Football: the main stories of 12.09.2026

Arsenal's 2:0 win at the Stadium of Light turned on 121 seconds. With the game goalless, John Brooks gave Sunderland a penalty on 56 minutes. David Raya saved Enzo Le Fée's kick, and two minutes later Bruno Guimarães curled his first Arsenal goal into the top corner from the edge of the D. Mikel Arteta was pleased with the performance, but said he was "very worried and very sad" about the decision that gave Sunderland the chance. As reported, Arsenal are also monitoring Como's Nico Paz.

In Rome, Lazio went two goals up against Milan but drew 2:2. The substitute Moreira scored twice, and Christian Pulisic made one on his first Serie A appearance of the season. Gattuso was without Marcus Doekhi, who had hand surgery that morning, and afterwards he told supporters they had been badly missed. Aston Villa lost late to Nottingham Forest and sit 19th with 1 point from 4 games, after spending €300m in the summer. Unai Emery said James McAtee's challenge on Ian Maatsen was "a clear red card". Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 4:1, and José Mourinho called it a 45-minute match. Kylian Mbappé now has 6 goals in 6 games.

• Chelsea drew 2:2 with promoted Hull. Mohamed Belloumi scored twice for Hull before João Pedro levelled.
• Tottenham drew 0:0 with Everton and have no goals in 4 league games. Former Inter director Piero Ausilio is in advanced talks with Spurs.
• Zenit came from behind to beat Lokomotiv 2:1. Rudenko had put Lokomotiv ahead on 18 minutes.
• Dinamo Moscow beat Orenburg 1:0 for their fifth win in a row. Maksim Osipenko missed a penalty.
• Cagliari beat Atalanta 2:1. The club's Trepy has been cleared to play again after nearly drowning on 16 August.
• Gianni Infantino confirmed he will stand again for FIFA president.
• According to one outlet, Barcelona beat Atlético 4:2 in Liga F.
• Marcel Lička's agent denied talks with Fakel. The club called reports that Oleg Vasilenko could leave rumours.
• Borussia Dortmund beat Paderborn 3:0 with two goals from Felix Nmecha. Freiburg went top of the Bundesliga.
• One report says Real Sociedad's Igor Zubeldia will miss the Atlético game with a hamstring problem.
• Anthony Gordon is settling in at Barcelona after his £70m move.
• Porto won at Casa Pia and have 6 wins from 6 league games.
• Vancouver beat LA Galaxy 3:0 in a game that ended with a bizarre penalty, according to a single source.
• One outlet says Samuel Soares is close to a new Benfica contract.
• Levante host Barcelona on Sunday, and Enzo Maresca takes charge of his first Manchester derby.