In the early hours of this morning, Beijing time, the 27th round of the English Premier League ended the last game, Arsenal defeated Sheffield United 6-0 away, and continued to maintain the pursuit of leaders Liverpool and Blue Moon Manchester City in the standings.
In this game, Arteta lined up in a 433 formation, Raya was still the starting goalkeeper who couldn't beat him, Kiwior, Saliba, Gabriel and Ben White built the backfield defense, the midfield trio was Odegaard, Jorginho and Rice, who has been the thigh of the Gunners this season, and Havertz and Martinelli Saka were on the front line.
In the second minute, Saka fired a powerful shot from inside the box, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced off the crossbar, and Martinelli's follow-up shot was blocked by Sheffield United goalkeeper Gulbic with his foot.
Five minutes later, Arsenal had a great chance to score, Jorginho cleverly cut through, Rice crossed into the box, Odegaard smashed through the crowd and fired into the net with ease, giving Arsenal a 1-0 lead.
In the 13th minute of the game, Arsenal continued to besiege the opponent's goal, Saka broke through to the penalty area on the right side and chose to cross, the ball touched Sheffield United defender Borg's body and bounced into the goal, Arsenal led 2-0.
After falling behind by two goals in the opening 13 minutes, the Sheffield United fans who watched the game were heartbroken, however, Arsenal's goal performance was not over.
In the 15th minute of the game, Odegaard calmly split the ball, and the follow-up Kiwior and Martinelli played the ball with each other, and the latter fired a powerful shot directly through Gerbic's ten fingers, and Arsenal led 3-0.
In the 25th minute of the game, Martinelli actively scrambled to steal the ball from the feet of Ahmed Odezic, and the follow-up Havertz broke through with the ball and scored with a low shot, giving Arsenal a 4-0 lead.
In the 39th minute of the game, Odegaard went straight, Saka broke through to the bottom line with the ball and passed back to the inverted triangle, and Rice, who arrived at the horse, pushed a shot to expand the score to 5-0.
In the second half of the game, the two sides changed sides and fought again! With a five-goal advantage, Arsenal did not stop scoring.
In the 58th minute, Jorginho's precise long pass, Havertz on the edge of the box received the ball and did it back, Ben White volleyed past Sheffield United again, and Arsenal led 6-0.
In the 63rd minute, Arsenal made a substitution, with Gabriel Jesus, Cedric and Thomas coming on for Martinelli, Jorginho and Ben White.
Interestingly, this was Thomas' fifth league appearance for Arsenal this season, having previously missed almost half a season.
Gabriel Jesus and Kiwior threatened in front of Sheffield United in the following period, but could not find a way to find the back of the net.
In the end, thanks to the likes of Kai Havertz and Rice, Arsenal won comfortably 6-0 against promoted Sheffield United, and while the Gunners' crazy goalscoring performance boosted the confidence of the fans, everyone knew it was just an appetizer before they and Porto qualified for the Champions League.
Go ahead! Arsenal! Be brave enough to get over the hurdles of Porto!