Arsenal vs Sheffield Utd 2023-24 English Premier League

Arsenal

28': Eddie Nketiah
50': Eddie Nketiah
58': Eddie Nketiah
88': Fabio Vieira (P)
90'+6': Takehiro Tomiyasu

FT
5 - 0

Sheffield United

Nketiah bags first PL hat trick as Arsenal cruise to 5-0 win

Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah ended his scoring drought with a hat-trick in his side's 5-0 thrashing of Sheffield United in the Premier League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
28': Goal! Arsenal 1, Sheffield United 0. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
50': Goal! Arsenal 2, Sheffield United 0. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner following a corner.
58': Goal! Arsenal 3, Sheffield United 0. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
59': Substitution, Sheffield United. Cameron Archer replaces Rhian Brewster.
59': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
60': Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ben White.
66': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
70': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Sheffield United. George Baldock replaces Jayden Bogle.
71': Substitution, Sheffield United. John Fleck replaces James McAtee.
73': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
74': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
83': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ryan Oné replaces Gustavo Hamer.
87': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Goal! Arsenal 4, Sheffield United 0. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
89': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Declan Rice.
90'+6': Goal! Arsenal 5, Sheffield United 0. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,153

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+23	Newcastle United	36	66	10
+24	Manchester City	36	65	9

Full Table

Statistics

SHU		ARS
13	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	0
32.9	Possession	67.1
2	SHOTS	13
0	ON GOAL	8
0.0	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
241	Accurate Passes	598
323	Passes	659
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	3
5	Crosses	17
0.0	Cross %	0.2
57	Long Balls	38
23	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	4
20	Tackles	10
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
8	Interceptions	8
21	Effective Clearances	8
21	Clearances	8

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	David Raya (GK)
15	Jakub Kiwior
2	William Saliba
35	Oleksandr Zinchenko
4	Ben White
41	Declan Rice
10	Emile Smith Rowe
29	Kai Havertz
14	Eddie Nketiah
11	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka

Substitutes:

Gabriel Magalhães, Aaron Ramsdale, Martin Ødegaard, Jorginho, Leandro Trossard, Fabio Vieira, Reiss Nelson, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Mohamed Elneny.

Sheffield United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
18	Wes Foderingham (GK)
19	Jack Robinson
5	Auston Trusty
14	Luke Thomas
20	Jayden Bogle
16	Oliver Norwood
21	Vinicius Souza
25	Anis Ben Slimane
28	James McAtee
7	Rhian Brewster
8	Gustavo Hamer