Arsenal hold off energetic Sunderland to continue perfect title defence — SkimNews
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- Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 away, maintaining their 100% start to the Premier League season in what the source frames as a continuing 'perfect title defence.'
- Bukayo Saka converted a penalty that put the result 'beyond doubt,' arriving after Sunderland had mounted what the source calls an 'admirable push for a point.'
Why it matters: The 2-0 scoreline suggests a comfortable win, but the source's own language — a penalty needed to put it 'beyond doubt' after an 'admirable' Sunderland push — signals Arsenal are being forced to grind out results rather than cruise. If Sunderland genuinely competed, the gap between Arsenal and promoted sides may be narrower than the table suggests.
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