After 6-0 West Ham and 5-0 Burnley, Arsenal won another big win on the road. In the 27th round of the English Premier League, Arsenal swept Sheffield United 6-0 away with goals from five players and an own goal from the opponentThis is already the third consecutive Premier League away win for the "Gunners" with at least five goals. While Arsenal won seven consecutive league games, they continued to cling to Liverpool and Manchester City, the top two in the table, and kept their title hopes alive.
In this game, the starting lineup of the "Gunners" remained unchanged from the previous game, and Thomas and Vieira returned to the team squad. Arsenal won 5-0 at home to Sheffield United in the opening round of the season, but it wasn't until the 28th minute that Nketiah broke the deadlock, and Odegaard was able to get home from an inverted triangle pass from Declan Rice in front of goal just five minutes into the game.
Then Arsenal's attack unfolded like mercury. In the 13th minute, Saka broke through on the right and crossed to create an own goal.
Two minutes later, the Gunners counter-attacked, with Martinelli receiving a pass from Kiwior on the left and volleying home.
Then, in the 25th minute, Havertz combined with Martinelli to steal and shoot into the far corner of the penalty area.
In the 39th minute, Odegaard went straight to the right, Saka passed back, and Rice followed up in the middle to push the goal.
The Gunners' offensive slowed down as they entered the second half with a five-goal lead, and Arsenal made it 6-0 when Kai Havertz burst into the box and set up Ben White's low left-footed shot in the 58th minute, becoming the first team in English league history to win by at least five goals in three consecutive away games. The team's next Premier League away opponent is Manchester City, and the key battle between the two sides will start at 23:30 Beijing time on March 31.
After this campaign, Arsenal have started the 2024 league game with seven consecutive wins, making them the fourth team in Premier League history to start a calendar year with seven consecutive winsThe previous three were Manchester United in 2009, Liverpool in 2020 and Manchester City in 2021. According to statistics, Arsenal have scored 31 goals in the last seven Premier League rounds, which has set a record for the total goals scored in seven consecutive rounds in Premier League historyThe previous record was 28 goals set by Manchester City in the 2017-2018 season. Interestingly, some fans joked that "Arsenal's goal difference this season (45) is already higher than Manchester United's goal difference (37)".
Boss Mikel Arteta was pleased with his side at both ends of the pitch after the game: "I loved the way the team played and what we showed, we were aggressive with and without the ball and happy to win with so many goals and a clean sheet. ”In the standings, Arsenal remains third with 61 points, two points away from Liverpool at the top and one point away from Manchester City in second. In the next round, the Gunners will host Brentford 'The Bees', while Manchester City and Liverpool will face each other in front of them, and if the two teams draw and Arsenal win, they will be able to reach the top on goal difference.
It is worth mentioning that the latest 2023-24 Premier League championship probability shows that Manchester City is 5287% in the first place, Liverpool 3594% second, Arsenal only 1117%。