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Confirmed Arsenal team to face Sheffield United – unchanged side

Arsenal travel to Sheffield United this evening knowing nothing less than a win will do and this is the team that Mikel Arteta has selected.

Both Liverpool and Manchester City secured victories over the weekend, putting pressure on Arsenal not to drop points in their upcoming match against Sheffield United tonight.

Sheffield is currently fighting for survival in the Premier League, and while teams in such a position can occasionally cause upsets, it would be more than surprising if they manage to get anything from this game given the substantial gap between Arsenal and Sheffield United.

Assuming the Arsenal players maintain the level of performance they have displayed in the league since the start of the year, it seems highly likely that the Gunners will secure a comprehensive win.

Despite the pressure stemming from the weekend results, Arsenal has the opportunity to respond positively, and the victories for Manchester City and Liverpool should serve as motivation for the team to go out and secure all three points in tonight’s match.

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  1. Great to see all those injured players coming back with a couple more still to return. We have good squad depth, though clearly need to clear a few players out while refreshing certain positions in the summer. Am going for a 0-4 win.

    Trust the process. COYG!!

  2. According to their manager, Wilder, SU know our weakness and intend to work on it!!
    My guess is they’ll be targeting Raya at corners and free kicks, while it will be Kiwior down the wing.
    I also see Martinelli and Saka having some “attention”, so let’s hope we have a good refereeing performance.

  3. No defender on the bench. For now, that’s not a problem because our defense will hardly be tested. 4 nil to the arsenal.

    1. There’s Cedric.
      Rice can also cover at CB.
      But I get your point. Elneny should be on that bench for central defence coverage

  4. I like the idea of Havertz at CF. He should work more on his finishing and shooting. His movement and positioning is very good. We have to win this match.COYGs

  5. Good to see partey back, and the injured players returning, we need to be switched on for this game. Won’t be an “easy” win, we have to work really hard for the three points. Are we destined to see partey play at right back tonight?

  6. Win here and vs brentford and we’ll be top of the table before the City vs Liverpool clash. A draw there will ensure we stay top.

  8. Our injured players returning to bolster a team already firing on all cylinder will be a major advantage to our title challenge. Strong bench tonight with Tomi and Zinchenko coming back next week and Timber maybe vs City at the end of the month

  9. Matches like SheffU – as the clips on the radio have highlighted – can cause problems
    I’m doing my best not to be over confident having posted a 4-1 win for us. No time to get the yips COYG

  10. No one expected us to win Burnley and W Ham 0-5 and 0-6. Now everyone expects us to win by that margin. Very often in the PL the unlikely things happen, it is a very unpredictable league.

    We just need to work hard as ever, get that goal in as early as possible. COYG. All I want is a win.

  11. OT – Isn’t it amazing that the ref at the forest pool game didn’t follow the laws of the game, only misses one game BUT is in the VAR room for our game against Brentford?

    Anyone worried that we will get the wrong end of the stick tonight as well?

    1. You are right, it is a mere slap on the wrist for a poor decision, remember how the inept Lee Mason messed up our last home game against Brentford last season, and now we have the same hapless Tierney in the VAR room, you couldn’t make it up

    2. Yep that’s like congratulations for gifting Liv 3 pts now go screw over Arsenal and you’ll get a big bonus.

      Klopp farewell tour ref sympathy is well on its way.

      1. Honestly. I agree with you. Refs who make wrong calls should be given 6 month ban. EPL refs are corrupt.

    3. Makes me wonder if these refs get to express a preference for which matches they get, or if they are just assigned.

      Anyone know?

      Knowing that might suggest which direction to look for any possible… untoward behaviour, shall we say.

  12. For once we have a great bench, Arsenal need to be clever tonight, Monday Night in Sheffield could be a potential banana skin. Remember how confident we were going to play Porto after shipping five past Burnley, and we ended up losing 1-0 because were not savvy enough, clean sheet 2-0 will suffice, makes our goal difference great, then Brentford and Ivan Toney will want to make a point on Saturday, come through these two games with six point and we have a week’s break before we meet City

  16. Shame i do genuinely feel bad for them and their fans

    Havertz really nicely involved so far, whole team is ticking nicely

    1. Far from an impossibility after the 5th has just gone in

      Demoralising for SU and outstanding from us

  19. I have NEVER seen a team with its back four all in a line midway in their opponents half – and that INCLUDES THE INVINCIBLES!!

  20. Great opportunity to give so players game time in the 2nd half. If Partey does come on at least he’ll be able to play under no pressure

  21. What did arteta do to this players in dubai?
    I need that secret.
    Imagine being Sheffield watching jesus partey and esr coming on.

  22. Arsenal sliced Sheffield open as if they were a League One team

    The demolitions showed that Arteta’s new setup has been working very well

    Kroenke had better extend Arteta’s and other coaches’ contracts as soon as possible, otherwise another big team could snatch them

  23. Would of liked the 6 in a half record but oh my what a run this team is on! Records being beaten or equalled all over the place. That 5 in half despite being done 13 times before is the 1st time we have done it. Great stuff!

  24. Sheffield haven’t disappointed! Have they? What a half of football, should be 7/8 up. Double figures Jon fox? Ooh yeah, go for it boys

  26. Is it me or has anyone noticed we no longer score and sit or hold back , we just keep going . I like that

      1. From the half way line realistically
        With the way Sheffield is playing who knows if arteta decides to put him at 9.

    1. Predicted 6 nill on Dan’s game Predictor in a goal fest, but from the looks of it, I may not able to Predict this one correctly

  32. That’s just what we didn’t want – Martinelli off injured.
    I said right at the beginning the ref needed to be on the ball and he wasn’t!!

  33. What exactly could be the reasons, Kroenke’s waiting on with the gaffer’s extension.

    1. Very flat second half mainly down to subs not being up to much. But game won in 1st half, and would have preferred to see ESR on instead of Party who was awful but obviously nowhere near match fit and maybe Nelsons pace would have been more useful than Vieira’s no pace.

  34. I hope Arteta does not change his starting line up and should ease Jesus back in the team as a substitute.
    Don’t mean to dampen the mood but he complicates simple play with his too many turnovers JS 😔.

  35. Ridiculous though it is, I feel cheated of around another four goals which we could and ought to have got, had we not played in third gear in second half.

    When expectations are THAT high, you know we have a special team though.

    1. It might have had something to do with the drop in quality of some of the substitute(Partey,Cedric)

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