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Arsenal maintained their 100 percent start to the Premier League campaign with a 2-0 win at Sunderland thanks to goals from Bruno Guimaraes and Bukayo Saka. However, manager Mikel Arteta was left furious with the match officials after David Raya was forced to pull off a vital penalty save following a highly contentious spot-kick award.

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Arsenal have continued their perfect start in the Premier League after beating Sunderland 2-0. The Gunners fought hard, and thanks to the heroics of David Raya and Bruno Guimaraes, the North Londoners picked up all three points. Raya made a brilliant save to deny Enzo Le Fee from the spot, with Arsenal going straight up the other end and putting themselves in front through a thunderbolt from Guimaraes.

Bukayo Saka scored from the spot to make it 2-0 after Sunderland were reduced to 10 men, in what feels like a huge result for Arsenal despite it being so early on in the season.

TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The noisy home crowd in the Stadium of Light certainly tried to be the 12th man, rallying behind their players against the champions. Saka had the best opportunity in the opening 15 minutes, after Declan Rice played a clever, chipped ball in behind the Sunderland defence.

The winger took his strike on the volley but did not make proper contact with the ball as the Black Cats got away with one. Up the other end, Granit Xhaka whipped in a brilliant cross to Dan Ballard, who came powering in but guided his effort wide.

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Reinildo got the first yellow card of the game after a mix-up at the back from the Black Cats saw the full-back bring down an oncoming Saka.

Kai Havertz had an excellent chance on the half-hour mark but blazed his strike over the bar, as frustration started to brew for the Gunners. The German had another go not long after with an improvised shot on the turn, which was well saved by Roefs.

Gabriel and Raya got in each other's way at the start of the second half, with the ball falling to Thomas Meunier, whose shot hit the Brazilian, as Arsenal got away with one. Ten minutes into the second half, referee John Brooks was called into action and got his decision spot on after Ezri Konsa dragged down Ballard in the penalty area.

Despite Arsenal's protest, the officials stuck with their decision, and Le Fee stepped up but missed his spot-kick because of a brilliant save from Raya. The Spaniard got down early and tipped his shot onto the post to keep the scoreline at 0-0 in a key moment in the game.

Just 121 seconds after the penalty save, Guimaraes got on the scoresheet, with his Newcastle past visible in the celebration. The Brazilian bent a beauty of a strike into the top-right corner as he wheeled away to the home supporters and cupped his ears, which not only put a smile on Arsenal fans' faces, but Newcastle's too.

Saka had a chance to kill off the game after Martin Odegaard rolled him through on goal, but Roefs parried behind for a corner.

The resulting set-piece saw Havertz head right across the face of goal, but Ballard defended superbly, reading the play well to clear. The game felt like it was turning into a basketball match as the Black Cats had a couple of chances at Arsenal's goal, which the Gunners' backline defended brilliantly.

Jurrien Timber thought he had won the game after heading home from close range, but the Dutchman had strayed into an offside position. Chaos unfolded in the 84th minute after a fantastic cross was nearly tucked home by Nordi Mukiele, which Raya denied.

Bodies flew into the six-yard box, but Arsenal once again were able to clear their lines. In stoppage time, Sunderland were reduced to 10 men after Reinildo brought down Saka in the penalty area. The Arsenal captain stepped up, and despite Roefs getting a hand to it, the English winger got his goal and the Gunners won 2-0.

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