Sheffield United vs Arsenal: How to Watch, Betting Odds & Prediction

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Written by: Luke Brown

Arsenal head to Bramall Lane to face a struggling Sheffield United on Monday as the Gunners look to keep pace with Liverpool and Manchester City in the title race.

Mikel Arteta's side won the reverse fixture with a resounding 5-0 victory in October.

How to Watch Sheffield United vs Arsenal in the UK:

UK viewers can watch the game live on Sky Sports Main Event on Monday evening with coverage set to begin at 6:30pm. Kick-off is set for 8pm at Bramall Lane.

Recent Form:

Both sides head into the match in opposing form. Sheffield United look almost certain for the drop, having picked up just four points in their last six games. Chris Wilder's side were dealt a further blow with news that Everton's initial ten-point reduction would be reduced to six earlier this week. The Blades' misery was compounded with a 1-0 away loss to Wolves last time out.

Arsenal meanwhile have won six in a row in the Premier League since a 2-1 away loss to Fulham in January. The Gunners were however upset by Porto in the first leg of the Champions League round-of-16 tie last week when the Londoners suffered a 1-0 away defeat. They responded well however by handily dispatching of Newcastle in a 4-1 win at the Emirates last weekend.

Arteta's side have been in rich scoring form of late, bagging 15 goals in their last three league matches which included 0-6 and 0-5 wins over West Ham and Burnley. Winger Bukayo Saka is already on 13 goals and seven assists heading into the game on Monday, with the Englishman bagging five in his last three games.

Team News:

Sheffield United will again be without defender Mason Holgate who is still serving his suspension for his red card against Brighton earlier this month. The Blades will also be without long-term absentees John Egan, Chris Basham, Rhys Norrington-Davies and Max Lowe.

Arsenal head to the Steel City with no fresh injury concerns, but will be without Jurien Timber who suffered an injury to his ACL in the opening game of the season. Oleksandr Zinchenko and Thomas Partey could return to the squad this weekend.

Betting Odds:

It's little surprise to see Arsenal enter as strong favourites against relegation-bound Sheffield United. The home come in at 18/1 to score the upset with Coral, carrying an implied probability of just 5.26%.

Bet365 have the Gunners at 2/11 (implied probability of 84.62%) to keep pressure on Liverpool and Manchester City, both of whom will have played by the time the match kicks off on Monday.

The draw enters at 15/2 with PaddyPower, carrying an implied probability of 11.76%.

Summer signing Kai Havertz has begun to settle in North London after a difficult start. The German has scored in Arsenal's last two league games, and PaddyPower have him at 6/1 to open the scoring at Bramall Lane (an implied probability of 14.29%).

Prediction:

Despite being the home side, the struggling Blades have shown no signs that Bramall Lane will be a tough place for Premier League opposition, and with Arsenal in rich scoring form, OddsNow expect a comfortable away win in the final game of the weekend.