Arsenal traveled to the Stadium of Light in Sunderland today to take on a solid Black Cats side on a tricky away pitch, and for 69 minutes, it was pretty dour. A horrible non-contact injury to Per Mertesacker allowed James McClean in on goal, and he made no mistake. Things looked bleak for the Gunners, who really needed consistency, but substitutes Aaron Ramsey, Andrei Arshavin, and Thierry Henry pulled the game back from the brink to give Arsenal all three points and move the club into fourth place, at least for a couple of hours.Arsenal came from a goal down to secure a vital 2-1 victory over Sunderland on Saturday afternoon, with Thierry Henry grabbing an injury time winner.
The first half was about as poor a game as i’ve watched this season. Sunderland were unadventurous and Arsenal lacked any urgency. Not a surprise to see it 0-0 at the break.
The second half began in a more lively fashion and Arsenal were starting to find holes in the home sides 10-man defence. In fairness, the Black Cats began to push forward as well and Szczesny was forced in to a couple of good saves.Arsenal traveled north to face a Sunderland club that has seen a resurgence since installing Martin O’Neil as their manager and it took a two late goal by impact substitutes to come away with the three points. Keep reading for all the glorious heart-stopping action. Arsenal fell behind after defender Per Mertesacker injured himself in trying to control the ball, with James McClean firing a shot past Wojciech Szczesny.
Mertersacker was carried off but his replacement Aaron Ramsey then directed a shot past Simon Mignolet.
But on-loan Henry, who returns to the New York Red Bulls next week, stylishly volleyed past Mignolet to grab the win.
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