Arsenal vs Sunderland, 2016/2017 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Arsenal

72': Alexis Sánchez
81': Alexis Sánchez

FT
2 - 0

Sunderland

Alexis Sanchez brace keeps alive Arsenal's top-four fight

Alexis Sanchez scored twice to help Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 and keep up their fight for a top-four spot in the Premier League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Sunderland. Lamine Koné tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
3': Attempt missed. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
4': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
5': Foul by Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal).
5': Javier Manquillo (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nacho Monreal.
8': Hand ball by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
10': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey with a through ball.
10': Attempt blocked. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
10': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sebastian Larsson.
12': Attempt missed. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
13': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Foul by Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
15': Attempt blocked. Rob Holding (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
15': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
17': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
18': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
18': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
19': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Billy Jones.
21': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
21': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
21': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
22': Attempt missed. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Shkodran Mustafi with a headed pass following a corner.
22': Hand ball by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
22': Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
23': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
27': Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
28': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
28': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Offside, Sunderland. Bryan Oviedo tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
32': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Billy Jones.
32': Attempt saved. Rob Holding (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.
34': Attempt saved. Didier Ndong (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jermain Defoe.
34': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Petr Cech.
37': Attempt saved. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Didier Ndong.
38': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
38': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Attempt blocked. Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
40': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
41': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
43': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rob Holding.
43': Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
44': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
44': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
45'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Rob Holding (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Sunderland 0.
45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Sunderland 0.
48': (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Back pass by Petr Cech (Arsenal).
50': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
51': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
52': Delay in match because of an injury Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
54': Foul by Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
54': Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
56': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
56': John O'Shea (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
58': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Javier Manquillo.
58': Attempt blocked. Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a headed pass.
59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lee Cattermole.
60': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
61': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sebastian Larsson.
62': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland).
62': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
65': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rob Holding with a cross.
67': Attempt missed. Didier Ndong (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Iwobi replaces Kieran Gibbs.
69': Substitution, Arsenal. Danny Welbeck replaces Aaron Ramsey because of an injury.
70': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
70': Attempt blocked. Rob Holding (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.
71': Attempt missed. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
72': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
72': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
72': Goal! Arsenal 1, Sunderland 0. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil following a corner.
74': Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
74': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
74': Hand ball by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
76': Offside, Arsenal. Nacho Monreal tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
76': Offside, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
77': Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Lee Cattermole.
78': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
79': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
79': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Javier Manquillo.
80': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Billy Jones.
81': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shkodran Mustafi with a cross.
81': Goal! Arsenal 2, Sunderland 0. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
82': Substitution, Sunderland. Adnan Januzaj replaces Javier Manquillo.
83': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
84': Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Didier Ndong (Sunderland).
85': Substitution, Arsenal. Theo Walcott replaces Olivier Giroud.
85': Attempt blocked. Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
85': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
86': Attempt saved. Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.
86': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
86': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt blocked. Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Ndong.
88': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Héctor Bellerín.
88': Substitution, Sunderland. Darron Gibson replaces Didier Ndong.
89': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
90': Attempt missed. Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi following a corner.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a through ball.
90'+1': Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Arsenal).
90'+2': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
90'+2': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Jones.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Sunderland 0.
0': Match ends, Arsenal 2, Sunderland 0.

Statistics

SUN		ARS
0	Fouls	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,510

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

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Arsenal (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
33	Petr Cech (GK)
20	Shkodran Mustafi
18	Nacho Monreal
16	Rob Holding
29	Granit Xhaka
8	Aaron Ramsey
3	Kieran Gibbs
24	Héctor Bellerín
12	Olivier Giroud
7	Alexis Sánchez
11	Mesut Özil

Arsenal Substitutes:

David Ospina, Mohamed Elneny, Francis Coquelin, Theo Walcott, Alex Iwobi, Gabriel Paulista, Danny Welbeck.

Sunderland (3-5-2)

No.	Name
13	Jordan Pickford (GK)
16	John O'Shea
23	Lamine Koné
2	Billy Jones
7	Sebastian Larsson
17	Didier N'Dong
6	Lee Cattermole
3	Bryan Oviedo
21	Javier Manquillo
18	Jermain Defoe
9	Fabio Borini

Sunderland Substitutes:

Joleon Lescott, Vito Mannone, Lynden Gooch, Jack Rodwell, Adnan Januzaj, Donald Love, Darron Gibson.

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