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Arsenal beat Sunderland 2–0 to move top of the Premier League table
September 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM · Updated 33d ago
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9 reports · 3 in Arabic, 6 in English · over 4 hours
Arsenal defeated Sunderland 2–0 at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, taking 12 points to temporarily top the English Premier League standings.
- David Raya saved Enzo Le Fée's second-half penalty in the 56th minute to keep the scores level.
- Bruno Guimarães put Arsenal ahead in the 58th minute, curling a shot past Robin Roefs from the edge of the area.
- Bukayo Saka sealed the win from a stoppage-time penalty after Sunderland left-back Reinildo was sent off in the 96th minute.
- Referee John Brooks booked Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta for leaving his technical area.
- Ben White went off at half-time with a groin problem.
- Bruno Guimarães scored his first goal for Arsenal since joining from Newcastle.
- Mikel Arteta called referee John Brooks' penalty decision
- Sunderland manager Régis Le Bris said he was proud of his team's performance and that they are close to achieving something big.







