English Premier League

FT Sunday, October 4, 2020
Sheffield United LLLLL 1
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Arsenal WWWLW 2
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Emirates Stadium

Match Report

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Arsenal see of Sheffield United, Saka and Pepe on target

Arsenal beat Sheffield United on Sunday to record their third Premier League win of the campaign and move up to fourth in the table.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
1
35.5
Possession
64.5
6
SHOTS
6
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
295
Accurate Passes
623
373
Passes
699
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
1
18
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.1
42
Long Balls
56
15
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
1
4
Effective Tackles
4
11
Tackles
8
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
10
22
Effective Clearances
18
22
Clearances
18

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 23David LuizCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 2Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 8Dani CeballosCM
  7. 7Bukayo SakaLM
  8. 25Mohamed ElnenyRM
  9. 30Eddie NketiahF
  10. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangLF
  11. 12WillianRF

Substitutes

  1. 16Rob HoldingSUB
  2. 34Granit XhakaSUB
  3. 19Nicolas PépéSUB
  4. 9Alexandre LacazetteSUB
  5. 15Ainsley Maitland-NilesSUB
  6. 13Rúnar RúnarssonSUB
  7. 28Joe WillockSUB

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 12John EganCD
  3. 19Jack RobinsonCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 23Ben OsbornCM-L
  6. 7John LundstramCM-R
  7. 8Sander BergeAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 2George BaldockRM
  10. 17David McGoldrickCF-L
  11. 14Oliver BurkeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Oliver NorwoodSUB
  2. 9Oliver McBurnieSUB
  3. 13Max LoweSUB
  4. 18Wes FoderinghamSUB
  5. 10Billy SharpSUB
  6. 22Ethan AmpaduSUB
  7. 4John FleckSUB

Timeline

  1. 38' Sander Berge (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 56' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces Oliver Burke.
  3. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Eddie Nketiah.
  4. 61' Goal! Arsenal 1, Sheffield United 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
  5. 63' Substitution, Sheffield United. John Fleck replaces Ben Osborn.
  6. 64' Goal! Arsenal 2, Sheffield United 0. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
  7. 76' Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) Substitution at 76'
  8. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka replaces Dani Ceballos.
  9. 84' Goal! Arsenal 2, Sheffield United 1. David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Baldock.
  10. 87' Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Bukayo Saka.

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