Evening Standard
·12 September 2026
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·12 September 2026
Champions travel to Wearside on Saturday night
Arsenal continued their perfect start to the Premier League season with a 2-0 win over Sunderland. Bruno Guimaraes netted his first goal for his new side, as the former Newcastle United man scored a stunner at the Stadium of Light.
The returning Jurrien Timber thought he had doubled the visitors’ tally with a bullet header from Martin Odegaard’s free kick, but it was ruled out for offside. That was all after David Raya had saved a penalty from Enzo Le Fee, with Ezri Konsa penalised for wrestling Dan Ballard to the turf during a corner.
Bukayo Saka scored a penalty of his own in stoppage time as Reinildo saw red for hauling down the Gunners’ No7 in the box. Mikel Arteta’s men are now four wins from four this term, in what has been an ideal start to their title defence. They take on Ipswich Town in the Carabao Cup third round next, before a trip to Brighton and Hove Albion ahead of the upcoming international break.







































