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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 20
Premier League 2 Division One 2025/26Match Finished

Sunderland U21 vs Arsenal U21

23 Mar 2026 · 19:00 GMT · Regular Season - 20

Sunderland U21

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3:1HT 3–0

Arsenal U21

AWAY
⚽ Ahmed Abdullahi 2′⚽ Jenson Jones 27′⚽ Kindon 45′
⚽ Andre Annous 53′
Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground, SunderlandReferee: Z. Kennard-KettleRecorded clock 90′ + 4′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Sunderland U21 win 3–1

Match Finished in the regular season - 20 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 4 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES3 – 1
HALF-TIME3 – 0
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Sunderland U21Arsenal U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Sunderland U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Graeme Murty

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    CowanProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 2
    Jenson JonesProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 27′Yellow Card 77′Off 84′
  3. 5
    Finlay HolcroftProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  4. 6
    KindonProfile: Defender
    Normal Goal 45′
  5. 3
    LightfootProfile: Defender
  6. 10
    Harrison JonesProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
  7. 4
    Jenson JonesProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 27′Yellow Card 77′Off 84′
  8. 7
    DinsdaleProfile: Midfielder
    Off 65′
  9. 8
    Jack WhittakerProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  10. 11
    ScottProfile: Defender
    Off 65′
  11. 9
    Ahmed AbdullahiProfile: Attacker · 21 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 2′Off 65′

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    MetcalfProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 12
    Alex LienardProfile: Defender
    On 84′
  3. 15
    LenzProfile: Midfielder
    On 65′
  4. 14
    ProctorProfile: Midfielder
    On 65′
  5. 16
    Lewis CampbellProfile: Midfielder
    On 65′

Arsenal U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Not supplied

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Remy MitchellProfile: Goalkeeper · 22 at kick-off
  2. 2
    FerdinandProfile: Attacker
    Yellow Card 45+3′
  3. 5
    Sam ChapmanProfile: Defender
    Off 89′
  4. 6
    Ifeoluwa IbrahimProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  5. 3
    OgunnaikeProfile: Defender
  6. 8
    Theo JulienneProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  7. 4
    Abraham Owusu-GyasiProfile: Defender
  8. 7
    Archie StevensProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 62′
  9. 10
    HashiProfile: Midfielder
    Off 72′
  10. 11
    Andre AnnousProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 53′
  11. 9
    Evan MooneyProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off

Substitutes4

  1. 12
    Callan HamillProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
    On 62′
  2. 14
    MurisaProfile: Midfielder
    On 89′
  3. 15
    NdukaProfile: Midfielder
    On 72′
  4. 16
    Brando Bailey-JosephProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Ahmed Abdullahi

  2. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Jenson Jones · Assist: Dinsdale

  3. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Kindon · Assist: Harrison Jones

  4. Yellow CardArsenal U21

    Ferdinand

  5. Normal GoalArsenal U21

    Andre Annous

  6. SubstitutionArsenal U21

    Off Archie Stevens On Callan Hamill

  7. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Dinsdale On Lenz

  8. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Ahmed Abdullahi On Proctor

  9. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Scott On Lewis Campbell

  10. SubstitutionArsenal U21

    Off Hashi On Nduka

  11. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Jenson Jones

  12. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Jenson Jones On Alex Lienard

  13. SubstitutionArsenal U21

    Off Sam Chapman On Murisa

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2025/26 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Sunderland U21

LChelsea U21 vs Sunderland U2114 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 194 – 0WSunderland U21 vs Leeds United U219 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 185 – 2WCrystal Palace U21 vs Sunderland U212 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 170 – 1WEverton U21 vs Sunderland U2120 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 161 – 2WBrighton U21 vs Sunderland U216 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 140 – 2

Arsenal U21

LArsenal U21 vs Leicester City U2113 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 191 – 5DNorwich City U21 vs Arsenal U216 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 182 – 2LArsenal U21 vs Ipswich Town U2127 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 170 – 1WReading U21 vs Arsenal U2123 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 161 – 4WArsenal U21 vs Newcastle United U2113 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 151 – 0
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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