Sunderland vs Arsenal
Match pulse
SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUN | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ARS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who won: Sunderland 2-0
Sunderland beat Arsenal 2-0 on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Kieran Richardson (40') and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (own goal) (78').
Play by play
In reality, this week leaves Arsenal with nothing but the league to focus on, so they really need to make sure they reach the top four. They'll really hope Chelsea's struggles continue
It extends Martin O'Neill's superb start at Sunderland as well as Arsenal's woes. It's also a result that perhaps makes Liverpool favourites for the FA Cup
A poor game to watch, to be honest.
- 90'
<b>Full-time: Sunderland 2-0 Arsenal</b>
- 90'
Van Persie's free-kick is straight at Sunderland's wall. They could have another 100 of those free-kicks but they still wouldn't score today.
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Arteta fires over. This must be increasingly painful for an Arsenal fan to watch. Full-time cannot come soon enough
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Three minutes of added time to be played...
- 89'
More misplaced passing from Arsenal. This really has been a disastrous afternoon for them
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<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Sessegnon on, Campbell on
- 88'
Arsenal have a corner after Turner heads clear
- 86'
Could have been a goal, that
- 86'
Nice pass there by Rosicky but Van Persie practically tripped over the ball; truly emblematic of Arsenal's afternoon
- 84'
Probably the wrong decision, Walcott looked onside, but the lack of complaint is perhaps telling
- 84'
Walcott caught offside after Oxlade-Chamberlain's through-ball
- 82'
Larsson's free-kick is cleared by Song, which was crucial because Fabianski was well out of position there
- 81'
Free-kick to Sunderland after Sagna's foul. He's probably lucky to still be on the pitch after that, as he already has a yellow card
- 78'
Sunderland hit Arsenal on the counter and Oxlade-Chamberlain, who did very well to chase back, was just unfortunate in that the ball hit him after coming off the post and trickled over the line for Sunderland's second (most likely the winning goal)
- 77'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Sunderland 2-0 Arsenal! Oxlade-Chamberlain own goal!
- 75'
Vermaelen heads at Mignolet! Decent save by the 'keeper. Seems like the only sort of goal they're likely to score
- 73'
Poor cross from Gervinho - the ball goes straight out for a goal-kick
- 71'
Richardson did exceptionally well then to prevent a corner. Throw-in to Arsenal, deep into Sunderland's half
- 70'
That was a rare moment of action in what has been a dull, scrappy match
- 70'
Gardner shoots harmlessly wide for Sunderland!
- 69'
...they've also worked extremely hard; both the wingers are tracking back, while Sessegnon is pressuring the back four
- 68'
Those three have been crucial for Sunderland today. While their three central midfielders have worked hard to stifle Arsenal, Larsson, Sessegnon and McLean have provided their attacking threat.