Arsenal vs Sheffield United LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Gunners hit five vs Blades
Arsenal 5-0 Sheffield United: The Gunners close the gap on league leaders Tottenham with blistering display at the Emirates
Arsenal took a big step forwards in the race for the Premier League title as they hammered Sheffield United at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Mikel Arteta will be over the moon with his team’s display as Eddie Nketiah proved his worth as the main forward once more by scoring a hat-trick to secure the points before Fabio Vieira and Takehiro Tomiyasu put the icing of the cake for the Gunners with goals from the bench.
Nketiah completed his first Premier League hat-trick to extend Arsenal’s unbeaten start to the season, scoring his first with a deft touch and finish, before thumping his second effort into the roof of the net.
A superb strike from 25 yards secured the hat-trick before Vieira netted a late penalty and Tomiyasu got on the end of a flick from Mohamed Elneny.
Relive the latest action from the Premier League below plus get all the latest odds and tips right here:
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Substitution Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka Reiss Luke Nelson
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There's another double change for United now. Bogle, who has just been booked, goes off for Baldock.
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Bogle has his arms all over Trossard as the Belgian tries to cut inside and he's booked for it.
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It looks like Rice has overhit the pass, but Tomiyasu manages to scoop it back from the byline. Nketiah is waiting in the middle to get another chance, but Norwood just beats him to it.
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Arsenal are making a double change now. White is going off for Tomiyasu.
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Substitution Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva Leandro Trossard
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It's better from the visitors as they manage to push Arsenal back into their own box. Archer looks to Thomas down the left, but he's dispossessed before he can pick out a cross.
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GOOD SAVE! Robinson bundles the ball away from Havertz, but only gets it as far as Martinelli on the left. He clips it to the edge of the box where White meets it first time, but Foderingham gets behind the shot to push it away.
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He's only been on the field for a minute, but Osborn clips the back of Havertz's heels and is shown the first booking of the game.
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