Arsenal v Sheffield United, 28 October 2023

Score5-0 to Arsenal
RefereeTim Robinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,153

View Arsenal v Sheffield United head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Arsenal won: 5 Drawn: 4 Sheffield United won: 2 Arsenal scored: 20 Sheffield United scored: 7 . This was Arsenal's biggest league win against Sheffield United since a 5-0 victory at Bramall Lane in League Division One on 29 January 1972.

5 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Goals:

Eddie Nketiah 28 G
Eddie Nketiah 50 G
Eddie Nketiah 58 G
Fábio Vieira penalty 88 P
Takehiro Tomiyasu 90+6 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Starting lineup:

Wes Foderingham Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Auston Trusty Defender
Jack Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Anis Ben Slimane Midfielder
Gustavo Hamer Midfielder
Oliver Norwood Midfielder
Vinícius Souza Midfielder
James McAtee Midfielder/Forward
Rhian Brewster Forward

Substitutions:

Takehiro Tomiyasu for Ben White 66
Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 66
Fábio Vieira for Emile Smith Rowe 73
Reiss Nelson for Bukayo Saka 73
Mohamed El Neny for Declan Rice 89

Substitutions:

Cameron Archer for Rhian Brewster 59
Ben Osborn for Anis Ben Slimane 59
George Baldock for Jayden Bogle 71
John Fleck for James McAtee 71
Ryan Oné for Gustavo Hamer 83

Cards:

Cards:

Ben Osborn 60 Y
Jayden Bogle 70 Y
Oliver Norwood 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Gabriel
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adam Davies
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Yasser Larouci
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder Ryan Oné
Midfielder/Forward Andre Brooks
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Midfielder/Forward Bénie Traoré
Forward Cameron Archer

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal had now kept a clean sheet in consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2021. . They had now converted all six penalties they had been awarded in their ten games so far in this Premier League season. . Eddie Nketiah’s hat-trick was the second of his senior career; also in the Gunners’ 5-1 win against Sunderland in the League Cup on 21 December 2021. . Arsenal were awarded a penalty in the 87th minute following a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 20th . Sheffield United had now taken one point from their opening ten games in each of their last two seasons in the Premier League. . This was the Blades' biggest defeat in an away game since a 5-0 loss at Leicester City in the Premier League on 14 March 2021. . They had now equalled the competition record for the fewest points (one) and the worst goal difference (minus 22) after the first ten games of a season in the Premier League. They had also conceded the most goals (29).

5 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Eddie Nketiah 28 G
Eddie Nketiah 50 G
Eddie Nketiah 58 G
Fábio Vieira penalty 88 P
Takehiro Tomiyasu 90+6 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Substitutions:

Takehiro Tomiyasu for Ben White 66
Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 66
Fábio Vieira for Emile Smith Rowe 73
Reiss Nelson for Bukayo Saka 73
Mohamed El Neny for Declan Rice 89

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Gabriel
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal had now kept a clean sheet in consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2021. . They had now converted all six penalties they had been awarded in their ten games so far in this Premier League season. . Eddie Nketiah’s hat-trick was the second of his senior career; also in the Gunners’ 5-1 win against Sunderland in the League Cup on 21 December 2021. . Arsenal were awarded a penalty in the 87th minute following a VAR review.

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Wes Foderingham Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Auston Trusty Defender
Jack Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Anis Ben Slimane Midfielder
Gustavo Hamer Midfielder
Oliver Norwood Midfielder
Vinícius Souza Midfielder
James McAtee Midfielder/Forward
Rhian Brewster Forward

Substitutions:

Cameron Archer for Rhian Brewster 59
Ben Osborn for Anis Ben Slimane 59
George Baldock for Jayden Bogle 71
John Fleck for James McAtee 71
Ryan Oné for Gustavo Hamer 83

Cards:

Ben Osborn 60 Y
Jayden Bogle 70 Y
Oliver Norwood 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adam Davies
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Yasser Larouci
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder Ryan Oné
Midfielder/Forward Andre Brooks
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Midfielder/Forward Bénie Traoré
Forward Cameron Archer

Comments:

League position: 20th . Sheffield United had now taken one point from their opening ten games in each of their last two seasons in the Premier League. . This was the Blades' biggest defeat in an away game since a 5-0 loss at Leicester City in the Premier League on 14 March 2021. . They had now equalled the competition record for the fewest points (one) and the worst goal difference (minus 22) after the first ten games of a season in the Premier League. They had also conceded the most goals (29).