Arsenal vs Sunderland

League Cup - Quarter-finals 21 Dec 2021, 19:45
Arsenal
Arsenal
5–1
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Sunderland
Sunderland
🏟 Emirates Stadium (London) 👤 R. Jones Round Quarter-finals

Match report

Arsenal thrashed Sunderland 5-1 in the League Cup - Quarter-finals on 21 December 2021. It was 2-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Arsenal dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had 19 shots to Sunderland's 12.

The match was played at Emirates Stadium (London), with R. Jones in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 19 - 12 On target 10 - 6 Corners 2 - 5 Fouls 10 - 12 Yellow cards 5
10
Player of the match
Edward Nketiah
Arsenal · 3 goals
9 Nicolas Pépé 1 goal, 2 assists
8 Cédric Soares 1 assist
8 Alex Pritchard captained the side
7 Charlie Patino 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–7 8–5
Shots On Goal 6–4 4–2
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 2–3 0–2
Attacks 64–33 53–28
Match statistics
13 Throw In 14
18 Free Kick 14
3 Goal Kick 6
4 Substitution 4
117 Attacks 61
51 Dangerous Attacks 40
10 On Target 6
9 Off Target 6
19 Shots Total 12
10 Shots On Goal 6
5 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 3
16 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 6
10 Fouls 12
2 Corners 5
2 Offsides 5
68% Ball Possession 32%
1 Yellow Cards 4
5 Saves 4
616 Passes Total 276
557 Passes Accurate 222
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Arsenal · 4-1-4-1
1 B. Leno
17 C. Soares 4 B. White 16 R. Holding 20 N. Tavares
25 M. Elneny
19 N. Pépé 8 M. Ødegaard 10 E. Rowe 26 F. Balogun
30 E. Nketiah
Sunderland · 3-4-1-2
1 L. Burge
26 B. Wright 3 T. Flanagan 6 C. Doyle
15 C. Winchester 8 E. Embleton 24 D. Neil 11 L. Gooch
21 A. Pritchard
14 R. Stewart 9 N. Broadhead
Arsenal
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
  • 32 Aaron Ramsdale
  • 3 Kieran Tierney
  • 6 Gabriel Magalhães
  • 35 Gabriel Martinelli
  • 5 Thomas Partey
  • 87 Charlie Patino
  • 7 Bukayo Saka
  • 34 Granit Xhaka
  • 9 Alexandre Lacazette
Sunderland
Coach
L. Johnson
Substitutes
  • 20 Anthony Patterson
  • 19 Arbenit Xhemajli
  • 17 Dennis Cirkin
  • 25 Ollie Younger
  • 33 Denver Hume
  • 4 Corry Evans
  • 10 Aiden O'Brien
  • 48 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka
  • 36 Cieran Dunne
Substitutions
  • 45+1' ↑ D. Hume ↓ N. Broadhead Sunderland
  • 56' ↑ G. Xhaka ↓ F. Balogun Arsenal
  • 73' ↑ Gabriel Magalhães ↓ B. White Arsenal
  • 73' ↑ Gabriel Martinelli ↓ M. Ødegaard Arsenal
  • 78' ↑ C. Evans ↓ L. Gooch Sunderland
  • 78' ↑ A. O'Brien ↓ E. Embleton Sunderland
  • 80' ↑ C. Patino ↓ E. Smith Rowe Arsenal
  • 90+3' ↑ B. Mbunga-Kimpioka ↓ R. Stewart Sunderland
Cards
  • 20' L. Gooch Sunderland
  • 54' F. Balogun Arsenal
  • 60' D. Hume Sunderland
  • 76' B. Wright Sunderland
  • 86' C. Doyle Sunderland
Head-to-head
Arsenal 2 2 draws 0 Sunderland
2026-09-12 Sunderland vs Arsenal 0 - 0
2026-02-07 Arsenal vs Sunderland 3 - 0
2025-11-08 Sunderland vs Arsenal 2 - 2
2021-12-21 Arsenal vs Sunderland 5 - 1
Recent form
Arsenal D D D D L
Sunderland D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Arsenal vs Sunderland?
Arsenal won 5-1 against Sunderland on 21 December 2021.
Who won Arsenal vs Sunderland?
Arsenal won the match 5-1.
Where was Arsenal vs Sunderland played?
The match was played at Emirates Stadium (London).
Who had more possession in Arsenal vs Sunderland?
Arsenal had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.