Arsenal extended their streak of dominant victories by defeating Sheffield United 6-0, propelling them closer to title contenders Liverpool and Manchester City at the summit of the table.
After securing impressive 6-0 and 5-0 victories against West Ham and Burnley respectively in their previous away matches, Arsenal continued their dominating form by establishing a five-goal lead at halftime against [Opponent] with goals from Martin Odegaard, an own goal by Jayden Bogle, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, and Declan Rice.
The home team’s struggles persisted in the second half as Ben White contributed with a remarkable strike. Arsenal also welcomed back Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus, and Fabio Vieira from injury, enhancing the Gunners’ squad depth.
With an impressive tally of 31 goals in their last seven league outings, the Gunners are aware that a victory against Brentford at home on Saturday could propel them to the top of the Premier League table. This opportunity arises just before rivals Liverpool and Manchester City face each other on Sunday.
Sheffield United, witnessing fans depart Bramall Lane after Arsenal’s third goal within 15 minutes, continue to languish 11 points adrift from safety with only 11 games left in the season.
Their plight is exacerbated by a staggering goal difference of minus 50, having conceded a total of 72 goals in 27 league matches this season.
Jamie Carragher dismantles Sheffield
Jamie Carragher described Sheffield United’s display as a “disgrace” and “the most one-sided games of football I’ve ever seen” – per Sky Sports
“That first half from Sheffield United was a disgrace,” he said. “It’s one of the most one-sided games of football I’ve ever seen.
“To consider you come into this game on the back of losing two Premier League home games 5-0, that’s shocking – it really is. It’s probably one of the worst performances I’ve ever seen.
“I can’t think of anything worse I’ve ever seen in a half of football than that.
“Whatever Chris Wilder decides to do [going forward] he’s going to be sat on the bench terrified that he’s going to have more games like that.
“You actually look at Sheffield United and, in some ways, they almost had a better team last season in the Championship.
“You can talk about Chris Wilder, the players but you can also look at the ownership as well with what happened in the summer losing two of their best players (Sander Berge, Iliman Ndiaye). They were just not equipped for the Premier League.
“I don’t think any team whether you’re in the Premier League, League Two or the Conference, would expect Arsenal to be 5-0 up at half-time. That’s not acceptable.”
Sheffield United find themselves at the bottom of the Premier League standings, trailing 11 points behind the safety zone.
