Nothing he could do about Bruno’s brilliant strike. Will be frustrated not to save Saka’s penalty having got a good hand to it. Good from set pieces and made one or two strong stops. 6 placeholder image
Nothing he could do about Bruno’s brilliant strike. Will be frustrated not to save Saka’s penalty having got a good hand to it. Good from set pieces and made one or two strong stops. 6 | Chris Fryatt

Phil Smith's Sunderland AFC player ratings v Arsenal with two 8s and four 5s in narrow loss

Phil Smith
By Phil Smith

Sunderland AFC Writer

Published 12th Sep 2026, 22:07 BST

Sunderland were back in Premier League action at the Stadium of Light on Saturday night

Sunderland suffered their second defeat of the Premier League campaign on Saturday night against Arsenal.

It was a tight affair, with Bruno scoring just moments after Enzo Le Fee missed a penalty. Bukayo Saka scored from the spot late on to secure the points for the visitors, with Reinildo shown a red card.

Here’s how we rated all the Black Cats involved on the night...

Put one dangerous early cross in but struggled to really impose himself thereafter. 5

13. Sub - Malick Fofana

Put one dangerous early cross in but struggled to really impose himself thereafter. 5 | Chris Fryatt

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