Arsenal vs Sunderland LIVE: Carabao Cup result, final score and reaction
Relive all the reaction as the Gunners advanced to the Carabao Cup semi-finals
A first senior hat-trick for Eddie Nketiah guided Arsenal to a comfortable victory over Sunderland and into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
The back-up striker has reportedly turned down a new deal at the Emirates Stadium and is out of contract in the summer but shone in a 5-1 win which also saw Charlie Patino score on his first-team debut.
Nketiah opened the scoring before Nicolas Pepe doubled the lead, while the in-form Nathan Broadhead scored his sixth goal in six games to pull one back for the Black Cats before the break.
Any threat of a shock was extinguished within 13 minutes of the second half as Nketiah provided two smart finishes and Patino came off the bench to add the gloss with a late fifth. Relive all the reaction from the Emirates:
Arsenal 2 - 1 Sunderland
34 mins: The momentum is with Sunderland now. They win back-to-back corners with the second one being floated in from the right. Stewart wins the initial header but can’t generate enough power to reach the goal. He knocks the ball down and Smith Rowe hoofs it clear for the Gunners.
GOAL! Arsenal 2 - 1 Sunderland (Broadhead, 31’)⚽️
31 mins: Game on! Lovely goal from Sunderland. Pritchard gets the ball in midfield shifts away from an Arsenal man before shimmying around Elneny and squirting the ball to Stewart. He sends it up to Embleton who drives towards the box. Sunderland have a two-on-one going and Embleton draws in White before passing it to Broadhead in the box. Leno comes out to charge him down but the Sunderland striker lifts the ball over the goalkeeper and finds the back of the net!
GOAL! Arsenal 2 - 0 Sunderland (Pepe, 27’)⚽️
27 mins: Trouble for Sunderland! Odegaard plays the ball out to Pepe on the inside right channel. He waits for Cedric to bomb forward on the overlap before slipping him the ball. Cedric carries it towards the byline and draws in a bunch of Sunderland defenders before cutting it back to Pepe in the box. Pepe has time to set himself before launching a strong left footed shot at goal and leaving Burge no chance to keep it out. Arsenal double their lead!
Arsenal 1 - 0 Sunderland
26 mins: Nice play from Sunderland as Doyle picks out Broadhead with a through ball. The forward takes the ball into the Arsenal box but lays it off to Pritchard when he runs into trouble. Gooch comes forward on the left wing and receives the ball. He floats a cross towards the back post but Holding is there to head it clear.
Arsenal 1 - 0 Sunderland
25 mins: Chance! Callum Doyle gives the ball away to Pepe deep in his own half. Pepe squares a pass into Smith Rowe who feeds the ball to Balogun on the left side of the box. Balogun goes for placement over power and attempts to guide the ball into the far bottom corner but his side-footed effort is kept out by Burge.
Arsenal 1 - 0 Sunderland
23 mins: Chance! Arsenal are a big threat going forward, Sunderland need to hang in there as long as possible, another goal for the home side would be a killer.
Pepe brings the ball down the Arsenal right wing and Cedric provides an option on the overlap. The defender is given the ball and he whips across a good cross and picks out Balogun. Balogun jumps for the header but gets it all wrong and skews it well wide of the post.
Arsenal 1 - 0 Sunderland
20 mins: Eddie Nketiah has scored in each of his last three league cup appearances and now has five goals in his last five cup appearances at the Emirates stadium.
GOAL! Arsenal 1 - 0 Sunderland (Nketiah, 17’)⚽️
17 mins: Arsenal take the lead! They win a free kick over to the right of Sunderland’s box and Martin Odegaard delivers it into the box. It’s floated over to the back post where Lee Burge comes out to tap it behind for a corner.
The corner is whipped into the middle of the box and Rob Holding breaks off his marker to win the ball in the air. He sends a powerful header at goal but Burge leaps low to his right and keeps it out with a strong right hand. Unfortunately for Sunderland the ball bounces up nicely for Eddie Nketiah who knees it into the back of the net from close range!
Arsenal 0 - 0 Sunderland
15 mins: Close! An injection of pace on the left side sees the ball passed up to Smith Rowe who lays it off to Balogun before Tavares flies forward and drags the ball into the box. He attempts a cutback and the ball hits Embleton as he tries to clear it. Instead the ball loops up and drops onto the crossbar before bouncing kindly for Pepe. He rolls the ball onto his left foot but fires an effort high over the goal.
Arsenal 0 - 0 Sunderland
12 mins: Some nice passing work from Sunderland in the middle of the pitch allows Carl Winchester to get in behind Tavares on the right wing. The ball is threaded to him and he drives towards the Arsenal box. Nathan Broadhead makes a run in between the two centre-backs but Holding intercepts the ball as it’s passed into the box by Winchester.
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