Arsenal vs Sheffield United LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Gunners hit five vs Blades
Arsenal 5-0 Sheffield United: The Gunners close the gap on league leaders Tottenham with blistering display at the Emirates
Arsenal took a big step forwards in the race for the Premier League title as they hammered Sheffield United at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Mikel Arteta will be over the moon with his team’s display as Eddie Nketiah proved his worth as the main forward once more by scoring a hat-trick to secure the points before Fabio Vieira and Takehiro Tomiyasu put the icing of the cake for the Gunners with goals from the bench.
Nketiah completed his first Premier League hat-trick to extend Arsenal’s unbeaten start to the season, scoring his first with a deft touch and finish, before thumping his second effort into the roof of the net.
A superb strike from 25 yards secured the hat-trick before Vieira netted a late penalty and Tomiyasu got on the end of a flick from Mohamed Elneny.
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Arsenal vs Sheffield United
Mikel Arteta makes five changes to the side that beat Sevilla on Tuesday, as Kiwior, Zinchenko, Smith Rowe, Havertz and Nketiah are all brought in. Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Odegaard and Jorginho all start on the bench, while Gabriel Jesus is out after picking up a hamstring injury in that game.
Arsenal vs Sheffield United
SHEFFIELD UNITED SUBS: Ryan One, Benie Traore, Andre Brooks, Cameron Archer, Yasser Larouci, George Baldock, Ben Osborn, Adam Davies, John Fleck.
Arsenal vs Sheffield United
SHEFFIELD UNITED STARTING XI (4-5-1): Wes Foderingham; Jayden Bogle, Auston Trusty, Jack Robinson, Luke Thomas; James McAtee, Oliver Norwood, Anis Ben Slimane, Vinicius Souza, Gustavo Hamer; Rhian Brewster.
Arsenal vs Sheffield United
SHEFFIELD UNITED STARTING XI (4-5-1): Wes Foderingham; Jayden Bogle, Auston Trusty, Jack Robinson, Luke Thomas; James McAtee, Oliver Norwood, Anis Ben Slimane, Vinicius Souza, Gustavo Hamer; Rhian Brewster.
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ARSENAL STARTING XI (4-3-3): David Raya; Ben White, William Saliba, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Emile Smith Rowe, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz; Bukayo Saka, Eddie Nketiah, Gabriel Martinelli.
Arsenal vs Sheffield United
It couldn't be a bigger contrast to their opponents, as United prop up the table with just a solitary point to their name from a draw with Everton, having lost their other eight outings in the Premier League. They're still looking for their first victory in any competition this season and will be looking to turn things around after losing their last five matches on the bounce, conceding 17 times in that run and scoring just two.
Arsenal vs Sheffield United
A late showing in their last Premier League game saw Arsenal come from 2-0 down to draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to maintain their unbeaten start in the competition (W6 D3). They're looking to close the gap to Tottenham back to two points again at the top of the table and come into this game on the back of a 2-1 victory over Sevilla in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Arsenal vs Sheffield United
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Arsenal vs Sheffield United line-ups
Arsenal XI: Raya, Zinchenko, Kiwior, Saliba, White, Rice, Havertz, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Nketiah, Saka.
Sheffield United XI: Foderingham, Bogle, Trusty, Robinson, Thomas, McAtee, Norwood, Souza, Hamer, Ben Slimane, Brewster.
Arsenal vs Sheffield United
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