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Arsenal made it a perfect start to the season, grinding out a 2-0 win at the Stadium of Light against a battling Sunderland side that came agonisingly close to something special. The visitors dominated possession throughout, but it was a missed penalty that proved the game's turning point. Sunderland thought they'd broken the deadlock when they won a penalty in the 54th minute after Daniel Ballard was fouled in the box, but Enzo Le Fée saw his spot-kick pushed away by David Raya just two minutes later. Arsenal made them pay almost immediately, as Bruno Guimarães lashed in a powerful strike off the underside of the bar in the 58th minute. Deep into stoppage time, Reinildo Mandava was sent off for fouling Bukayo Saka in the area, and Saka converted the resulting penalty to make it 2-0. The result keeps Arsenal unbeaten and rolling under Mikel Arteta, while Sunderland will rue their missed penalty as the moment that got away against the league's early pace-setters.