Arsenal vs Sunderland, 2015-16 English FA Cup, Round 3
· English FA Cup
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Arsenal beat Sunderland to book place in FA Cup fourth round
FA Cup holders Arsenal came from behind to beat a much-changed Sunderland side in their third-round meeting at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Attempt missed. Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Duncan Watmore.
- 5': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 9': Offside, Sunderland. Jeremain Lens tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt saved. Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 10': Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joel Campbell with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland).
- 14': Joel Campbell (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Goal! Arsenal 0, Sunderland 1. Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 18': Offside, Sunderland. Danny Graham tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
- 20': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
- 20': Ola Toivonen (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Delay in match Gabriel Paulista (Arsenal) because of an injury.
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Héctor Bellerín.
- 23': Foul by Calum Chambers (Arsenal).
- 23': Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 25': Goal! Arsenal 1, Sunderland 1. Joel Campbell (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
- 27': Attempt saved. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
- 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 28': Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Joel Campbell (Arsenal).
- 29': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 32': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kieran Gibbs.
- 33': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Héctor Bellerín.
- 33': Attempt missed. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 35': Delay in match Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) because of an injury.
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 37': Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Walcott with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
- 41': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 41': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lee Cattermole.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
- 43': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Arsenal).
- 43': Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jeremain Lens.
- 45': Foul by Calum Chambers (Arsenal).
- 45': Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Campbell.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Campbell.
- 45'+3': Hand ball by Steven Fletcher (Sunderland).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Sunderland 1.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Sunderland 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Sunderland 1.
- 47': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
- 49': DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Joel Campbell (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 51': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by John O'Shea.
- 51': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Danny Graham.
- 54': Attempt missed. Joel Campbell (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a through ball.
- 55': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 57': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 57': Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 57': Substitution, Sunderland. Yann M'Vila replaces Lee Cattermole.
- 58': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal).
- 58': Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a cross.
- 59': Attempt missed. Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 60': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Campbell.
- 61': Attempt saved. Joel Campbell (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 61': Offside, Arsenal. Calum Chambers tries a through ball, but Theo Walcott is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal).
- 63': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Hand ball by Alex Iwobi (Arsenal).
- 64': Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yann M'Vila with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 65': Substitution, Sunderland. Billy Jones replaces John O'Shea.
- 66': Foul by Joel Campbell (Arsenal).
- 66': Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Arteta replaces Calum Chambers.
- 68': Foul by Duncan Watmore (Sunderland).
- 68': Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt with a cross.
- 70': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland).
- 70': Attempt saved. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
- 72': Goal! Arsenal 2, Sunderland 1. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
- 74': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
- 74': Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
- 74': Jeremain Lens (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Goal! Arsenal 3, Sunderland 1. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín with a through ball.
- 76': Substitution, Sunderland. Charalampos Mavrias replaces Steven Fletcher.
- 78': Attempt saved. Danny Graham (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremain Lens.
- 78': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Petr Cech.
- 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Jeff Reine Adelaide replaces Joel Campbell.
- 84': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs with a cross.
- 84': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 87': Foul by Danny Graham (Sunderland).
- 87': Gabriel Paulista (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 89': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Theo Walcott.
- 89': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jeff Reine Adelaide (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 90'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 90'+3': Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Gabriel Paulista (Arsenal).
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Sunderland 1.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Sunderland 1.
Statistics
 SUN |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 10 | Saves | 2 |
| 36.8 | Possession | 63.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 13 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 227 | Accurate Passes | 475 |
| 307 | Passes | 544 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 22 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 23 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 27 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 37 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,349
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,349
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Petr Cech (GK) |
| 6 | Laurent Koscielny |
| 5 | Gabriel Paulista |
| 3 | Kieran Gibbs |
| 24 | Héctor Bellerín |
| 45 | Alex Iwobi |
| 21 | Calum Chambers |
| 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
| 12 | Olivier Giroud |
| 14 | Theo Walcott |
| 28 | Joel Campbell |
Sunderland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 16 | John O'Shea |
| 22 | Sebastián Coates |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 24 | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 17 | Jeremain Lens |
| 20 | Ola Toivonen |
| 6 | Lee Cattermole |
| 26 | Steven Fletcher |
| 19 | Danny Graham |
| 41 | Duncan Watmore |
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