Arsenal travel to Bramall Lane to take on Sheffield United in the Monday Night Football in the Premier League this weekend. Sheffield United look to get off the bottom of the table whereas Arsenal aim to hunt down Manchester City and Liverpool.
Sheffield United currently sit rock bottom of the Premier League after 26 games. The Blades have three wins, four draws and 19 losses, leaving them on 13 points, equal with Burnley and 11 points from safety.
In their last five games in all competitions, Sheffield United have one win and four losses.
Ben Brereton Diaz opened the scoring for The Blades in the first minute but Eberechi Eze equalised for Crystal Palace. James McAtee regained the lead for Sheffield United but Eze scored again for Palace to make it 2 - 2 at halftime. However, Michael Olise scored in the second half to give Palace the 3 - 2 win. The visit from Aston Villa saw Villa take a 4 - 0 lead into halftime, with John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Leon Bailey and Youri Tielemans all scoring. Alex Moreno then grabbed a goal in the second half to give Villa the 5 - 0 win.
Sheffield United bounced back against Luton Town. A goal from Cameron Archer and a penalty from McAtee gave Sheffield United the 2 - 0 lead at halftime. A penalty from Carlton Morris got Luton on the scoresheet but a goal from Vinicius Souza secured the 3 - 1 win for The Blades. After the early red card to Mason Holgate, a brace from Simon Adingra, an own goal from Jack Robinson and goals from Facundo Bunoanotte and Danny Welbeck gave Brighton the 5 - 0 win.
The last time out for Sheffield United was against Wolves. Pablo Sarabia scored the only goal of the game in the 30th minute in the 1 - 0 win for Wolves.
Arsenal, on the other hand, currently sit third in the Premier League. In 26 games, The Gunners have 18 wins, four draws and four losses which leaves them on 58 points, one point from Man City and two points from top of the league Liverpool.
In their last five games in all competitions, Arsenal have four wins and one loss.
In a big game at the top of the table, Arsenal hosted Liverpool. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring for Arsenal, but an own goal from Gabriel Magalhaes made it level at halftime. Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard both scored in the second half to give Arsenal the 3 - 1 win over ten-man Liverpool, who had Ibrahima Konate sent off. Saka grabbed a brace next time out against West Ham and was joined on the scoresheet by William Saliba, Magalhaes, Trossard and Declan Rice in the 6 - 0 win over West Ham.
It was another high-scoring game for Arsenal against Burnley. It was another brace for Saka and goals from Martin Odegaard, Trossard and Kai Havertz secured the 5 - 0 win over Burnley. In the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16, Arsenal took on Porto. Galeno scored the only goal of the game in the 94th minute to give Porto the 1 - 0 win.
The most recent outing for Arsenal was against Newcastle. An own goal from Sven Botman and goals from Havertz, Saka and Jakub Kiwior gave Arsenal the 4 - 1 win, with former Gunner Joe Willock on the scoresheet for Newcastle.
This will be the 120th meeting between Sheffield United and Arsenal, with the first meeting coming all the way back in 1903. Arsenal have the better record in the fixture with 52 wins in comparison to Sheffield United’s 40 wins, with the other 27 games ending in a draw.