Arsenal Vs Sunderland Result is 2-1 for the gunners, Robin van Persie rescued Arsenal from another disappointing Premier League result with a fantastic winner against Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium.
Van Persie, who used his programme notes to declare his full commitment to Arsenal, put the hosts ahead after just 29 seconds but the sides went in level at half-time thanks to an excellent free-kick from former Gunner Sebastian Larsson.
The game appeared destined for a draw as Arsenal proceeded to squander several good second-half chances, but Van Persie saved the Londoners' blushes with a wonderful curling free-kick nine minutes from time.
Arsenal Vs Sunderland Result gave Arsenal the perfect tonic after their north London derby defeat two weeks ago, but the creaky manner in which they Arsenal Vs Sunderland Result will do little to silence the doubters who claim the Gunners are a spent force. "We had a good start for 25 minutes but as soon as Sunderland equalised the confidence started to wobble a bit," Wenger said. "The second half was all us but we needed something special from Robin van Persie to make the difference."
Under-pressure Black Cats manager Steve Bruce, meanwhile, will rue his side's failure to convert a number of first-half opportunities and they now sit outside the drop-zone only on goal difference. The Sunderland boss added: "I can't question the players' appetite. But we had a horrible start and Robin Van Persie was just too good for us. We'll stick together and we'll turn it around."
Keen to make up for their loss at White Hart Lane, Arsenal flew out of the blocks and took an early lead. Gervinho got on the end of Tomas Rosicky's lobbed pass and squared to Van Persie, who took one touch before drilling low past Simon Mignolet from 18 yards to record the fastest top-flight goal of the season so far.
The strike stunned the Black Cats and they remained on the back foot for the rest of the opening half-hour. This was the Arsenal of old. Confident in possession and sturdy at the back, they pushed for a second as the away side struggled to get a touch on the ball.
Van Persie was then denied an early contender for goal of the season by the woodwork. With 13 minutes on the clock, the Dutchman spun his marker on the edge of the box and clipped a delightful chip that sailed over Mignolet but bounced out off the post and Gervinho just missed out on the tap-in.
Full of confidence, Van Persie than flashed a powerful 20-yard drive just wide. Gervinho was also in his pomp. The Côte d’Ivoire man cut inside from the left flank with a clever turn and crashed a fierce shot just over.
Wojciech Szczesny then went walkabout, handing Stephane Sessegnon a glorious chance to equalise, but the winger's cross was cut out by Alexandre Song as the Arsenal goal lay unguarded.
Arsenal's confidence was knocked and Sunderland shocked the home crowd with a stunning equaliser from Larsson. Mikel Arteta's handball gave the Black Cats a free-kick 20 yards out and Larsson whipped a delightful curling shot over the wall and past a sprawling Szczesny to make it 1-1.
The strike was so good that Rosicky had already started walking to the halfway line without turning his back to see if the shot had gone in. Szczesny denied Sunderland the lead moments later when he blocked Lee Cattermole's header from six yards after an error from Carl Jenkinson allowed Sessegnon to break down the left.
The game became scrappy at the start of the second half. David Vaughan earned the first booking of the game with a cynical two-footed sliding tackle on Rosicky and he was soon followed into the book by Larsson, who tugged Van Persie's shirt.
Tensions mounted as Song was booked for a foul on Sessegnon and then John O'Shea upended Rosicky on the edge of the box, giving Arsenal a dangerous free-kick which Arteta duly ploughed into the stands.
Brown was lucky to escape with a booking after clattering into Theo Walcott in a similar position minutes later. The England winger picked himself up to take the free-kick but the home fans groaned collectively as, again, the set-piece flew well over.
Howard Webb produced his fifth yellow card of the game after Laurent Koscielny body-checked Sessegnon before Mignolet kept Van Persie's near-post effort out with his feet as Arsenal increased the pressure on the visitors.
Gunners manager Arsene Wenger looked despondent on the bench as Song then broke into the box and inexplicably passed to a Sunderland defender with time running out.
A moment of brilliance from substitute Andrey Arshavin almost gave Arsenal the lead with just under 20 minutes left. The Russian danced past two Sunderland defenders into the box and nutmegged Michael Turner with a shot that went a yard wide of Mignolet's goal.
Brown's clumsy challenge on Van Persie gave Arsenal another free-kick on the edge of the box with nine minutes left. The Netherlands international succeeded where his team-mates had failed before him by curling a brilliant set-piece into the top corner and then removing his shirt in a jubilant celebration.
Ji Dong-Won was then played into the box by Connor Wickham and slotted past Szczesny but his effort was rightly ruled out for offside. Sunderland pushed for a second equaliser towards the end, but it never came, and Wenger's side took the spoils after another nervy afternoon.
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