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 before Arteta, who is known for stepping outside of his technical area, was cautioned for the offence.Mikel Arteta says well, Im going to write a note about you as well, former England forward Dean Ashton told TalkSport.But John Brooks has dished out a yellow card. The embarrassments terrific isnt it, for Arteta? Table of ContentsSunderland team vs ArsenalArsenal team vs SunderlandWhere to watch Sunderland v Arsenal: TV channel, live online streamsSunderland v Arsenal stats, Premier League formSunderland team vs ArsenalSunderland were unchanged from their 1-1 draw at Brentford a week earlier.Sunderland starting XI: Roefs, Mandava, Ballard, Danso, Mukiele, Sadiki, Xhaka, Angulo, Le Fe, Meunier, BrobbeySunderland substitutes: Ellborg, Hume, ONien, Alderete, Methalie, Talbi, Rigg, Fofana, Isidor.Arsenal team vs SunderlandArsenal made four changes from their 1-0 win at Napoli three days earlier, bringing in Kai Havertz, Christos Tzolis, Riccardo Calafiori and Myles Lewis-Skelly.Arsenal starting XI: David Raya, Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel, Ezri Konsa, Ben White, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice, Christos Tzolis, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Kai HavertzArsenal substitutes: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Piero Hincapie, Jurrien Timber, Martin Zubimendi, Mikel Merino, Bruno Guimaraes, Eberechi Eze, Noni Madueke, Viktor GyokeresWhere to watch Sunderland v Arsenal: TV channel, live online streamsKick-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 vast range of devices through the HBO Max app. Subscriptions start at �30.99 a month.Heres the full list of Premier League international broadcasters.Sunderland v Arsenal stats, Premier League formSunderland have won one of their last 29 Premier League meetings with Arsenal (D10 L18) and are winless in 17 (D6 L11) since a 1-0 home victory in November 2009 through Darren Bents goalAt home against Arsenal in the league, Sunderland have one win in their last 14 matches (D5 L8), suffering defeats in five of their last seven (D2), although this exact fixture finished 2-2 last seasonAll four of the Black Cats home wins against reigning Premier League champions have been 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 London sides Chelsea and Fulham and last prevailed in three in a row at the Stadium of Light in January/February 2012, all against City sides (Manchester, Swansea, Norwich)Granit Xhaka leads all Sunderland players in the Premier League this season for touches (243) and chances created (7)The playmaker is also top among the squad for passes played into the box (26), fouls won (8) and successful passes (163)This is the second Premier League campaign in which Arsenal have faced Sunderland as reigning champions, previously beating 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 historyThey proceeded 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 against of any side 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 (32.9 km), with only Gonzalo Garcia (52) making more sprints among forwards than the German (50)Only Chelseas Morgan Rogers (9) has created more chances in open play than Arsenals Christos Tzolis (8) in the Premier League this season, with the Greece winger providing his first assist of the season last time out against Chelsea Recent Results : Sunderland League Cup Sunderland SUN W 1 0 2026-09-08 Hull City HUL Premier League Brentford BRE D 1 1 2026-09-05 Sunderland SUN Premier League Sunderland SUN W 1 0 2026-08-30 Fulham FUL Premier League Ipswich IPS L 2 1 2026-08-22 Sunderland SUN Premier League Sunderland SUN W 2 1 2026-05-24 Chelsea CHE Recent Results : Arsenal UEFA Champions League Napoli NAP W 0 1 2026-09-09 Arsenal ARS Premier League Arsenal ARS W 2 1 2026-09-06 Chelsea CHE Premier League Aston Villa AST W 0 1 2026-08-31 Arsenal ARS Premier League Arsenal ARS W 3 0 2026-08-21 Coventry COV Premier League Crystal Palace CRY W 1 2 2026-05-24 Arsenal ARS Topics Arsenal F.C. Ben White Bertrand Traore Brian Brobbey Bukayo Saka Chemsdine Talbi Chris Rigg Christian Norgaard Cristhian Mosquera Dan Ballard Dan Neil David Raya Declan Rice Dennis Cirkin Eliezer Mayenda Enzo Le Fee Ethan Nwaneri Gabriel Jesus Gabriel Magalhaes Gabriel Martinelli granit xhaka Habib Diarra Jobe Bellingham Jurrien Timber Kai Havertz Kepa Arrizabalaga Leandro Trossard Luke O'Nien Martin degaard Martin Zubimendi Max Dowman Mikel Arteta Mikel Merino Myles Lewis-Skelly Nectarios Triantis Neto Nordi Mukiele Omar Alderete piero hincapie Pierre Ekwah Premier League regis le bris Reinildo Mandava Riccardo Calafiori Robin Roefs Salis Abdul Samed Simon Adingra Simon Moore Sunderland A.F.C. 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