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PL on Citi: Arsenal fall to Sheffield United

Bernard Osei by Bernard Osei
October 22, 2019
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Arsenal suffered their second loss of the 2019/20 Premier League season after being beaten 1-0 by Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

Lys Mousset’s first-half strike was all that separated the two sides to inflict another 1-0 loss on the Gunners at Sheffield United, which was the score when they last faced each other in the Premier League on December 2006.

Mousset took advantage of some poor marking in the box on 30 minutes
Mousset took advantage of some poor marking in the box on 30 minutes

It was a frustrating evening all round for Unai Emery’s men, with record signing Nicolas Pepe missing a glorious chance from six yards out.

Meanwhile, Arsenal youngster Bukayo Saka was booked for diving in the box and assistant first-team coach Freddie Ljungberg was also yellow-carded by referee Mike Dean.

The Gunners have not won away in the league since the opening day – as the Gunners missed the chance to go third in the table.

Arsenal thought they should have had a penalty after six minutes when John Egan pulled Sokratis back by his shirt as the hosts defended a corner.

Referee Dean seemed to have a good view of the incident but he was unmoved, although television replays appeared to show Egan had got away with one.

The Gunners should have taken the lead midway through the first half. Pepe started a swift, slick counter-attack deep inside his own half and he should have finished it too.

The attack developed down the left and Sead Kolasinac whipped a pin-point cross into the six-yard box where Pepe was arriving at the far post, but the Ivorian went for the ball with his left foot rather than his right and somehow touched it wide.

The Blades capitalized on their good fortune after half an hour when Mousset turned the ball home from close range after Jack O’Connell had headed Oliver Norwood’s corner back across goal.

The hosts could have had a penalty when George Baldock went down under a challenge from Kolasinac, while immediately at the other end Arsenal felt aggrieved for the second time when, rather than point to the penalty spot, Dean booked Saka for diving after he went to ground following a coming together with Egan.

Arsenal assistant coach Ljungberg was so incensed by the decision that he also received a yellow card for his protests.

Even Emery’s assistant Ljungberg was given a yellow card
Emery’s assistant Ljungberg was given a yellow card

Dean Henderson ensured his side went into half-time ahead when he pushed away Granit Xhaka’s 30-yard strike in first-half injury time.

Arsenal made a change at the break with Dani Ceballos replacing Joe Willock. The Spaniard, on loan from Real Madrid, gave the home defenders something new to think about early in the second half, coming in-field from the left and finding pockets of space.

He might have equalized after an hour but scuffed his shot from Saka’s cross and, in the end, it was a routine save for Henderson.

At the other end, the Blades remained a threat and Baldock sliced an attempt wide before John Fleck’s driven effort rippled the side-netting, with many inside Bramall Lane thinking it was 2-0.

Chris Wilder’s men were deserving winners
Chris Wilder’s men were deserving winners

Fleck then hit a swerving shot from long distance that was spilled by Bernd Leno, who managed to regather the ball before the onrushing David McGoldrick could pounce.

Emery brought on the fit-again Alexandre Lacazette, out since September with an ankle injury, midway through the second half, with Xhaka making way.

The Frenchman soon won a free-kick in a dangerous position just on the edge of the box. Pepe took it but his curling effort over the defensive wall was seen all the way into the hands of Henderson.

The hosts withstood some pressure late on as the Gunners searched for an equalizing goal. Kolasniac headed over the crossbar and Calum Chambers flashed a shot across the face of goal but Chris Wilder’s team saw it out for a deserved win.

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