Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal - October 04, 2008 / Premier League 2008/2009
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SUN
SUN
66' - Substitution
Theo Walcottis substituted by Nicklas Bendtner
74' - Substitution
Denilsonis substituted by Samir Nasri
84' - Substitution
Dwight Yorkeis substituted by Grant Leadbitter84 86' - Goal
Grant Leadbitter86
87' - Substitution
Steed Malbranqueis substituted by Michael Chopra87
87' - Substitution
Alexandre Songis substituted by Carlos Vela
88' - Substitution
Djibril Cisséis substituted by Daryl Murphy88
90' - Goal
Cesc Fàbregas
ARS
ARS
Team line-ups
Sunderland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Craig Gordon | 25 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Anton Ferdinand | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Danny Collins | 28 | 126 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George McCartney | 27 | 161 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pascal Chimbonda | 29 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kieran Richardson | 23 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dean Whitehead | 26 | 170 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steed Malbranque | 87 | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Andy Reid | 26 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Dwight Yorke | 84 | 36 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Djibril Cissé | 88 | 27 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
57
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Manuel Almunia | 31 | 92 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 10 | D |
William Gallas | 31 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Kolo Touré | 27 | 293 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 22 | D |
Gaël Clichy | 23 | 157 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Bacary Sagna | 25 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 17 | M |
Alexandre Song | 87 | 21 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 15 | M |
Denilson | 74 | 20 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
M |
Cesc Fàbregas | 90 | 21 | 206 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Theo Walcott | 66 | 19 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | M |
Robin van Persie | 25 | 143 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Emmanuel Adebayor | 24 | 116 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
119
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Grant Leadbitter | 8684 | 22 | 97 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Daryl Murphy | 88 | 25 | 97 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Michael Chopra | 87 | 24 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | M |
Samir Nasri | 74 | 21 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 12 | F |
Carlos Vela | 87 | 19 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 26 | F |
Nicklas Bendtner | 66 | 20 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Dwight Yorke
IN
El-Hadji Diouf
OUT
Andy Reid
IN
Liam Miller
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Alexandre Song
IN
Samir Nasri
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
37
91
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
45 %
Keane vs Arsenal
0 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Keane vs Wenger
0 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
58
685
Success rate in this team:
58 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
52 %
Wenger vs Sunderland
10 victories
5 draws
3 losses
Wenger vs Keane
2 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Lee Mason
14 victories |
8 draws |
13 losses |
Sunderland35 matches | General total | Arsenal30 matches | 20 victories |
7 draws |
3 losses |
1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Sunderland2 matches | Season total | Arsenal3 matches | 1 victory |
2 draws |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on January 31, 2017 | Latest figure on October 04, 2020 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Arsenal keeps its 9 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 27/08/2008). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 15/03/2008-16/08/2008 time period (13 matches).
It's the first time Cesc Fàbregas scores a goal in his professional career with Arsenal since the 04/03/2008 (with Arsenal vs AC Milan )
Only back at the time of Billy Wright head of (01/07/1962-01/07/1966), you can see a maanger go beneath Arsène Wenger with 25% of draws in Premier League (24%).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VSunderland 3-2 Middlesbrough26/04/2008 | LSunderland 0-1 Arsenal11/05/2008 | LSunderland 0-1 Liverpool16/08/2008 | LSunderland 0-3 Manchester City31/08/2008 | VSunderland 2-0 Middlesbrough20/09/2008 | DSunderland 2-2 Northampton Town23/09/2008 |
| Overall | VNottingham Forest 1-2 Sunderland27/08/2008 | LSunderland 0-3 Manchester City31/08/2008 | DWigan 1-1 Sunderland13/09/2008 | VSunderland 2-0 Middlesbrough20/09/2008 | DSunderland 2-2 Northampton Town23/09/2008 | LAston Villa 2-1 Sunderland27/09/2008 |
Current form
| Away | VSunderland 0-1 Arsenal11/05/2008 | VFC Twente 0-2 Arsenal13/08/2008 | LFulham 1-0 Arsenal23/08/2008 | VBlackburn 0-4 Arsenal13/09/2008 | DDynamo Kyiv 1-1 Arsenal17/09/2008 | VBolton Wanderers 1-3 Arsenal20/09/2008 |
| Overall | VBlackburn 0-4 Arsenal13/09/2008 | DDynamo Kyiv 1-1 Arsenal17/09/2008 | VBolton Wanderers 1-3 Arsenal20/09/2008 | VArsenal 6-0 Sheffield United23/09/2008 | LArsenal 1-2 Hull City27/09/2008 | VArsenal 4-0 FC Porto30/09/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 8 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
202 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
5 |
|
14 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
4 |
Results
|
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
6 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
12 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
8 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2.33 |
|
1.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
|
1.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.67 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
10 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
7 |
|
6 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Djibril Cissé | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Emmanuel Adebayor |  |
| Michael Chopra | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Emmanuel Adebayor | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Emmanuel Adebayor | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Emmanuel Adebayor | |
||
| - | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 3 assists | Denilson | |
||
| - | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 2 assists | Denilson | |
||
| Djibril Cissé | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 3 goals, 2 assists during the last 4 matches | Emmanuel Adebayor | |
Historical head to head
Home
117 gf
81 ga
Away
74 gf
135 ga
Total
191 gf
216 ga
Historical head to head
Home
135 gf
74 ga
Away
81 gf
117 ga
Total
216 gf
191 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 1 |
September 12, 1953 |
| Home | 7 - 1 |
September 12, 1953 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
December 24, 1949 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
May 11, 2003 |
Latest head to head
May 11, 2008 - Premier League 2007/2008
October 07, 2007 - Premier League 2007/2008
May 01, 2006 - Premier League 2005/2006
November 05, 2005 - Premier League 2005/2006
October 25, 2005 - League Cup 2005/2006
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
 |
Gary Rowell | 6 goals | 1980 - 1984 |
 |
Clive Walker | 2 goals | 1984 - 1984 |
|
Billy Hughes | 2 goals | 1969 - 1973 |
|
Colin West | 2 goals | 1983 - 1983 |
 |
Niall Quinn | 2 goals | 2000 - 2000 |
|
Charles Hurley | 2 goals | 1966 - 1968 |
Best historical scorers against Sunderland
 |
Thierry Henry | 6 goals | 2000 - 2006 |
 |
Robin van Persie | 5 goals | 2005 - 2007 |
|
Jon Sammels | 4 goals | 1966 - 1969 |
 |
Nwankwo Kanu | 3 goals | 2001 - 2002 |
 |
Alan Skirton | 3 goals | 1966 - 1966 |
 |
Patrick Vieira | 3 goals | 2000 - 2002 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
|
Jimmy Montgomery | 12 matches | 1966 - 1976 |
|
Michael Gray | 11 matches | 1996 - 2003 |
|
Shaun Elliott | 11 matches | 1977 - 1985 |
|
Len Ashurst | 10 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
|
Martin Harvey | 10 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
|
Darren Williams | 10 matches | 1997 - 2003 |
Players with most games played vs Sunderland
|
John Radford | 11 matches | 1965 - 1970 |
|
Patrick Vieira | 11 matches | 1996 - 2002 |
 |
Paul Davis | 11 matches | 1980 - 1991 |
 |
David Seaman | 11 matches | 1990 - 2003 |
 |
David O'Leary | 11 matches | 1976 - 1991 |
 |
Peter Storey | 11 matches | 1966 - 1973 |
They played in both sides
146 matches
94 matches
76 matches
49 matches
68 matches
2 matches
47 matches
14 matches
38 matches
1 match
30 matches
67 matches
They played in both sides
23 matches
373 matches
24 matches
145 matches
146 matches
94 matches
30 matches
67 matches
76 matches
49 matches
15 matches
28 matches
Competition info
The other matches
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