Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Arsenal and Sheffield United, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the 2023/2024 Premier League season. The Gunners are eager to put an end to Man City’s dominance in the English top flight and they are seen as hot favourites to win Saturday’s clash. As Mikel Arteta has a luxury to field the best possible side against Sheffield United, home win should be considered. The Spanish tactician is likely to stick to the 4-3-3 formation with fit-again Brazil forward up front.
The visitors, on the other hand, fought well against Manchester United, but eventually failed to grab something from the match. As the relegation strugglers have already conceded 24 goals in the new Premier League campaign, we do not believe that they are capable of claiming a major scalp in round 10. As for the away team, all Chris Basham, Thomas Davies, Max Lowe, Rhys Norrington-Davies, and John Egan remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Thomas Partey):
After starting his youth career at Odometah, Thomas Partey was spotted by Atletico Madrid scouts in 2011 and he soon joined the Estadio Vicente Calderon outfit. The defensive midfielder, who born in Odumase Krobo, Ghana on 13 June, 1993, played 33 league games for Atletico Madrid B, while making 14 league appearances for the first team.
After ending his loan spells with Mallorca and Almeria, Thomas Partey returned to Atletico Madrid in 2015 and he made his debut for Diego Simeone’s team in a 1-0 win over Espanyol. The Ghanaian footballer played in the 2015/2016 Champions League final against Real Madrid, coming as a substitute in the 116th minute of the game.
Thomas Partey made his Ghana debut in a 2-0 win over Mauritius in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. His main position is defensive midfield, but the Atletico Madrid man is capable of playing as a central midfielder as well. Partey scored two goals for los Rojiblancos in the 2015/2016 La Liga campaign.
Highlighted Team (Sheffield United):
Sheffield United are a professional football club that compete in the Championship. The Blades finished the 2016/2017 League One campaign in top position in the standings, with the team collecting exactly 100 points in the process. Sheffield United last competed in the Premier League in the 2006/2007 season and they were more than unfortunate not to secure the top flight survival.
The Blades finished the season in 18th place in the process and it has to be noted that they were level on points with Wigan Athletic, who managed to avoid the relegation to the English second tier. Sheffield United welcome their rivals at Bramal Lane, the stadium which was opened on April 30, 1855. The current capacity of the venue is 32.702.
The club have numerous rivalries, but the most notable one is the rivalry with their city neighbors Sheffield Wednesday. The two teams face each other in the Steel City derby and it has to be noted that United share rivalry with the likes of Barnsley, Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers and Leeds United as well.