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16 May 2017 at 18:45

20
Full Time
Premier League · Season 2016
Referee: Roger East

Match Summary

Arsenal defeated Sunderland 2:0. The match was played in Premier League 2016. Goals were scored by A. Sánchez 72′, A. Sánchez 81′. 6 yellow cards were shown. Arsenal had 62% possession while Sunderland held 38%. Arsenal had 36 shots (13 on target) compared to 6 (2 on target) for Sunderland. Arsenal made 3 substitutions, Sunderland made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Arsenal and Sunderland — 2 goals and 6 cards recorded during the match.

Arsenal
Sunderland
Kick Off
Half Time
Nacho Monreal54′
Mesut Özil55′
56′John O'Shea
K. GibbsA. Iwobi
69′
A. RamseyD. Welbeck
69′
A. Sánchez

assist: M. Özil

72′
74′Lee Cattermole
77′
L. CattermoleL. Gooch
82′
Javi ManquilloA. Januzaj
O. GiroudT. Walcott
85′
88′
D. NdongD. Gibson
Shkodran Mustafi90′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Arsenal had 62% possession against Sunderland's 38%. Arsenal registered 36 shots (13 on target) while Sunderland managed 6 (2 on target). Corner kicks: 17–3. Fouls committed: 15–10.

13Shots on Goal2
10Shots off Goal2
36Total Shots6
13Blocked Shots2
24Shots insidebox3
12Shots outsidebox3
15Fouls10
17Corner Kicks3
2Offsides3
62%Ball Possession38%
4Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
2Goalkeeper Saves11
543Total passes336
476Passes accurate251
88%Passes %75%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Arsenal have recorded 4 wins, 1 draws and 1 defeats. Sunderland show 2 wins, 1 draws and 3 losses from their last 6 outings.

Arsenal

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Sunderland

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Head to Head

Arsenal and Sunderland have met 2 times — Arsenal won 1, Sunderland won 0, with 1 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Arsenal leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 2 meetings. A combined 7 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.50 per match (5 for the home side, 2 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 matches (50%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–2 in 2025.

1

Arsenal

1

Drawn

0

Sunderland

Goals: 5Goals: 2

Recent Meetings (2)

7 Feb 2026Arsenal3 – 0Sunderland
8 Nov 2025Sunderland2 – 2Arsenal

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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