Key events
Mikel Arteta was left furious with referee John Brooks last night, despite Arsenal’s 2-0 win against Sunderland.
Before Bruno Guimarães gave Arsenal the lead in a tight match that Régis Le Bris’s team were arguably unlucky to lose, David Raya made a brilliant save to deny Enzo Le Fée from the penalty spot. Arteta, however, did not believe that Ezri Konsa had hauled Dan Ballard to the ground, instead blaming the Sunderland man for pulling down his opponent.
He said: “We had to overcome a really tough opponent in a difficult place. Sunderland can suffocate you and they decided to be really physical and very direct and we also had to overcome a situation that, in my opinion was unacceptable at this level.
“I’m very worried and sad because this can never be a penalty. It’s a judo roll from the opponent. Ezri does nothing. We have to take responsibility to protect the game. Today the game was unprotected and it could have cost us the win and our momentum. I’m really sad. It should never have happened.”
Let’s take a quick look back at last night, when Arsenal earned a 2-0 win against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light thanks to goals from Bruno Guimarães and Bukayo Saka.
Yesterday’s Premier League results
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Liverpool 0-0 Fulham
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Crystal Palace 2-3 Ipswich Town
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Bournemouth 2-2 Brentford
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Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest
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Chelsea 2-2 Hull City
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Tottenham 0-0 Everton
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Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal
Preamble
It’s Manchester derby day!
Hello, good morning and welcome to another Matchday live. We have two Premier League fixtures to look forward to this afternoon, including the small matter of City v United. Enzo Maresca’s new side make the short journey across the City of Manchester to Old Trafford, where they will go head-to-head with Michael Carrick’s men. The Sky Blues need a win to maintain their 100% record in the Prem this term and keep pace with Arsenal, who earned a 2-0 victory against Sunderland last night. Elsewhere, Coventry host Brighton as they look to get their first points on the board.
Over in Scotland, Rangers take on Celtic in a Scottish League Cup Old Firm derby at Ibrox.
We also have games in the WSL, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Serie A, La Liga and Championship to look forward to.
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