SHEFFIELD. Arsenal defeats Sheffield United 6-0 after playing a incredible match. Arsenal was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (81%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott with the assistance of Simon Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.44 degrees Celsius or 38.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.
Match Statistics
- ! 19 Ball Possession 81
Shots
- 4 Total 22
- 0 On Target 10
- 3 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 8
- 48 Attack 160
- 9 Dangerous attack 92
- 48 Ball safe 63
- 9 Free Kicks 13
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 11 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Arsenal had a strong ball possession 81% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 19% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal had a more offensive attitude with 92 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Sheffield United shot 4 times, 0 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal shot 22 times, 10 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sheffield United received 1 yellow card (Jayden Bogle). Talking about the opposition, Arsenal didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sheffield United stays with 13 points like Burnley to hold in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Arsenal will has 61 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Sheffield United will play away with AFC Bournemouth on the 9th of March with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Sheffield United (2 draws).
Arsenal will host Brentford on the 9th of March with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (1 draw).
Sheffield United – Formation
Sheffield United
64'
29'
Sheffield United started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Ivo Grbić , Jayden Bogle , Anel Ahmedhodzic , Jack Robinson , Auston Trusty , James McAtee , Oliver Norwood , Vini Souza , Tom Davies , Gustavo Hamer and Oli McBurnie .
The home team had on the bench: George Baldock , Ben Brereton Díaz, Wes Foderingham, Oliver Arblaster , Yasser Larouci, William Osula , Andre Brooks , Sydie Peck and Ben Osborn .
Substitutions
Sheffield United made 5 changes: Oliver Norwood for Ben Osborn (17′), Oli McBurnie for William Osula (46′), Anel Ahmedhodzic for Oliver Arblaster (64′), James McAtee for George Baldock (46′) and Tom Davies for Andre Brooks (46′).
Player of the match: Jack Robinson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Jack Robinson.
His rating is with 27 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 3.
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal
58'
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: David Raya , Ben White , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Jakub Kiwior , Martin Ødegaard , Jorginho , Declan Rice , Bukayo Saka , Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli .
They had on the bench: Aaron Ramsdale, Thomas Partey , Gabriel Jesus , Emile Smith Rowe, Edward Nketiah, Cédric Soares , Leandro Trossard , Fábio Vieira and R. Nelson.
Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Gabriel Jesus (injured).
Substitutions
Arsenal made 5 changes: Gabriel Martinelli for Gabriel Jesus (64′), Jorginho for Thomas Partey (65′), Ben White for Cédric Soares (65′), Bukayo Saka for Fábio Vieira (46′) and Declan Rice for Leandro Trossard (74′).
Player of the match: Martin Ødegaard
The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard.
His rating is with 1 goal, 93 passes (90% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
