Match story
- Level at 0–0 at half time; Arsenal won it in the second half.
- Sunderland stay 14th after matchweek 4 (4 pts).
- Arsenal go top after matchweek 4 (12 pts); 4 wins in a row.
Form going into the match
Sunderland last five before this match
Sat 5 SeptA Brentford1–1D Sun 30 AugH Fulham1–0W Sat 22 AugA Ipswich2–1LArsenal last five before this match
Sun 6 SeptH Chelsea2–1W Mon 31 AugA Aston Villa0–1W Fri 21 AugH Coventry3–0WMatch facts
- Competition
- Premier League 2026/27, matchweek 4 of 38
- Kick-off
- 20:00 UK time, 12 September 2026
- Venue
- Stadium of Light, Sunderland · capacity 48,095
- Referee
- John Brooks
- Half time
- 0–0
- Source
- openfootball · football-data.org
Head to head
Sunderland 3 · draws 11 · Arsenal 20 All 34 meetings →
Return leg
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Table results to 2 November 2026
At kick-off before Sat 12 Sept
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:2 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 3 | Hull City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5:2 | +3 | 8 | WWDD |
| 4 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10:9 | +1 | 7 | WWLD |
| 5 | Brentford | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7:4 | +3 | 6 | WDDD |
| 6 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 6 | DDWD |
| 7 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5:3 | +2 | 6 | WDDD |
| 8 | Ipswich | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7:10 | -3 | 6 | WLLW |
| 9 | Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DWD |
| 10 | Leeds | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:2 | +1 | 5 | WDD |
| 11 | Nott'm Forest | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4:4 | 0 | 5 | LDDW |
| 12 | Brighton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:5 | +3 | 4 | WLD |
| 13 | Man Utd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7:6 | +1 | 4 | LWD |
| 14 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 4 | LWD |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6:7 | -1 | 3 | LDDD |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6:11 | -5 | 3 | LLWL |
| 17 | Spurs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 2 | LLDD |
| 18 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4:7 | -3 | 1 | LLLD |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1:7 | -6 | 1 | LLDL |
| 20 | Coventry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LLL |
After MW4
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8:1 | +7 | 12 | WWWW |
| 2 | Man City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | +6 | 12 | WWWW |
| 3 | Leeds | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7:3 | +4 | 8 | WDDW |
| 4 | Hull City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5:2 | +3 | 8 | WWDD |
| 5 | Brighton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13:5 | +8 | 7 | WLDW |
| 6 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10:9 | +1 | 7 | WWLD |
| 7 | Brentford | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7:4 | +3 | 6 | WDDD |
| 8 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 6 | DDWD |
| 9 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5:3 | +2 | 6 | WDDD |
| 10 | Ipswich | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7:10 | -3 | 6 | WLLW |
| 11 | Nott'm Forest | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4:4 | 0 | 5 | LDDW |
| 12 | Newcastle | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7:8 | -1 | 5 | DWDL |
| 13 | Man Utd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7:7 | 0 | 4 | LWDL |
| 14 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 4 | LWDL |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6:7 | -1 | 3 | LDDD |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6:11 | -5 | 3 | LLWL |
| 17 | Spurs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 2 | LLDD |
| 18 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4:7 | -3 | 1 | LLLD |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1:7 | -6 | 1 | LLDL |
| 20 | Coventry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0:10 | -10 | 0 | LLLL |
Now
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14:5 | +9 | 24 | LWWWW |
| 2 | Man City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20:10 | +10 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 3 | Brighton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24:7 | +17 | 19 | WWWLW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19:15 | +4 | 16 | LWWLW |
| 5 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11:9 | +2 | 15 | WLWWL |
| 6 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16:9 | +7 | 14 | WDLDW |
| 7 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9:9 | 0 | 13 | WDLLW |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:13 | +1 | 12 | LLWWW |
| 9 | Spurs | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:10 | 0 | 12 | LDWWW |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:13 | -3 | 12 | WDWWD |
| 11 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11:10 | +1 | 11 | LDLDD |
| 12 | Leeds | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9:8 | +1 | 11 | DLDDL |
| 13 | Newcastle | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:15 | -3 | 11 | WLLWL |
| 14 | Ipswich | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14:18 | -4 | 11 | LWLDD |
| 15 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 | DLWWD |
| 16 | Coventry | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9:16 | -7 | 9 | WWLLW |
| 17 | Man Utd | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10:15 | -5 | 7 | DDDLL |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9:21 | -12 | 7 | DWLLL |
| 19 | Nott'm Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6:12 | -6 | 6 | LLLDL |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7:17 | -10 | 5 | LLLDL |
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