Arsenal won "5 stars" against bottom team Sheffield Utd

With home advantage and a team in good form, Arsenal easily "made a mess" of the bottom team Sheffield Utd. Statistics show Arsenal's efficiency, the Emirates team only controlled the ball 67% of the time, launched 13 shots, 8 of which were on target and scored 5 goals.

Sheffield Utd did not have many counter-attack opportunities in this match, the away team was under great pressure when Arsenal players played tirelessly from the first minute to the last. There was not a single sign of complacency in the "Gunners" playing style, thanks to that they scored a double at the end of the match to win 5-0 in a sweet final.

Nketiah celebrates after scoring for Arsenal (Photo: Getty).

Despite putting pressure on their opponents after the opening whistle, Arsenal did not open the scoring until the 28th minute. Receiving an unfavorable pass from Rice, Nketiah took a clever step, both bypassing his opponent and creating space to shoot. His diagonal shot defeated goalkeeper Foderingham, bringing the lead to 1-0. After an ineffective first half, Arsenal launched an attack right after entering the second half.

In the 50th minute, goalkeeper Foderingham let the ball bounce from a corner kick, Nketiah rushed in to score the rebound to increase the score to 3-0. The Arsenal striker quickly completed his hat-trick when he scored the third goal in the 58th minute, receiving the ball in the middle, Nketiah turned and fired a high shot that sent the ball diagonally into the left corner to score.

Arsenal comprehensively defeated Sheffield Utd (Photo: Getty).

With 3 goals, Arsenal was still not satisfied. In the 80th minute, with the help of VAR, the referee determined that Norwood had fouled Vieira in the penalty area and awarded Arsenal a penalty. Vieira took the free kick, he defeated goalkeeper Foderingham to increase the score to 4-0.

Arsenal's 5-0 victory was sealed in the 90+6 minute, starting from a corner kick, the ball fell to the ground after touching Tomiyasu. Despite being grabbed by the shirt by the opponent, Tomiyasu still tried to finish from about 5m away to score.

With 3 more points, Arsenal rose to second place in the table with 24 points, coach Arteta's team is only 2 points behind the leading team Tottenham.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/arsenal-thang-5-sao-truoc-doi-bet-bang-sheffield-utd-20231028232929912.htm