Match Thread Arsenal v. Sheffield United - 4th October 2020

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EPL Week 4 - Sunday 4th October 2020 - Emirates Stadium​

Please keep all discussion related to the match within this thread.

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Officials:

Referee: Lee Mason
Assistant Referee: Mark Scholes
Assistant Referee: Timothy Wood
Fourth Official: Robert Jones
Video Assistant Referee: Andre Marriner
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Peter Kirkup

Coverage:

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[Stannington Blade]

And I really fancy us tomorrow for some reason (even if BrewDog doesn't play).

Think we can get at them and get a decent result (provided that legohead doesn't get his players falling over in the box and conning the ref all afternoon for ridiculous penalties).

I cannot unsee this now. Thanks for that image

Feel strangely optimistic about today and I have no idea why.

 

[davidblade]

We will put in a good honest workman like performance, Arsenal players will fall over whenever anyone goes near them, Lee Mason will give us the square root of fuck all decision wise and we will lose. I Just hope we get a goal to give us a spark of hope going into the huge game against Fulham.

Unfortunately I think you’re spot on , ffs our luck has to change soon

 

[232 Bramall Lane]

I can take losing provided we put in a decent performance.
However I fear another poor refereeing/ VAR decision will cost us again, as it has in our last 2 matches.

 

[Caveblade]

I have no optimism about this at all. You just know Mason will be strutting around like a matador, Arsenal players will be collapsing like nine pins if a blades players is within a foot of them and there will be another shit decision that turns the match.

At least the atmosphere might be better than it normally is at the Emirates!

 

[petcharlie]

Lee Mason ......yuk.

OH NO TELL ME YOU ARE KIDDING.

 

[OrderOfStGeorge]

We have nothing to lose in these games we should just be positive and have a go.

 

[BangorBlade]

Brewster not available today according to sky sports

 

[JayGreen17]

Brewster not available today according to sky sports

That’s a shame

 

[essyoueffsee]

If you're starting up top for the Blades today you're putting in a performance, because Brewster walks straight in next game.

 

[Blade58]

Brewster not available today according to sky sports

boo

 

[bromtom]

That’s a shame

Might just be going on the unsubstantiated media reports from the other day, we'll find out in a few minutes.

 

[bromtom]

Might just be going on the unsubstantiated media reports from the other day, we'll find out in a few minutes.

Nope.

 

[Flatcap]

 

[Antonb]

loads of goals for us then

 

[Wards]

Lee Mason usually has a stonking erection for Arsenal so don’t expect a thing from that bald twat today

 

[Johnnyblade]

No Fleck again?

 

[bromtom]

No Fleck again?

Not done anything to suggest he should be starting really. Osborn a lot more lively.

 

[BiggerBladeThanThou]

No Fleck again?

Surprises me. The game V Arsenal will be slower which would suit Fleck.

 

[Cheesebored]

No Fleck again?

Fleck was below par and Osborn's done enough to retain his place IMO.

 

[essyoueffsee]

Not done anything to suggest he should be starting really. Osborn a lot more lively.

Interesting he's getting in Infront of Lunny.

 

[Conspiracy realist]

Not done anything to suggest he should be starting really. Osborn a lot more lively.

Fleck keeps and distributes a lot better

 

[robbiez666]

Bit worried that two of our 3 CBs don't have much in the way of pace and they're up against Aubameyang, Saka, Nketiah and Willian.

I'm regretting not having any Arsenal player sin my FPL.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Interesting he's getting in Infront of Lunny.

Is it? They aren’t exactly competing for the same position.

 

[Wright1889]

Fleck keeps and distributes a lot better

Fleck is always shite for first 5 games then like a steam train you can’t stop him.

But right now we can’t afford passengers.

 

[Revolution]

Fleck is always shite for first 5 games then like a steam train you can’t stop him.

But right now we can’t afford passengers.

And yet McGoldrick starts.

 

[essyoueffsee]

Is it? They aren’t exactly competing for the same position.

What? Of course they are.

 

[Geordie Blade]

McBurnie caused Arsenal all sorts of problems in the cup game. I’m surprised he isn’t starting.

 

[McGoaldrick]

And yet McGoldrick starts.

He does make everyone else on the pitch better

 

[Danetheblade]

Stevens still starts. Criminal. No Bogle even on the bench.. weird. Lunny starting again, absolute joke. MCG and Burke aren't the answer. Star signing last season in MCB should be playing alongside burke imo. Think wilder definitely has his favourites, and I'm somewhat questioning this "in on merit and what I see on the training ground" ethos.

 

[bromtom]

What? Of course they are.

Osborn and Fleck - Left
Lundstram - Right