Arsenal hold off energetic Sunderland to continue perfect title defence — SkimNews
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- Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 away to maintain a 100% Premier League record and continue what the headline calls a "perfect title defence"
- Sunderland mounted what the source describes as "an admirable push for a point," forcing Arsenal to grind out the result on the road
- Bukayo Saka scored a penalty that "puts the result beyond doubt," delivering the decisive second goal after Sunderland refused to fold
Why it matters: Arsenal extend their perfect Premier League start with a result that, per the source, was harder work than the scoreline suggests — newly promoted Sunderland pushed them all the way, meaning Saka's spot-kick rather than a flowing open-play goal settled it. For Arsenal's title defence, every early three points matter, but the manner of the win shows they can still be dragged into a fight.
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