STATUS: OFFICIAL — Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, September 12, 2026, recording four wins from their opening four Premier League matches.\n\nThe decisive sequence began in the 55th minute. Sunderland were awarded a penalty after Ezri Konsa challenged Dan Ballard, but David Raya tipped Enzo Le Fée’s kick against the post to preserve the 0-0 scoreline.\n\nOnly two minutes later, substitute Bruno Guimarães scored his first Arsenal goal with a powerful finish from outside the area. Sunderland continued to chase an equaliser, but the London side settled the result in the seventh minute of stoppage time.\n\nBukayo Saka converted the penalty for 2-0 after Reinildo Mandava brought him down and received a second yellow card. Arsenal moved to 12 points from four matches and retained their perfect winning record.\n\nThis version corrects the score initially reported before the full stoppage-time sequence had concluded: the official final result was Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal.\n\nSOURCES — Reuters, September 12, 2026: https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/liverpool-chelsea-held-wins-forest-ipswich-2026-09-12/ · The Guardian, live report and final result: https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/sep/12/sunderland-v-arsenal-premier-league-live
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OFFICIAL: RAYA THE HERO, BRUNO AND SAKA STRIKE—Arsenal win 2-0 and keep perfect start
David Raya saved Enzo Le Fée’s penalty, Bruno Guimarães broke the deadlock and Bukayo Saka sealed Arsenal’s 2-0 win at Sunderland in stoppage time.

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