League Cup · Quarter-finals
Wednesday, 22 December 2021 · 03:45 · Emirates Stadium, London · Referee: R. Jones
Arsenal5 : 1
Full-time
SunderlandHalf-time: 2-1
Match Events
- 17'E. NketiahNormal Goal
- 20'Lynden GoochYellow Card
- 27'N. Pépé (assist: Cédric Soares)Normal Goal
- 31'N. Broadhead (assist: E. Embleton)Normal Goal
- 45+1'N. Broadhead (assist: D. Hume)Substitution 1
- 49'E. Nketiah (assist: Nuno Tavares)Normal Goal
- 54'Folarin BalogunYellow Card
- 56'F. Balogun (assist: G. Xhaka)Substitution 1
- 58'E. Nketiah (assist: N. Pépé)Normal Goal
- 60'Denver HumeYellow Card
- 73'B. White (assist: Gabriel Magalhães)Substitution 2
- 73'M. Ødegaard (assist: Gabriel Martinelli)Substitution 3
- 76'Bailey WrightYellow Card
- 78'L. Gooch (assist: C. Evans)Substitution 2
- 78'E. Embleton (assist: A. O'Brien)Substitution 3
- 80'E. Smith Rowe (assist: C. Patino)Substitution 4
- 86'Callum DoyleYellow Card
- 90+1'C. Patino (assist: N. Pépé)Normal Goal
- 90+3'R. Stewart (assist: B. Mbunga-Kimpioka)Substitution 4
Statistics
10Shots on Goal6
5Shots off Goal3
19Total Shots12
4Blocked Shots3
16Shots insidebox6
3Shots outsidebox6
10Fouls12
2Corner Kicks5
2Offsides5
68%Ball Possession32%
1Yellow Cards4
-Red Cards-
5Goalkeeper Saves4
619Total passes278
562Passes accurate220
91%Passes %79%
Arsenal4-1-4-1
Starting XI
- 1B. Leno(G)
- 17Cédric Soares(D)
- 16R. Holding(D)
- 4B. White(D)
- 20Nuno Tavares(D)
- 25Mohamed Elneny(M)
- 8M. Ødegaard(M)
- 10E. Smith Rowe(M)
- 19N. Pépé(M)
- 30E. Nketiah(F)
- 26F. Balogun(M)
Substitutes
- 34G. Xhaka(M)
- 6Gabriel Magalhães(D)
- 35Gabriel Martinelli(F)
- 87C. Patino(M)
- 32A. Ramsdale(G)
- 9A. Lacazette(F)
- 3K. Tierney(D)
- 7B. Saka(M)
- 5T. Partey(M)
Sunderland3-4-1-2
Starting XI
- 1L. Burge(G)
- 3T. Flanagan(D)
- 26B. Wright(D)
- 6C. Doyle(D)
- 15C. Winchester(M)
- 21A. Pritchard(F)
- 9N. Broadhead(F)
- 11L. Gooch(M)
- 8E. Embleton(M)
- 24D. Neil(M)
- 14R. Stewart(F)
Substitutes
- 33D. Hume(D)
- 4C. Evans(M)
- 10A. O'Brien(F)
- 48B. Mbunga-Kimpioka(F)
- 19A. Xhemajli(D)
- 36C. Dunne(M)
- 25O. Younger(D)
- 20A. Patterson(G)
- 17D. Cirkin(D)
Head-to-Head
- Arsenal 3 - 0 SunderlandSaturday, 7 February 2026
- Sunderland 2 - 2 ArsenalSunday, 9 November 2025
- Arsenal 5 - 1 SunderlandWednesday, 22 December 2021
- Arsenal 2 - 0 SunderlandWednesday, 17 May 2017
- Sunderland 1 - 4 ArsenalSaturday, 29 October 2016
Arsenal — recent form
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Sunderland — recent form
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