Sunderland vs Arsenal live: Hosts grab late draw as Brobbey’s acrobatic effort seals dramatic ending | OneFootball

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An acrobatic finish from substitute Brian Brobbey earned Sunderland a draw against league leaders Arsenal in a dramatic match at the Stadium of Light.

It was a cagey opening, with neither side able to gain control but the hosts getting encouragement as plenty of high pressing unsettled the Gunners, but the match sprung into life when Sunderland centre-back Dan Ballard brought down the loose ball in the box before lashing a brilliant finish past David Raya.

It was the first goal Arsenal had conceded in 812 minutes and while they initially looked a little shellshocked the Gunners recovered well, coming out with real intent in the second half before an Enzo Le Fee mistake allowed Mikel Merino to slip in Saka, who finished brilliantly at the near post.

The visitors were in the ascendancy from there and Leandro Trossard came up with a moment of brilliance as he blasted a stunning finish into the roof of the net on 74 minutes, but there was still time for Sunderland to equalise as Brobbey squeezed a finish past Raya in stoppage time to earn his side a dramatic draw.

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Premier League results

Here’s the list of results from today’s games then, with the Chelsea result still to come:

Tottenham 2-2 Manchester United

West Ham 3-2 Burnley

Everton 2-0 Fulham

Sunderland 2-2 Arsenal

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Chris Wilson8 November 2025 22:00

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Sunderland end Arsenal’s winning run — and show the rest of the Premier League how to stop them

Have the Premier League’s newly-arrived disruptors unlocked a way of disrupting Arsenal’s title charge?

The evidence from the chaos at a raucous Stadium of Light suggests a case for that theory, and a sliver of reassurance for Mike Arteta amid the frustration. Faced with the disciplined, athletic, spirited red and white wall of Sunderland, Arsenal wobbled, then conjured a forceful second half revival, but ultimately wilted.

In the previous ten games, five in the league, Arsenal rolled over their opponents with varying degrees of ease, even going eight games without conceding a goal. Encountering a home city infused with a spirit of regeneration and defiance, the Gunners saw that winning streak and clean sheet collection wrecked.

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Chris Wilson8 November 2025 21:08

How stoppage-time chaos was born from Spurs and Man Utd’s obvious problems

The result from the other big match of the day...

Ruben Amorim couldn’t help wincing. It had just been put to the Manchester United manager that this was another game they failed to make secure, and his facial expression unintentionally made his thoughts clear. He then very intentionally made his thoughts clear.

This wildly swinging 2-2 draw at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium had seemed like a match where it was hard to know how to feel, a response that was oddly fitting since it was between two teams where it’s hard to know exactly where they are.

Not so for Amorim. He very much knew how he felt.

Chris Wilson8 November 2025 22:30

The champions’ dilemma that left Liverpool and Man City in the same hole

And a preview for the big game tomorrow...

They may come to be seen as contrasting ways to lose a grip upon a title. The 2024 champions’ defence of their crown was over before Christmas, destroyed because they did too little to their title-winning team. Their 2025 successors, their manager accepted, may have changed too much. Now Manchester City and Liverpool meet with the possibility that the loser will be 10 points behind Arsenal, out of contention before the November international break.

Champions tend to display a consistency and victories over Aston Villaand Real Madrid allowed Arne Slot to smile: “We were actually very consistent (before then) but we were consistent in losing so that wasn’t the idea.” They visit the Etihad Stadium with the scalp of the 15-time European champions but just three points from their last five league games and an admission that, after a summer when some £450m was spent, Liverpool altered too much.

“Why did I change much more than last season? I agree with you, but not for the reasons you are telling me,” countered Slot. “I’m known as being a manager who prefers not to change but I couldn’t do anything different to what I did.”

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Next up

We’re entering the international break now so Arsenal’s next game comes on 23 November and it’s a huge one – a north London derby at home to Spurs. That one kicks off at 4.30pm GMT on the Sunday.

Sunderland’s next match comes at home to Fulham on 22 November, with kick-off at 3pm.

Chris Wilson8 November 2025 20:50

Eze reacts

“It was a difficult game. They made it a tough place to come. You know how they play. We have to keep perspective. We’re still first, still working,” said Arsenal midfielder Ebere Eze.

“You know how they play it’s very direct. It’s a testament to our team. You see how hard it is to make chances but we’ll pick ourselves and go.

“You can see the quality of their game. They haven’t lost here in a while. It’s important to keep on heads on, not look too deep.

“It’ll be a time to come away from the Premier League. We can come back, go again, and be fresh for that. Of course we’ll be strong when players come back,” he added as he finished.

Arteta reacts

“We had to do better, the way we conceded the goal, it’s what they do. The game is going to be very long, we need a goal to believe, we did that, we put them on the back foot, but again it was a direct ball and the striker does well,” says Arteta as he reacts on Sky.

“There are two balls and two flicks, it's the same action, but credit to the opposition. They create they chaos and in any moment they can score a goal, and that’s why they are where they are.

“Every week, against every opponent we really understand and recognise that. we understand the difficult y of what we’ve done.

“This is the season, we’ve still done really well, so credit to the team” he says on the injuries.

“We’re disappointed because we wanted the three points, but we go again,” he adds.