Sport tip Arsenal remained outside the top four after losing to Sheffield United
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The Arsenal squad lost to Sheffield United 0-1 in their away game in the Premier League`s 9th round match. The home side were successful with a 30th minute goal in the first leg of the Muses. After the break, Arsenal tried to change the score, but it was toothless in the attack, and so he eventually survived. The Londoners failed to get back into the top 4 and remained fifth with 15 points, while Sheffield moved up to 9th position, with 12 already.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery made just one change to the squad that defeated Bournemouth in the last round before the national team break. In place of Danny Sebayos started Joe Willock.
His Sheffield United helmer counterpart Chris Wilder also didn`t make much of a change to the 0-0 team against Watford. In place of Ollie McBurney and Calum Robinson, Lice Muse and David McGoldrick started.
The duel began quite intensively, with both teams looking for goals. In the beginning, Nicolas Pepe made a pass, and in the 20th minute he again missed an excellent chance to find the result by volleyball tips after failing to find the door from close range with his left foot after passing Kolasinak.
So it came to the 30th minute when the hosts discovered. After centering from the corner to the far post, the ball came to Jack O `Connell, who knocked it to the ground, and Lys Muse managed to get ahead of Granite Jack and send it into the net. Arsenal had a penalty shot in the coming minutes, but referee Mike Dean showed a yellow card to Bucayo Saka for a simulation. Legend Freddie Lungberg, now part of Arsenal headquarters, protested vigorously and received a yellow card. Arsenal threw themselves into the attack, and the closest to the goal was Granite Jack, who fired powerfully from the boundary of the penalty area, but Henderson saved.
After the break Arsenal tried to change the score, but showed nothing in the attack and in the end he kept.
Nikola Pepe missed again, this time not taking a chance on his team with a long shot in the 74th minute. Forwards Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang did not receive the support of their teammates, were solidly guarded and remained unnoticed on the ground.
The Gunners failed to make it back to the top four, with Sheffield United moving away from the danger zone. It is curious that Manchester United came down one position and are now 14th with 10 points.
Sheffield United - Arsenal 1-0
1:0-Muse (31)
Sheffield United: Henderson, Baldock, Basham, Egan, O `Connell, Stevens, Lundstrom, Fleck, Norwood, McGoldrick, Muse.
Arsenal: Leno, Chambers, Socrates, Louis, Kolasinak, Genduzi, Jacka, Wilk, Saka, Aubameyang, Pepe.
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