Sheffield United vs Arsenal

Date – 28/06/2020

Kick off time – 13:00pm (GMT)

Venue – Bramall Lane

Head to Head Stats

In the last three meetings between the two, there has been a win, draw and a loss for both teams. (1W, 1D, 1L)

Only one team has scored in this fixture in two of the last three games.

Last time out in the FA Cup, Arsenal beat Sheffield 1-0.

Last time out it ended in a 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium.

Match Preview

Coming off the back of a solid performance with three points to show, at a notoriously tough place to travel for Arsenal in previous seasons will be such a confidence booster for the squad. Arteta will be looking to build on that result on Sunday afternoon, however it will be no easy game as we all know from earlier on in the campaign.

Both sides form since the restart has been questionable to say the least with Sheffield drawing one and losing the other two by the score line of 3-0. On the other hand, The Gunners have one win and two losses in their first three games back. Last time out at Bramall Lane, the home side narrowly beat Arsenal 1-0 in which was a toughly fought battle and I see this game being no different. Both sides will feel they have a chance in this game due to the vulnerabilities they have shown over the last few weeks, as a result it will probably come down to which sides strikers can take chances when it comes their way. Let’s see the team news for both sides:

The Gunners will be without young star Gabriel Martinelli for the rest of the season, as it was confirmed on Friday that he has undergone surgery on his knee and will now start his rehabilitation. Arteta will also be without Callum Chambers, Bernd Leno, Pablo Mari, Cedric Soares and Lucas Torreira as his injury list starts to mount up as it seems to do every season. Blades boss Chris Wilder has received a boost ahead of this fixture with Dean Henderson and John Egan likely to be welcomed back into the side this weekend, as both missed out in their 3-0 defeat to Manchester United due to ineligibility and suspension.

Predicted Lineup

Formation – 4-3-3

GK – Emilio Martinez

RB – Maitland-Niles

CB – Rob Holding

CB – David Luiz

LB – Sead Kolasinac

CM – Granit Xhaka

CM – Joe Willock

CM- Bukayo Saka

RW- Nicolas Pepe

LW – Aubameyang

ST – Alexandre Lacazette

Score Prediction

I believe last weeks away win would have helped our confidence a lot, therefore my prediction is:

Sheffield United 0-2 Arsenal

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James Humphreys