(Football news) The Bees split the points with Chelsea, their neighbors in West London, in a 2-2 draw the night before, as Arsenal destroyed Sheffield United 6-0.
With Arsenal continuing to shatter Premier League defenses, some of the team’s top-tier competitors may now be investigating mid-season trips to Dubai. Monday’s triumphant visit to Bramall Lane gave the Gunners 31 goals from their seven league games in 2024.
After just 25 minutes, the dejected Blades supporters made a beeline for the exits. At that point, Arteta’s team was up 4 goals to 1, thanks to goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, and an own goal by Jayden Bogle. Declan Rice’s excellent finish completed their five-star performance before the half.
Ben White’s left-footed strike – a collector’s item for the right-back – rubber-stamped Arsenal’s joint-biggest away win in their league history, while also seeing the Gunners become the first team in English league history to win three successive away games by at least a five-goal margin, following previous decimations of Burnley and West Ham United.
With Liverpool and Manchester City not returning to top-flight duty on Sunday – where at least one will be guaranteed to drop points in their mouthwatering Anfield battle – Arsenal will rise into first place with an eighth Premier League win on the trot on Saturday, and victory will also guarantee a second-placed ranking by the end of the week at the very worst.
Hitting Sheffield United for six also means that none of the other 19 teams can match Arsenal’s unparalleled tally of 68 goals and +45 goal difference – 23 shipped at the other end was already the best record of its kind – and another emphatic triumph would represent the perfect warm-up to next week’s crucial Champions League last-16 second leg versus Porto.
In addition, six goals were scored in Brentford’s most recent away game against West Ham United, which resulted in a 4-2 thumping that sent Thomas Frank’s struggling team to their third straight Premier League defeat. However, the Bees were able to temporarily halt the bleeding when Chelsea visited town.
After Nicolas Jackson’s opening goal, Mads Roerslev’s first goal of the Premier League season and an incredible bicycle kick by Yoane Wissa turned the West London derby upside down. However, with 83 minutes remaining, Axel Disasi reached the back stick to salvage a draw for the Blues.
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