Soccer / Football · The Guardian

Guimarães and Saka fire Arsenal to win at Sunderland after Raya spot-kick save

Published by The Guardian on September 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM ET

As the final whistle blew Bruno Guimarães wore a mischievous smile, Enzo Le Fée was a study in dejection and Arsenal’s immaculate start to the season remained unblemished. Two minutes after David Raya had rather majestically saved Le Fée’s second-half penalty, Guimarães delighted his new north London public and plenty of old friends in Newcastle by sending a shot curving past Robin Roefs from the edge of the area. Continue reading...

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