Sunderland vs Arsenal, 2015-2016 Barclays Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSunderland draw with Arsenal to move out of the relegation zone
Sunderland and Arsenal drew 0-0 at the Stadium of Light which saw the Black Cats move out of the relegation zone.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
- 4': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 5': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Mohamed Elneny.
- 7': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
- 9': Attempt saved. Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
- 11': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
- 15': Attempt missed. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 17': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland).
- 17': Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Offside, Arsenal. Alexis Sánchez tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt saved. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
- 21': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).
- 21': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 24': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nacho Monreal with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 30': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
- 30': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
- 33': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 33': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 34': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a headed pass.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
- 37': Attempt missed. Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 44': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
- 45': Foul by Jermain Defoe (Sunderland).
- 45': Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Arsenal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sunderland 0, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Arsenal 0.
- 46': Offside, Arsenal. Mesut Özil tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
- 49': Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Offside, Sunderland. Patrick van Aanholt tries a through ball, but Lamine Koné is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt saved. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Kirchhoff.
- 50': Attempt saved. Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 50': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Petr Cech.
- 52': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 52': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Petr Cech.
- 56': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
- 58': Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
- 58': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 60': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
- 64': Attempt missed. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Cattermole with a through ball.
- 65': Offside, Arsenal. Mesut Özil tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 68': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
- 69': Foul by Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland).
- 69': Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fabio Borini.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Theo Walcott replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Danny Welbeck replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 72': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland).
- 72': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
- 73': Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Sunderland. Duncan Watmore replaces Fabio Borini.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
- 76': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
- 76': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Offside, Sunderland. Duncan Watmore tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Sunderland. Sebastian Larsson replaces Jan Kirchhoff.
- 80': Offside, Sunderland. Duncan Watmore tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 81': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 83': Hand ball by Lamine Koné (Sunderland).
- 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Jack Wilshere replaces Mesut Özil.
- 84': Offside, Arsenal. Petr Cech tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
- 85': Offside, Sunderland. DeAndre Yedlin tries a through ball, but Duncan Watmore is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 90': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Theo Walcott.
- 90': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 90'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Nacho Monreal.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lamine Koné (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 90'+2': Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).
- 90'+2': Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
- 90'+3': Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Offside, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole tries a through ball, but Duncan Watmore is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Arsenal 0.
Statistics
 ARS |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 5 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 7 |
| 70.2 | Possession | 29.8 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 550 | Accurate Passes | 168 |
| 659 | Passes | 268 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 23 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 77 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 6 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 21 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 45,420
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 45,420
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Sunderland (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Vito Mannone (GK) |
| 15 | Younes Kaboul |
| 23 | Lamine Koné |
| 27 | Jan Kirchhoff |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 24 | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 6 | Lee Cattermole |
| 21 | Yann M'vila |
| 22 | Wahbi Khazri  |
| 9 | Fabio Borini |
| 18 | Jermain Defoe |
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Petr Cech (GK) |
| 6 | Laurent Koscielny |
| 4 | Per Mertesacker |
| 18 | Nacho Monreal |
| 24 | Héctor Bellerín |
| 11 | Mesut Özil |
| 16 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 35 | Mohamed Elneny |
| 12 | Olivier Giroud |
| 45 | Alex Iwobi |
| 17 | Alexis Sánchez |
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