Arsenal 5–1 Sunderland
League Cup · Round Quarter-finals · 21 December 2021 at 19:45 UTC · Emirates Stadium
Arsenal
5–1HT 2–1
Sunderland
Arsenal played Sunderland in the League Cup on 21 December 2021 at Emirates Stadium. The match finished 5–1.
Goals and cards
- 17'E. Nketiah
- 20'Lynden Gooch — Yellow card
- 27'N. Pépé (assist by Cédric Soares)
- 31'N. Broadhead (assist by E. Embleton)
- 49'E. Nketiah (assist by Nuno Tavares)
- 54'Folarin Balogun — Yellow card
- 58'E. Nketiah (assist by N. Pépé)
- 60'Denver Hume — Yellow card
- 76'Bailey Wright — Yellow card
- 86'Callum Doyle — Yellow card
- 90+1'C. Patino (assist by N. Pépé)
Line-ups
Arsenal 4-1-4-1
- B. Leno
- Cédric Soares
- R. Holding
- B. White
- Nuno Tavares
- Mohamed Elneny
- M. Ødegaard
- E. Smith Rowe
- N. Pépé
- E. Nketiah
- F. Balogun
- SUBSTITUTES
- G. Xhaka
- Gabriel Magalhães
- Gabriel Martinelli
- C. Patino
- A. Ramsdale
- A. Lacazette
- K. Tierney
- B. Saka
- T. Partey
Sunderland 3-4-1-2
- L. Burge
- T. Flanagan
- B. Wright
- C. Doyle
- C. Winchester
- A. Pritchard
- N. Broadhead
- L. Gooch
- E. Embleton
- D. Neil
- R. Stewart
- SUBSTITUTES
- D. Hume
- C. Evans
- A. O'Brien
- B. Mbunga-Kimpioka
- A. Xhemajli
- C. Dunne
- O. Younger
- A. Patterson
- D. Cirkin
Match statistics
| Arsenal | | Sunderland |
|---|
| 10 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 19 | Total shots | 12 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 16 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Corners | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 68% | Possession | 32% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 619 | Total passes | 278 |
| 562 | Accurate passes | 220 |
| 91% | Pass accuracy | 79% |