Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger has criticised the timekeeping 計時of the match officials 比賽裁判員 in last weekend's clash 交鋒 against Sunderland.

Sunderland equalised 將比分扳平 during stoppage time 傷停補時 to deny Arsenal victory, with the goal being scored in 95th minute after only four minutes of added time had been announced.

"It was outside the four minutes," Wenger told BBC Sport. "I know the referee can give more than four; it's a minimum 最少的 of four minutes. But in the four minutes nothing happened to justify 證明…有理由 the extension 延長 of the time. But I cannot do anything about that."

Arsenal had taken the lead in the first half, with a goal from the team's captain 隊長， Cesc Fabregas, in the 13th minute.

But luck ran out 好運到頭了 for Arsenal after that; Fabregas was taken off with a hamstring injury 肌腱拉傷，midfielder Alex Song was sent off 罰下 after two yellow cards 黃牌， Tomas Rosicky missed a penalty 點球， and Sunderland's Darren Bent scored.

Despite the late change in fortunes 運勢的轉變，Wenger was satisfied with his side's efforts, noting that they had travelled to Sunderland after a Champions League victory against Braga earlier in the week.

"We played on Wednesday at a high tempo 高節奏的（足球）。 Today we controlled 掌控了 the game in the second half, even with 10 men," he added. "We never looked in trouble."

"It's difficult to play at a high level three days after a Champions League match. But overall, I'm happy with the way we faced the game."

Sunderland's manager, Steve Bruce, also praised his side, in particular Darren Bent, who scored Sunderland's extra-time 加時 goal.

"Conceding 輸掉 late goals has happened to us repeatedly in the last 15 minutes - so it's jolly nice 非常令人高興的 for it to happen for us," said Bruce.

"You want one of those chances to fall to Benty [Darren Bent] and I thought he earned it because his work-rate 跑動量 was terrific 非常棒的。 It's not easy on your own up front 在前鋒位置上。"

"We worked extremely hard to be what we were. They got a fluke 僥幸，意外 of a goal but I thought our first-half performance 上半場表現 was excellent and we've got our reward."