Sunderland 0–2 Arsenal
- Mandava 90+6'
- Guimarães 58'
- Saka 90+7' (pen.)
12 September 2026
The match in data
Arsenal beat Sunderland 2–0 on 12 September 2026, on matchday 4 of the 2026-27 Premier League.
Player of the match: Declan Rice (Arsenal), rated 69, thanks above all to 11 final-third passes and 1 big chance created. Rice produced 1.5 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Sunderland, the highest-rated player was Granit Xhaka, with 60.
Enzo Le Fée missed a penalty at 56'.
Reinildo Mandava was sent off at 90+6'.
Declan Rice
Arsenal · 81'
Produced 1.49× and cost 0.41× their position's average
- 11 final-third passes 1.9×
- 1 big chance created 3.3×
- 68 passes 1.7×
- 9 misplaced passes 1.4×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granit Xhaka | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Enzo Le Fée | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Reinildo Mandava | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Robin Roefs | Goalkeeper | 90 | 47 |
| Noah Sadiki | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Kevin Danso | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| Brian Brobbey | Forward | 90 | 35 |
| Dan Ballard | Defender | 90 | 34 |
| Nordi Mukiele | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Wilson Isidor | Forward | 20 | 33 |
| Thomas Meunier | Defender | 76 | 29 |
| Nilson Angulo | Midfielder | 70 | 20 |
| Malick Fofana | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Rice ★ | Midfielder | 81 | 69 |
| David Raya | Goalkeeper | 90 | 68 |
| Martin Ødegaard | Midfielder | 85 | 67 |
| Ezri Konsa | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Gabriel | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Jurriën Timber | Defender | 44 | 55 |
| Bruno Guimarães | Midfielder | 44 | 50 |
| Bukayo Saka | Forward | 90 | 46 |
| Kai Havertz | Forward | 90 | 38 |
| Ben White | Defender | 46 | 36 |
| Christos Tzolis | Midfielder | 81 | 30 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | Defender | 90 | 27 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | Midfielder | 46 | 21 |
| Eberechi Eze | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Martín Zubimendi | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Mikel Merino | Midfielder | 5 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Arsenal player played the most passes into the final third?
Declan Rice, with 11 final-third passes. Next: Martin Ødegaard 4, Gabriel 3.
Declan Rice drove Arsenal's forward moves, delivering 11 passes into the final third. That was well clear of Martin Ødegaard with 4 and Gabriel with 3.
Which Sunderland player won the most aerial duels?
Dan Ballard, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Reinildo Mandava 2, Kevin Danso 1.
Dan Ballard asserted physical control for Sunderland by winning 6 aerial duels. Ballard tripled Reinildo Mandava's total (2) and far exceeded Kevin Danso (1).
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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