Arsenal concede late equaliser, miss chance to extend lead | OneFootball

Arsenal had a bitter Saturday in the Premier League. This Saturday, playing away from home at the Stadium of Light, the London team was winning until injury time in the second half, but conceded a draw to Sunderland, finishing 2-2. The match was valid for the 11th round of the English Championship.

Defender Ballard opened the scoring for the home team, but Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard turned the game around for Arsenal. In the end, the Dutchman Brobbey equalized again and set the final score.

Standings Situation

With the draw, Arsenal remains the isolated leader of the Premier League, with 26 points from 11 matches. Sunderland reaches 19 points from 11 games, in third place.

Upcoming Matches

Due to the FIFA international break, Arsenal will only return to the field on November 23 (Sunday), when they will host Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium at 1:30 p.m. (Brasília time), for the English Championship.

Sunderland, on the other hand, will play a day earlier against Fulham, away from home, at 12 p.m., also for the Premier League.

The goals of the match

Sunderland opened the scoring in the 36th minute of the first half. Defender Ballard was inside the box, managed to control a long pass with his left leg, and finished powerfully to beat goalkeeper Raya.

Arsenal only equalized in the second half, at the nine-minute mark. Declan Rice took advantage of a mistake in the home team's build-up and passed to Bukayo Saka, who finished with his right foot to level the score.

The turnaround came at the 29th minute. Leandro Trossard got past his marker and, from outside the box, hit an incredible shot into the top corner, leaving the goalkeeper with no chance.

However, in injury time, Brobbey won the battle in the box with Gabriel Magalhães and goalkeeper Raya, and deflected the ball into the back of the net, tying everything up at the Stadium of Light.

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