B. Brobbey’s 90' equaliser earns Sunderland 2-2 draw with Arsenal

Match report

Honours were even between Sunderland and Arsenal at Stadium of Light on Saturday, 8 November 2025, the Premier League matchday 11 game finishing 2-2. D. Ballard (36') and B. Brobbey (90') scored for Sunderland, while B. Saka (54') and L. Trossard (74') found the net for Arsenal. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Sunderland had 35% of the ball and 6 shots (2 on target) against Arsenal’s 17 (7 on target). Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Sunderland 14th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Arsenal 2nd on 12.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

Sunderland

14th · 4 points · P 5 W 1 D 1 L 3

Form

Arsenal

2nd · 12 points · P 5 W 4 D 0 L 1

Form

Premier League table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	5	+8	15
2	Arsenal	5	+4	12
3	Brighton	5	+11	10
13	Nottingham Forest	5	-1	5
14	Sunderland	5	-4	4
15	Crystal Palace	5	-5	4

Full Premier League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 7 Feb 2026, Arsenal 3-0 Sunderland

Full Sunderland vs Arsenal head-to-head

Match events

36'yellow cardMartín ZubimendiYellow Card
36'goalD. BallardAssist: N. Mukiele
45+1'yellow cardGranit XhakaYellow Card
54'goalB. SakaAssist: M. Merino
63'substitutionW. IsidorOff: B. Brobbey
64'substitutionB. TraoreOff: C. Talbi
64'substitutionE. Le FeeOff: S. Adingra
72'yellow cardReinildo MandavaYellow Card
74'goalL. TrossardAssist: M. Zubimendi
87'substitutionL. GeertruidaOff: E. Mayenda
88'substitutionE. EzeOff: C. Mosquera
90'goalB. BrobbeyNormal Goal

Lineups

Sunderland

Formation 5-4-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris

Starting XI

Substitutes

Arsenal

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Mikel Arteta

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

35%Possession65%
0.44Expected goals (xG)1.91
6Total shots17
2Shots on target7
2Shots off target6
2Blocked shots4
6Shots inside the box12
0Shots outside the box5
2Corners2
2Offsides0
13Fouls13
2Yellow cards1
–Red cards–
5Goalkeeper saves0
287Passes529
226Accurate passes460
79%Pass accuracy87%
-1.18Goals prevented-1.18

Player statistics

Sunderland

Sunderland player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
22Robin RoefsG	90	6.3				41 · 51%			1/1
5Daniel BallardD	90	7.6	1		1 (1)	33 · 79%			6/13
6Lutsharel GeertruidaD	87	6.7				30 · 97%	1	3	5/7
17Reinildo MandavaD	90	5.6				25 · 92%		2	4/14
20Nordi MukieleD	90	6.6		1	1 (0)	23 · 57%	1	2	9/11
32Trai HumeD	90	6.6				16 · 69%		2	7/12
25Bertrand TraoréM	64	6.5				9 · 89%			2/5
27Noah SadikiM	90	7.3				28 · 89%	2	2	2/4
28Enzo Le FéeM	64	5.6				19 · 89%	1	1	3/13
34Granit XhakaM	90	7.3				39 · 90%		3	5/6
18Wilson IsidorF	63	6.2			1 (0)	8 · 38%			4/14
1Anthony PattersonG	–	–
26Arthur MasuakuD	–	–
4Dan NeilM	–	–
11Chris RiggM	–	–
13Luke O'NienM	–	–
7Chemsdine TalbiF	26	6.7				5 · 100%			1/1
9Brian BrobbeyF	27	7.3	1		1 (1)	2 · 50%		1	1/6
12Eliezer MayendaF	12	6.2							0/1
24Simon AdingraF	26	6.5				9 · 100%			0/2

Arsenal

Arsenal player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1David RayaG	90	5.9				22 · 50%
2William SalibaD	90	6.9			1 (0)	75 · 96%			7/10
6Gabriel MagalhãesD	90	7.0				62 · 85%	1	1	7/10
12Jurriën TimberD	90	6.5				58 · 83%		3	7/10
33Riccardo CalafioriD	90	6.2			1 (1)	27 · 85%			6/13
7Bukayo SakaMTop rated	90	7.9	1		3 (2)	41 · 88%	2	2	8/17
10Eberechi EzeM	88	6.6			2 (1)	32 · 88%	1		2/5
19Leandro TrossardM	90	7.5	1		1 (1)	41 · 90%	1		1/4
36Martín ZubimendiM	90	7.2		1	2 (1)	75 · 91%	2	3	10/13
41Declan RiceM	90	7.7			3 (1)	65 · 94%	1	3	4/5
23Mikel MerinoF	90	6.2		1		28 · 71%	1		7/21
13Kepa ArrizabalagaG	–	–
3Cristhian MosqueraD	11	6.2				3 · 100%			1/2
4Ben WhiteD	–	–
5Piero HincapiéD	–	–
49Myles Lewis-SkellyD	–	–
16Christian NørgaardM	–	–
22Ethan NwaneriM	–	–
56Max DowmanM	–	–
71Andre Harriman-AnnousF	–	–