LONDON. Arsenal annihilates Sheffield United 5-0 with goals of Eddie Nketiah (28′), Eddie Nketiah (50′), Eddie Nketiah (58′), Fábio Vieira (88′ pen) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (90′). Arsenal was truly better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. In front of 60,153 spectators.​ The referee was Tim Robinson assisted by Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Arsenal

5 - 0

Sheffield United

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 13 Total 2
  • 8 On Target 0
  • 2 Off Target 1
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 136 Attack 44
  • 56 Dangerous attack 17
  • 71 Ball safe 58
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 13
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Arsenal had a superior ball possession 67% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match​.

Arsenal shot 13 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Sheffield United shot 2 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Arsenal didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards (Jayden Bogle, Oliver Norwood and Ben Osborn).

Match Timeline

Edward Nketiah(goal)Declan Rice
28'
Edward Nketiah(goal)
50'
Edward Nketiah(goal)Emile Smith Rowe
58'
59'
Cameron Archer- sub ->Rhian Brewster
59'
Ben Osborn- sub ->Anis Ben Slimane
60'
Ben Osborn- Yellow
Takehiro Tomiyasu- sub ->Ben White
66'
Leandro Trossard- sub ->Gabriel Martinelli
66'
70'
Jayden Bogle- Yellow
71'
George Baldock- sub ->Jayden Bogle
71'
Reiss Nelson- sub ->Bukayo Saka
73'
Fábio Vieira- sub ->Emile Smith Rowe
73'
83'
87'
Oliver Norwood- Yellow
Fábio Vieira(penalty)
88'
Fábio Vieira(VAR)
86'
Mohamed Elneny- sub ->Declan Rice
89'
Takehiro Tomiyasu(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this contest, Arsenal will have 24 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Sheffield United will stay with 1 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away with Newcastle United on the 4th of November with a 25-4 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (7 draws).

Sheffield United will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 4th of November with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (4 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
David Raya 22.Spain
7.0
D
William Saliba 2.France
7.3
D
Ben White 4.England
7.5
66'
D
Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine
7.5
D
J. Kiwior 15.Poland
7.1
M
Declan Rice 41.England
7.3
89'
M
Emile Smith Rowe 10.England
7.5
73'
M
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
6.7
F
Bukayo Saka 7.England
7.7
73'
F
Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil
7.8
66'
F
Edward Nketiah 14.England
9.7
28', 50', 58'
Substitutes
G
Aaron Ramsdale 1.England
D
Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil
D
Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan
7.9
66' 90'
M
Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway
M
Jorginho 20.Italy
M
Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal
7.5
73' 88'
M
Mohamed Elneny 25.Egypt
7.3
89'
F
Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium
6.7
66'
F
Reiss Nelson 24.England
6.6
73'

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: David Raya (7.0), Ben White (7.5), William Saliba (7.3), Jakub Kiwior (7.1), Oleksandr Zinchenko (7.5), Kai Havertz (6.7), Declan Rice (7.3), Emile Smith Rowe (7.5), Bukayo Saka (7.7), Eddie Nketiah (9.7) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Gabriel Magalhães, Martin Ødegaard, Jorginho, Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu (7.9), Leandro Trossard (6.7), Fábio Vieira (7.5), Reiss Nelson (6.6) and Mohamed Elneny  (7.3).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: Ben White for Takehiro Tomiyasu (66′), Bukayo Saka for Reiss Nelson (73′), Emile Smith Rowe for Fábio Vieira (73′), Declan Rice for Mohamed Elneny  (89′) and Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard (66′).

Best player: Eddie Nketiah​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Eddie Nketiah.

His rating is (9.7) with 3 goals, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
5.7
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
6.4
D
Luke Thomas 14.England
6.0
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
6.3
D
Jayden Bogle 20.England
6.0
71' 70'
M
Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands
7.0
83'
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
6.4
87'
M
Vini Souza 21.Brazil
7.0
M
James McAtee 28.England
6.0
71'
M
Anis Ben Slimane 25.Tunisia
6.3
59'
F
Rhian Brewster 7.England
6.4
59'
Substitutes
G
Adam Davies 1.Wales
D
George Baldock 2.England
6.4
71'
D
Yasser Larouci 27.Algeria
M
John Fleck 4.Scotland
6.3
71'
M
Ben Osborn 23.England
6.3
59' 60'
M
R. Oné 26.Scotland
6.3
83'
M
Andre Brooks 35.England
F
Cameron Archer 10.England
6.4
59'
F
Bénie Traoré 11.Ivory Coast

Sheffield United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham (5.7), Jayden Bogle (6.0), Auston Trusty (6.4), Jack Robinson (6.3), Luke Thomas (6.0), James McAtee (6.0), Vinícius Souza (7.0), Oliver Norwood (6.4), Anis Ben Slimane (6.3), Gustavo Hamer (7.0) and Rhian Brewster (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Cameron Archer (6.4), Adam Davies, George Baldock (6.4), John Fleck (6.3), Benie Traore, Ben Osborn (6.3), Ryan One (6.3), Yasser Larouci and Andre Brooks.

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 5 changes: Rhian Brewster for Cameron Archer (59′), Anis Ben Slimane for Ben Osborn (59′), Jayden Bogle for George Baldock (71′), James McAtee for John Fleck (71′) and Gustavo Hamer for Ryan One (83′).

Best player: Gustavo Hamer​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield United was Gustavo Hamer.

His rating is (7.0) with 20 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​