Guimaraes strike lights up Arsenal win over Sunderland
SUNDERLAND: Bruno Guimaraes’s brilliant first Arsenal goal and David Raya’s penalty save inspired the Gunners to a 2-0 victory at Sunderland on Saturday to extend a flawless start to their Premier League title defence.
Sunderland saw their chances go to waste when David Raya made a crucial penalty save and Bruno Guimaraes delivered a brilliant first goal in Arsenal's 2-0 victory on Saturday. In a match against their local rivals, Sunderland had a chance to break Arsenal's unblemished defense when Enzo Le Fee's penalty hit the post. Just two minutes after that, Guimaraes silenced the Stadium of Light with a powerful strike from outside the box.
Bukayo Saka scored the final points for Arsenal with a penalty in stoppage time after Sunderland's Reinildo had seen his second yellow card. Despite the win, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was furious over the award of the Sunderland penalty for Ezri Konsa's foul on Dan Ballard, calling it "unacceptable." The victory puts Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table, three points ahead of Manchester City, who will face their local rivals Manchester United on Sunday.
Written by urgent.news from New Straits Times's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
