The night before their senior teams compete at the Stadium of Light, Arsenal beat Sunderland 4-0 in Premier League 2.
Stephy Mavididi put Arsenal in front in the Division 1 encounter from the penalty spot at Meadow Park, after Chris Willock was brought down by Joshua Robson on the half-hour.
Hopefully this is a good omen for #SFCvAFC... https://t.co/UKYd4sb5TE
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) October 28, 2016
After the break, Reiss Nelson doubled the Arsenal lead before Kaylen Hinds made it three from close range.
A chip from Sunderland striker Joel Asoro was ruled out for offside, before Willock capped off an impressive display with a brilliant strike into the top corner.
All over - #SAFC U23s suffer defeat in the capital as @Arsenal earn all three points in the @premierleague 2 pic.twitter.com/0D2tBrDxJG
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) October 28, 2016
A derby with Tottenham Hotspur awaits Arsenal in Premier League 2 next week, on Friday. Sunderland visit Manchester United on Monday 21 November.
See: Arsenal report | Sunderland report
