Kickoff Time 23:00 PM
∆ Sheffield UnitedLLLWLL
Sheffield United will be hoping for a better result after the 1-0 Premier League loss in their previous game against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In that match, Sheffield United had 37% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Wolverhampton W. had 13 shots on goal with 2 on target. Pablo Sarabia (30') was the scorer for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Fixtures featuring Sheffield United have usually been exciting ones recently with plenty of scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, the sum of 27 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 4.5 goals per game) with 7 of those accredited to Sheffield United. Such a pattern might not be carried forward here, of course.
Pre-game facts show that Sheffield United:
- have left without a victory over Arsenal in their previous 4 league games.
- haven’t won at home in the past 4 league matches. That's never good.
∆ ArsenalWWWWLW
Arsenal will come into the meeting after a 4-1 Premier League win over Newcastle United in their most recent outing.
In that match, Arsenal had 55% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 8 on target. For Arsenal, the goals were scored by Kai Havertz (24'), Bukayo Saka (65') and Jakub Kiwior (69'). On the other side, Newcastle United got 3 shots on goal with 2 on target. Sven Botman (18' Own goal) and Joe Willock (84') scored for Newcastle United.
Indicating their bias toward eventful encounters, we’ve had goals 24 times in the previous 6 matches in which Arsenal have played, yielding a mean average of 4 goals for each meeting. Their opponents have hit 4 of this grand total.
Coming into this fixture, Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 3 league matches away from home.
👥 Head to head
A review of their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 21/10/2019 shows that Sheffield United have won 1 of them & Arsenal 4, with the number of drawn results being 1.
17 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 4 of them for The Blades and 13 being from The Gunners. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.
The last league meeting between these clubs was Premier League match day 10 on 28/10/2023 when it finished Arsenal 5-0 Sheffield United.
In that match, Arsenal managed 67% possession and 13 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. The scorers were Eddie Nketiah (28', 50', 58'), Fábio Vieira (88') and Takehiro Tomiyasu (96').
At the other end, Sheffield United got 2 shots on goal with 0 on target.
The match was refereed by Tim Robinson.
📰 Team News: Sheffield United
Tom Davies (unknown injury), Chris Basham (Leg injury) and John Egan (Foot injury) are not available for Sheffield United gaffer Chris Wilder.
We think that The Blades may well line up in a 3-5-1-1 formation in the match, handing starts to Ivo Grbic, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Auston Trusty, Jack Robinson, Jayden Bogle, Oliver Norwood, V. de Souza, Gustavo Hamer, Yasser Larouci, James McAtee and Rhian Brewster.
📰 Team News: Arsenal
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has some current player fitness concerns. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Calf injury), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Calf problems), Gabriel Jesus (Knee injury) and Thomas Partey (Hamstring injury) will not be playing here.
We are inclined to think that The Gunners seem most likely to elect for a 4-3-3 system with a starting lineup of David Raya, Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel, Jakub Kiwior, Martin Oedegaard, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli.
✨ Prediction — BTTS _ Yes
Our feeling is that Sheffield United should be able to put one past this Arsenal lineup, although just one goal is unlikely to be as many as they’ll concede.
We therefore reckon that it will be a narrow 1-2 victory for Arsenal at full-time. Let’s see what happens here.
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