Bruno scores stunner as Arsenal down Sunderland to stay perfect in Premier League

[p]Looking to open a top-flight campaign with four successive victories for only the sixth time in their history, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] began brightly in Wearside.[/p][p]The first clear-cut chance of the contest fell to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saka-bukayo/08NLEo06/"]Bukayo Saka[/a], whose mistimed effort from eight yards was comfortably saved by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/roefs-robin/Ao7TtUZn/"]Robin Roefs[/a], shortly before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ballard-daniel/b7is4eSG/"]Daniel Ballard[/a] was unable to convert at the back post after a superb delivery from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/xhaka-granit/QBHCDKff/"]Granit Xhaka[/a] at the other end.[/p][p]The Gunners continued to probe for a breakthrough, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gabriel/tEcnVXMS/"]Gabriel Magalhaes[/a] firing a low strike narrowly wide of the target, followed by an instinctive effort from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/havertz-kai/rH8BZWiI/"]Kai Havertz[/a] that was smartly tipped over by Roefs.[/p][p]Undeterred by the visitors’ dominant possession, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a] carried a threat themselves before half-time, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/le-fee-enzo/hC5yfF2A/"]Enzo Le Fee[/a] directed a strike wastefully wide from 25 yards.[/p][image id="7b57a394-3776-4b9f-9027-5e6cbd00ae62" guid="28dfa625-fc6f-495d-addb-69f59604fc86" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Having failed to win a single Premier League game against a side who finished in the top five last season (D5, L5), the Black Cats upped the ante at the start of the second period.[/p][p]Their intent was soon rewarded in the 54th minute when Ballard was wrestled to the ground by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/konsa-ezri/4CQLQWTa/"]Ezri Konsa[/a] in the six-yard box.[/p][p]Le Fee assumed the responsibility from the spot, but the Frenchman’s powerful low penalty was expertly saved by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raya-david/nkVV0IXb/"]David Raya[/a].[/p][p][b]Spurred on by Raya’s heroics, the Gunners took the lead just a few minutes later, as half-time substitute and former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle United[/a] man [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bruno-guimaraes/xtyKanzU/"]Bruno Guimaraes[/a] curled a spectacular long-range strike into the top corner for his first goal in Arsenal colours.[/b][/p][embed guid="08d78bbd-cc4a-4344-ad89-97e485b89e1d" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/2098870643949285874" social-type="twitter" /][p]That knocked the stuffing out of Sunderland temporarily, and Saka spurned a glorious chance to double the visitors’ lead, shooting straight at Roefs from 12 yards.[/p][p]Regis Le Bris’ men refused to lie down without a fight, though, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mukiele-nordi/MoObMvb7/"]Nordi Mukiele[/a] twice went close with a pair of close-range efforts.[/p][p]The hosts continued to threaten deep into stoppage time, but they remained wide open at the back, and after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mandava-reinildo/zekFd0M8/"]Reinildo[/a] brought down Saka in the box - picking up a second yellow card in the process - [b]the Arsenal winger converted from the spot to send Mikel Arteta’s side three points clear at the Premier League summit at this early stage.[/b][/p][image id="2fe598f0-624e-49ef-b806-c2a9258454ef" guid="6a40aa33-edab-42d2-adfe-a47ae4416042" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gabriel/tEcnVXMS/"]Gabriel Magalhaes[/a] (Arsenal)[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/sunderland-WSzc94ws/?mid=YoNI2r8F"]Catch up on the match with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]