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00:00Two clubs exceeding expectations as they take to the field for match day 11.
00:07Sunderland starting this round of games as a top 14.
00:11Arsenal six points clear of the pack, five wins in a row.
00:16They have been starved of success in this part of the world.
00:20But Sunderland, a club with a rich history.
00:23FA Cup winners in 72, six times the champions of England.
00:27Truthfully, their desire was just to stay in the top flight this season,
00:31but they made the best record of any promoted team since Hull City back in 2008.
00:38A wall in front of the wall.
00:41Rice delivers, and the goalkeeper is just enough to keep it out.
00:46He has been a sensation, this young Dutchman.
00:50Yeah, I mean, not the most difficult. He's well positioned.
00:53The one thing that might have made trouble for himself, he moved to his right.
00:56But it wasn't the case.
01:00Ezza and Saka, who have been blotted out so far.
01:05Timba.
01:08Saka enters the area with intent.
01:11Flair's slipping and sliding, and he still worms away from them,
01:14and that will be registered as shot and goal.
01:17Ross again looking for Ballard to become the object of his pass.
01:25Here goes Ballard!
01:26The former Arsenal schoolboy breaks through this defense which hadn't conceded for such a long time.
01:43He cracks the code!
01:46And I think now there's a protest from Arsenal because of the free kick that was given in Sunderland's favour.
01:52I mean, we spoke earlier on, Rob, about the fact that everything's direct and pretty long.
02:01And on that occasion, he missed out first time round Ballard, but he followed up on the return when it came back to him.
02:07And Declan Rice just got caught out momentarily.
02:11He's away from him.
02:12And it's great control, you know, to have that kind of composure in the opposition box and then get it back on his right foot.
02:19Another wow moment for the Black Cats.
02:23The Black Cats.
02:31Rice.
02:33Little flick.
02:34He had more space than he realised at Saliba.
02:39Calafiore.
02:41Noddy down!
02:42Oh, that was the opportunity!
02:44Yeah, well, we've seen a lovely finish from a centre-back at the other end.
02:49And on this occasion, when it does come to the far post and it's headed back down by Saka,
02:54he's got to get over that Saliba.
02:56I mean, to be honest, he's got so much room.
02:58He could probably have afforded a little touch to get it under control and then take his chances.
03:03Oh, that was a clumsy foul, acknowledged by the referee, giving Arsenal the advantage.
03:12Can they take the advantage?
03:13Zubimendi tries.
03:16But no fizz in his shot.
03:17It's a great turn.
03:18I mean, the turn is absolutely fantastic from Zubimendi.
03:21But once it gets on his left foot, it's very tame in terms of the effort at goal.
03:26Le Fay, who's playing in a far more central role in the second half, loses out to Rice.
03:35Arsenal coming alive now.
03:37Marino, big opportunity!
03:39They're back in it.
03:43Skipper Saka leads the way.
03:50You cannot show any signs of weakness against this Arsenal side.
03:56Well, Le Fay is distraught, and quite rightly, because he just dallied.
04:00He got caught in two mines, held onto it for too long, and the ball was pinched from by Rice.
04:05Thereafter, it was just a case of setting up Saka.
04:08And, you know, we were talking about his strong side not so long ago, and he pulled it wide.
04:13On this occasion, he's taken on a goalkeeper that's been very good in roughs,
04:17and yet he's managed to slice it in just at that near post.
04:20Le Fay has buried his head for the moment.
04:23He might not survive for long after that.
04:26Arsenal coming on strong.
04:28Calafiore definitely wasn't offside there.
04:34Rice is shot.
04:35Oh, and there's a bit of look attached to that.
04:38As Eze came alive in the area.
04:42Yeah, the deflection took it onto Eze's chest.
04:50Saka, when he gets the ball, he draws two players in.
04:52Rus comes through the crowd.
04:53Not the most convincing of punches!
04:55Oh, it should be meant to hit the bar, comes to Eze and he can't make the most of the half-chance that fell his way.
05:01A Sunderland scramble.
05:03Extremely unlucky.
05:04Extremely unlucky.
05:05It really is.
05:06I mean, the keeper has done okay there, but I thought he could have got a better punch on it.
05:10Goes backwards to go forwards.
05:12Trossard.
05:18Trossard sees the gap and goes for it!
05:20Does he go for it?
05:21Ball time!
05:22Ball time!
05:25Invitation accepted!
05:36Well, we speculated in the first half about Arsenal maybe introducing that to their play, taking a chance from range now and again.
05:43And I think on this occasion, we're seeing why and how it should be done.
05:52And Trossard is thinking, well, yeah, look at the amount of people in the way.
05:55Just a little shift and all of a sudden it opens up.
05:59He sees the gap and Ruf is always struggling to get across on that one because of the power behind the effort.
06:06And this time last season, Arsenal might have been kind of moaning about the fact that we haven't really got a striker.
06:12They're getting on with it this season and that's how you get round it.
06:18Ball is cut in.
06:19Ballard is in there creating new just...
06:20Brodie!
06:29Gymnastic!
06:32Sensational!
06:33Minute 94!
06:34The first team to score two goals against Arsenal this season.
06:43And the sender number nine had to turn himself inside out!
06:47But it was just a case really of getting ball into the box.
06:52And once that was flicked on by Ballard, the keeper made a decision to come for it.
06:57And if you come, you have to get.
06:59He didn't get there.
07:00And Brodie, I don't know whether they're claiming that his foot was a little high.
07:04I think the Arsenal argument would be that his foot is high.
07:06Yeah.
07:07It was higher than the head of Gabriel.
07:08Yeah.
07:09I think the ball may have clipped Gabriel's head as well after Brodie just got the touch on it.
07:14But of course it's his goal and this place has gone absolutely crazy.
07:19Into the final additional minute.
07:25Spare man.
07:26Brilliant save!
07:27Oh, they're just throwing bodies at it!
07:29Ballard.
07:30Ballard again.
07:31Hero at both ends of the field.
07:34Gabriel was almost celebrating the goal.
07:38Almost the same thought process.
07:39Just get it in the box.
07:40Calafiore is denied by the keeper.
07:42And on the follow-up from Marino, that is as brave as it comes.
07:46I think he wants a winner.
07:49He was looking for a quick release.
07:51He needs to release it quickly.
07:53And he does.
07:56What an evening.
08:00Arsenal proving that they're not quite so invincible.
08:05An incredible, entertaining game of football.
08:08Maybe not for the purists or the faint-hearted.
08:11Final score.
08:13Sunderland 2, Arsenal 2.
08:15So, guys.
08:16Yeah.
08:18Okay.
08:19I'm going for a better Christmas season.
08:20Here we go.
08:21A bit of a partial case of the
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