, dropped it, Brobbey got it on target but Havertz blocked it

OOOOh

FK Sunderland on halfway

Arsenal throw, our half

Goal kick Sunderland

Trossard cross

Brobbey fouling Saliba

Madueke changing his boots

Arsenal throw, their half

Expect a lot of that from them today

Keeper is gonna pump it long

FK Sunderland in their own half

Chance for Havertz, good work Trossard, put in a cross, Kai heads wide – didn't quite make the right contact

Oooh

We're off

Afternoon all, teams are in the tunnel

Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Havertz, Madueke, Trossard, Jesus

Subs: Kepa, White, Mosquera, Hincapie, Eze, Martinelli, Norgaard, Lewis-Skelly, Gyokeres

Sunderland: Roefs, Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Reinildo, Hume, Le Fee, Sadiki, Talbi, Diarra, Brobbey

Subs: Ellboard, Cirkin, O'Nien, Gertruida, Rigg, Mundle, Isidor, Mayenda, Angulo

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

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