Arsenal v Sheffield United, 18 January 2020

Score1-1
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,310

View Arsenal v Sheffield United head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Arsenal won: 2 Drawn: 4 Sheffield United won: 2 Arsenal scored: 10 Sheffield United scored: 6 Sheffield United failed in their attempt to complete their first league double over Arsenal since the 1946-47 season in League Division One. This was referee Mike Dean's 500th game in charge of a match in the Premier League.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 45 G

Goals:

John Fleck 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Starting lineup:

Dean Henderson Goalkeeper
John Egan Defender
Jack O'Connell Defender
George Baldock Defender/Midfielder
Chris Basham Defender/Midfielder
Enda Stevens Defender/Midfielder
John Fleck Midfielder
John Lundstram Midfielder
Oliver Norwood Midfielder
Ollie McBurnie Forward
Lys Mousset Forward

Substitutions:

Eddie Nketiah for Alexandre Lacazette 74

Substitutions:

Billy Sharp for Lys Mousset 56
Callum Robinson for John Lundstram 67
Muhamed Bešić for Chris Basham 76

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 90 Y

Cards:

Oliver Norwood 4 Y
George Baldock 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Rob Holding
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Joe Willock
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michael Verrips
Defender Kieron Freeman
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Midfielder Muhamed Bešić
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Forward Billy Sharp

Comments:

League position: 10th Arsenal had now won two of their last 15 games in the Premier League (lost five). The Gunners remained unbeaten in their last 22 games in the Premier League that kicked-off at at 3pm on a Saturday since November 2015 (won 18). They had now failed to win six games in a season in the Premier League when leading at half-time for the first time.

Comments:

League position: 7th Sheffield United failed in their attempt to become the first newly-promoted team to complete a league double over Arsenal since Blackburn Rovers in the 1992-93 season. The Blades remained without a win in their last 19 games in the Premier League played in London (lost 11) since October 1992. United had now avoided defeat in ten of their 12 away games so far in this Premier League season (won three, lost two).

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Substitutions:

Eddie Nketiah for Alexandre Lacazette 74

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Rob Holding
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Joe Willock
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 10th Arsenal had now won two of their last 15 games in the Premier League (lost five). The Gunners remained unbeaten in their last 22 games in the Premier League that kicked-off at at 3pm on a Saturday since November 2015 (won 18). They had now failed to win six games in a season in the Premier League when leading at half-time for the first time.

1 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

John Fleck 83 G

Starting lineup:

Dean Henderson Goalkeeper
John Egan Defender
Jack O'Connell Defender
George Baldock Defender/Midfielder
Chris Basham Defender/Midfielder
Enda Stevens Defender/Midfielder
John Fleck Midfielder
John Lundstram Midfielder
Oliver Norwood Midfielder
Ollie McBurnie Forward
Lys Mousset Forward

Substitutions:

Billy Sharp for Lys Mousset 56
Callum Robinson for John Lundstram 67
Muhamed Bešić for Chris Basham 76

Cards:

Oliver Norwood 4 Y
George Baldock 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michael Verrips
Defender Kieron Freeman
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Midfielder Muhamed Bešić
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Forward Billy Sharp

Comments:

League position: 7th Sheffield United failed in their attempt to become the first newly-promoted team to complete a league double over Arsenal since Blackburn Rovers in the 1992-93 season. The Blades remained without a win in their last 19 games in the Premier League played in London (lost 11) since October 1992. United had now avoided defeat in ten of their 12 away games so far in this Premier League season (won three, lost two).