Arsenal welcome Sheffield United to the Emirates Stadium in one of Saturday’s 3 o’clock Premier League fixtures.
Arsenal will be looking to close the gap on their North London rivals against bottom-of-the-table and winless Sheffield United.
Here we bring you the latest team news, match prediction and betting tips.
Arsenal Team News
Gabriel Jesus picked up a hamstring injury in midweek which sees him join Thomas Partey (muscle injury) and Jurrien Timber (knee) on Arsenal’s injury list.
Zinchenko should return to the squad along with Aaron Ramsdale, who missed the UEFA Champions League win over Sevilla to witness the birth of his child.
Arsenal Predicted Lineup:
Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Rice, Havertz, Ødegaard, Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli
Sheffield United Team News
Sheffield United’s injury list seems to be growing by the minute. They’ll be without Anel Ahmedhodzic (hamstring), Chris Basham (ankle), Max Lowe (ankle), Daniel Jebbison (illness), John Egan (ankle), Tom Davies (thigh) and Rhys Norrington-Davies (thigh) for the trip to the Emirates Stadium, whilst Ollie McBurnie (groin), George Baldock (calf) and William Osula (muscle injury) will all be assessed ahead of kick-off.
Sheffield United Predicted Lineup:
Foderingham, Bogie, Trusty, Robinson, Thomas, McAtee, Souza, Norwood, Hamer, Archer, Brewster
Match Prediction
Even out the substantial injury problems for the visitors, you’d expect Arsenal to have enough to win this one comfortably. The Gunners are unbeaten in the Premier League this season and nobody has found the key to stopping them from scoring so far. They head into the game on the back of an impressive win away at Sevilla in midweek, and on an unbeaten run in home games against Sheffield United which stretches back to 1971.
Sheffield United have made a miserable start to their Premier League return, claiming just 1 point from their opening 9 games. They were beaten 5-1 on aggregate by Arsenal in the 2020/21 season, and look more likely to trouble Derby County’s record for lowest points in a Premier League season than they do to trouble Arsenal in this game.
The South Yorkshire side are yet to earn a point on their travels this season and have lost 5 Premier League games on the bounce, conceding at least 2 goals on each occasion.
We expect Mikel Arteta’s Gunners to be firing on all cylinders against Paul Heckingbottom’s blunt Blades, with the only consolation for the visitors being that Arsenal don’t tend to go for the jugular after earning a comfortable lead and prefer to see out games in a more managed fashion, meaning another 8-0 thrashing could be off the cards.
Prediction: Arsenal 3-0 Sheffield United
Betting Tips
- Arsenal to Win (-1.5)
- Eddie Nketiah Over 1.5 Shots on Target
- Arsenal to Win Both Halves
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