Sunderland vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League latest score, match stream, goal updates and fan reaction

GettyArsenal are looking to continue their perfect start to their Premier League title defence with a Saturday evening trip to Wearside. The Gunners have won their opening three games so far, beating Chelsea 2-1 last time out in a thriller at the Emirates Stadium. Martin Odegaard struck the winner in north London after Morgan Rogers had opened the scoring against the side that had made him a summer transfer priority, and Kai Havertz levelled the scores for the hosts against his old employers.Mikel Arteta’s men are looking for a better result than they got here last term, having been held to an exciting 2-2 draw by the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light last November. Brian Brobbey netted a dramatic late equaliser in second-half stoppage time, after Leandro Trossard had struck what he thought would be the winner on Wearside. Regis Le Bris’ hosts, meanwhile, have had a mixed start to the new season, winning one, drawing another and losing the other. They beat Fulham 1-0 having lost at Ipswich, before drawing with Brentford. Keep up to date with all the latest with our live blog below. Sunderland vs Arsenal latest newsMatt Verri reports30 mins: Arsenal tidy enough in possession but Sunderland have been pretty comfortable so far. Scrappy game is suiting them just fine. Has the feel of the trip to Villa Park for the Gunners, when they had to be patient and battle to eventually take control. Sunderland 0-0 Arsenal29 mins: Free kick, Arsenal. Saka makes a dart down the right and Angulo and Reinildo double up on him. The left-back wrestles him to the ground, and gets a yellow. Sunderland 0-0 Arsenal26 mins: The home fans are looking to gee their side up as Arsenal slow the game down with restarts. We’ve just seen the referee forced into a countdown with White taking too long on a throw. Sunderland 0-0 Arsenal23 mins: Close! Gabriel takes matters into his own hands and goes for a long-range effort, but he drags it wide of the mark. Sunderland 0-0 Arsenal20 mins: Approaching the halfway mark of the first period. Nothing to really shout about from either side. Who can find that elusive opener? Sunderland 0-0 Arsenal17 mins: Brought back for the free kick for the foul on Brobbey. It’s whipped in by Xhaka, in towards Ballard at the near post! The defender looks to make contact, but he can’t direct it goalwards!Sunderland 0-0 Arsenal16 mins: All hands on deck for the hosts, but it’s cleared well and up to Brobbey, who backs into Konsa and brings in Le Fee for the counter. The Frenchman dallies as his striker makes the burst in behind, and he doesn’t find him! Sunderland 0-0 Arsenal13 mins: A relatively slow start to this game but Rice looks to unlock it with a lofted ball into the box for Saka to attack, but Roefs is alive to it to claim. Sunderland 0-0 Arsenal10 mins: Mukiele advances for the first time from right centre-back, and he sends an inviting ball in. Konsa clears, but there was some slight panic in the Arsenal box for a second. Matt Verri reports8 mins: Konsa was left one-on-one with Joao Pedro last week and did a really good job. Looks like he might get a similar job here, with Arsenal committing plenty of numbers forward and trusting Konsa up against Brobbey.