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Arsenal vs Sunderland: result 2-1 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 8Kick-off on October 16, 2011 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Emirates Stadium, London

Arsenal
2-1
Sunderland

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What was the result of Arsenal vs Sunderland?

Arsenal won 2-1 on October 16, 2011.

Goalscorers

  • 1′Robin van PersieArsenal
  • 31′S. LarssonSunderland
  • 83′Robin van PersieArsenal

Official lineup for Arsenal vs Sunderland

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Arsenal

  1. 10Robin van Persie
  2. 14T. Walcott
  3. 27Y. Gervinho
  1. 7T. Rosický
  2. 8Mikel Arteta Amatriain
  3. 17Alexandre Dimitri Song-Billong
  1. 4P. Mertesacker
  2. 6Laurent Koscielny
  3. 25C. Jenkinson
  4. 28K. Gibbs
  1. 13W. Szczęsny

Sunderland

  1. 6L. Cattermole
  2. 7S. Larsson
  3. 14J. Colback
  4. 15D. Vaughan
  5. 28S. Sessègnon
  1. 4M. Turner
  2. 5Wes Brown
  3. 11Kieran Richardson
  4. 16J. O'Shea
  5. 27Ahmed El Mohamady
  1. 22S. Mignolet
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arsenal have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Sunderland have 4, 3 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Arsenal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 2, 2011Tottenham(away)1-2Premier League
Sep 28, 2011Olympiakos Piraeus(home)2-1UEFA Champions League
Sep 24, 2011Bolton(home)3-0Premier League
Sep 20, 2011Shrewsbury(home)3-1League Cup
Sep 17, 2011Blackburn(away)3-4Premier League
Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 1, 2011West Brom(home)2-2Premier League
Sep 26, 2011Norwich(away)1-2Premier League
Sep 18, 2011Stoke City(home)4-0Premier League
Sep 10, 2011Chelsea(home)1-2Premier League
Aug 27, 2011Swansea(away)0-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Arsenal wins, 2 draws, 0 Sunderland wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 5, 2011Arsenal 0-0 SunderlandPremier League
Sep 18, 2010Sunderland 1-1 ArsenalPremier League

Last archived meeting: Arsenal vs Sunderland on Mar 5, 2011

How many goals should we expect?

Arsenal score 1.5 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Sunderland score 1.4 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Arsenal1.51.8410/1510/15
Sunderland1.41.538/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Arsenal sit 2nd in Premier League (18 points from 7 matches) and Sunderland sit 20th (4 points from 7 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Arsenal760111518
20Sunderland71156144

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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