Mikel Arteta was booked during the first half as Arsenal struggled to break down Sunderland in the Premier League at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
Fourth official Elliot Bell spoke to referee John Brooks earlier Artetawho is known for stepping out of his technical area, was booked for the offence.
“Mikel Arteta says ‘well, I’ll also write a note about you’, ex England striker Dean Ashton told TalkSport.
“But John Brooks has handed out a yellow card. Shame is great, isn’t it, for Arteta?”
Mikel Arteta receives a yellow card for leaving the technical area 😅
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Sunderland team vs Arsenal
Sunderland they were unchanged from their 1-1 draw at Brentford a week earlier.
Sunderland Starting XI: Roefs, Mandava, Ballard, Danso, Mukiele, Sadiki, Xhaka, Angulo, Le Fairy, Meunier, Brobbey
Sunderland substitutes: Ellborg, Hume, O’Nien, Alderete, Methalie, Talbi, Rigg, Fofana, Isidor.
Arsenal team vs Sunderland
Arsenal made four changes from their 1-0 win at Napoli three days earlier, with Kai Havertz, Christos Tzolis, Riccardo Calafiori and Myles Lewis-Skelly all included.
arsenal from the XI: David Raya, Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel, Ezri Konsa, Ben White, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice, Christos Tzolis, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz
arsenal substitutes: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Piero Hincapie, Jurrien Timber, Martin Zubimendi, Mikel Merino, Bruno Guimaraes, Eberechi Eze, Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyokeres
Where to watch Sunderland v Arsenal: TV channel, live streaming online
Kick-off on Saturday was at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1.
Streaming is available on a wide range of devices via the HBO Max app. Subscriptions start from £30.99 per month.
Here is the full list of International broadcasters of the Premier League.
Sunderland v Arsenal stats, Premier League form
- Sunderland have won one of their last 29 Premier League meetings with Arsenal (D10 D18) and are unbeaten in 17 (D6 D11) since a 1-0 home win in November 2009 thanks to Darren Bent’s goal.
- At home to Arsenal in the league, Sunderland have one win in their last 14 games (5 draw, 8 draw), lost in five of their last seven (2 draw), although that fixture ended 2-2 last season.
- All four of the Black Cats’ home wins against the reigning Premier League champions have come against different teams (Man Utd 1996/97, Man City 2012/13, Chelsea 2015/16, Leicester 2016/17)
- They have won their last two Premier League home games, against Londoners Chelsea and Fulham, and most recently won three in a row at the Stadium of Light in January/February 2012, all against City (Manchester, Swansea, Norwich).
- Granit Xhaka leads all Sunderland players in the Premier League this season in touches (243) and chances created (7)
- The playmaker also leads the squad in passes played in the box (26), fouls won (8) and passes successful (163).
- This is the second Premier League campaign in which Arsenal have faced reigning champions Sunderland, having beaten them 3-1 at home and 4-0 away in 2002/03.
- Arsenal are looking to win each of their first four games in a top-flight season for the sixth time in their history.
- They went on to win the league the first three times they did so (1930/31, 1947/48, 2003/04) and have finished second after the last two occasions (2004/05, 2022/23).
- The Gunners have the lowest expected goals total of any team in the Premier League this season (0.93), while only Sunderland (5) have faced fewer shots on target than them (6).
- Kai Havertz has covered more distance than any other striker in the Premier League this season (32.9km), with only Gonzalo Garcia (52) making more sprints between strikers than the German (50).
- Only Chelsea’s Morgan Rogers (9) has created more chances from open play than Arsenal’s Christos Tzolis (8) in the Premier League this season, with the Greek winger notching his first assist of the season last time out against Chelsea.
