Arsenal vs Sunderland
Match pulse
ARSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARS | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| SUN | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Arsenal 2-1
Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-1 on Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Emirates Stadium. Goals for Arsenal: Robin van Persie (1', 82'). Goals for Sunderland: Sebastian Larsson (31').
Play by play
- 96'
<b>FULL TIME</b> Van Persie does it for Arsenal with a wonderful double but the Gunners were far from polished. Still, it is a vital three points for them.
- 95'
Santos bombs forward and nearly finds Arshavin before Song fouls Vaughan and Sunderland hoof it long.
- 94'
Szczesny shields the ball from Ji and wins a goal kick so he can waste some time.
- 93'
Song hoofs a Richardson cross clear. Nervy times for Arsenal.
- 92'
Wenger is not happy at the extra five minutes.
- 91'
Walcott bursts into the box but again overruns the ball.
- 90'
Five minutes of added time...
- 89'
Another chance for Walcott but his shot is blocked by Richardson.
- 89'
Walcott mugs Richardson on the right but can't find a red shirt with his cross.
- 88'
Awful pass from Banyoun and Walcott gets his toe to the ball ahead of Colback who goes down screaming penalty.
- 87'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> An open game now - another goal in it you feel. Sunderland change: Gardner for Cattermole.
- 85'
Decent move from Arsenal as Sunderland open up to try and get another equaliser. Benayoun to Arshavin and a good save from Mignolet.
- 84'
Now Ji has the ball in the net at the other end but he is ruled offside - correctly.
- 83'
Top, top quality from captain fantastic. Such a good clip into the near post and Mignolet is beaten.
- 83'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Van Persie!
- 82'
Brown clips Van Persie and the skipper will take the free kick I would think.
- 81'
Arshavin is trying to take them all on now - he overruns the ball this time.
- 80'
Song clips in a high ball for Walcott. Not a great idea.
- 79'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Sessegnon comes off and Connor Wickham is on.
- 78'
Great ball in from Arshavin and an excellent clearing header from Brown.
- 77'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Rosicky, who has been decent, makes way for Benayoun.
- 76'
A good ball from Ji but Koscielny does well to nudge Richardson off the ball.
- 75'
Arshavin has made a difference. Looking lively on the ball.
- 73'
So nearly a wonder goal from Arshavin after a lovely dribble into the box and a shot just wide of the far post.
- 71'
Van Persie crosses to no-one in the box. No Arsenal shirts in there.
Leaders
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