Overview
- Arsenal drew 2-2 at the Stadium of Light, with Dan Ballard opening the scoring, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard turning it around, and Brian Brobbey equalising in stoppage time.
- Mikel Arteta said the team has been without seven frontline attackers for two months and described his options as very limited.
- Reporting indicates potential post‑break returns for Viktor Gyokeres, Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli, while Gabriel Jesus is expected to be out until the new year.
- Arteta made just one substitution at Sunderland as the bench featured academy forwards due to the shortage of senior attackers.
- Arsenal sit seven points clear for now, with the gap expected to narrow when Manchester City face Liverpool, before hosting Tottenham on 23 November.