Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Monday’s football game between Sheffield United and Arsenal will bring down the curtain on the Premier League round 27. The Blades aim to make amends for back-to-back losses to Brighton and Wolverhampton, but they will have a mountain to climb against the Gunners. Given the number of absentees in the home team, we are not tempted to put our money on the relegation strugglers.
Mikel Arteta’s men, on the other hand, rolled over Newcastle United 4-1 to stay in the title race. Anyhow, David faces Goliath at Bramall Lane and anything but a routine away win would be a big surprise. Both Oleksandr Zinchenko and Thomas Partey should be fit for the match, while both Takehiro Tomiyasu and Jurrien Timber remain on the sidelines with injuries. In their last meeting at the venue Arsenal outplayed Sheffield United 3-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Oliver Norwood):
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Oliver Norwood is a Reading midfielder who began his youth career at Manchester United. Norwood made his debut for the reserve team against Middlesbrough in November, 2007, but he did not get a chance to play for the first team. After ending his loan spell with Coventry City in 2012, the 180-cm-tall midfielder signed a contract with Huddersfield Town.
Oliver Norwood scored eight goals in 80 league appearances for the club between 2012 and 2014. Later in 2014 he joined Reading for an undisclosed fee and he made his debut for the Royals against Nottingham Forest on 23 August, 2014.
Norwood was born in Burnley, England and he has six caps for England U16 team. He played three games for the U17 team as well, but he then decided to represent Northern Ireland as his heritage is Northern Irish. Norwood made his debut for the Green and White Army on 11 August, 2010, in a 2-0 loss to Montenegro. He replaced Sammy Clingan in the second half of the match.
Highlighted Team (Arsenal):
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Arsenal are regarded as one of the best English teams. The Gunners have won 12 FA Cup trophies, 13 league titles and two League Cups, but they have yet to lift the Champions League trophy. Arsene Wenger’s team were on the verge of beating Barcelona in the Champions League final back in 2006, but they eventually failed to win the prestigious title.
Arsenal used to play their homes at Highbury, but in 2006 they moved to the Emirates Stadium. The capacity of the stadium is 60,260. The Gunners won their last Premier League trophy back in 2004, with the capital club going through the season without a single loss. The likes of Thierry Henry, Denis Bergkamp and Robert Pires were part of the team back then, but Arsenal have not won the league trophy ever since.
Arsenal was founded by Woolwich munitions workers as Dial Square back in 1886. It is well known that Tottenham Hotspur are Arsenal’s fiercest rivals and there have always been fireworks when the two local rivals meet in the North London derby.