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Arsenal Beat Sunderland 2-0, Saka Scores Late Penalty

By Drooid · Sep 13, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Arsenal Triumph

Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0, preserving a perfect start to the season.
David Raya saved the only Premier League penalty stop recorded this season.
Bruno Guimaraes scored 121 seconds later, striking from outside the box.
Bukayo Saka converted a stoppage-time penalty after Reinildo Mandava received a second yellow and was sent off.
Mikel Arteta protested the penalty call, calling it a judo roll and earned a yellow card.

Summary

Brooks penalizes Arteta

Referee John Brooks awarded a penalty and issued a yellow card to Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.
Premier League confirmed the foul was a holding offence and urged officials to curb box grappling at set-pieces.
VAR official affirmed the holding offence and confirmed the foul.
KMI panel reported that 90% of key match incidents were correctly handled after VAR interventions this season.

History

Historical Context

Premier League adopted Video Assistant Referee technology at the start of the 2019-20 season, after IFAB’s 2018 rule change that first used VAR at the 2018 World Cup, where 335 incidents were reviewed. Howard Webb, PGMOL chief, has pushed transparency, adding an independent panel that logged six errors in 48 decisions during 2022-23. The Arsenal-Sunderland clash reflects the league’s drive to standardise officiating.

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Arsenal Triumph

Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0, preserving a perfect start to the season.
David Raya saved the only Premier League penalty stop recorded this season.
Bruno Guimaraes scored 121 seconds later, striking from outside the box.
Bukayo Saka converted a stoppage-time penalty after Reinildo Mandava received a second yellow and was sent off.
Mikel Arteta protested the penalty call, calling it a judo roll and earned a yellow card.

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