Ahead of the game with a bottom Premier League club Sheffield United, Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta warned his players publicly that even a goal difference could play a crucial role in the title bid come May, and his players responded in a mighty fashion, smashing sorry United 6-0. The result should not be a surprise considering Arsenal‘s goal scoring form and Sheffield‘s defensive plight. Ahead of this match, the Gunners had the best goal difference in the league, they have won their last three games with 6-0, 5-0 and 4-1 scores and have managed a fantastic 25 goals versus only three conceded since the start of the year 2024! On the opposite side were the Blades, who are embarrassing themselves in the Premier League, and who allowed a league-high 66 goals this season and added more tonight.161 – Arsenal have now scored 300 Premier League goals under Mikel Arteta in what is his 161st game in charge – the only managers to reach that total in fewer games in the competition are Pep Guardiola (120), Jürgen Klopp (142) and Manuel Pellegrini (149). Milestone. pic.twitter.com/WYA7Ms3Wew— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 4, 2024 Arteta started with the same 11 from a 4-0 win over Newcastle, but the score was so high that he made substitutes soon, and even players like Soares got a chance. The away fans were delighted to see Thomas Partey and Gabriel Jesus during the last 15 minutes of the match, as they were injured fo many weeks (Partney since October). Sheffield is going back to the Championship for sure, while Arsenal is now only two points behind Liverpool but with a bigger goal difference by six goals.The visitors scored five goals after only 40 minutes, and the hosts were on the brink of a negative record as nobody conceded six goals in the first half in the Premier League. The first one was scored by Odegaard after only five minutes and almost every Arsenal‘s attack was a good or a half-chance. The hosts looked tactically unprepared and totally lost. They lost the ball not only in their own half, but near (or in) the penalty area, allowing the visitors to create easy chances. After an Bogle own goal, Sheffield allowed Martinelli, Havertz, Rice and even White to score until the end of the game, while they managed zero shots on goal and only four in total. Arsenal also became the first team in Premier League history to score five goals in three consecutive away games and Arteta will certainly be pleased with his team‘s scoring form, considering that they need to score at least two goals against Porto in the return leg of the Champions League.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUESaturday Nott.Forest – Liverpool 0-1 (0-0)/Nunez 90+8/Newcastle – Wolverhampton 3-0 (2-0)/Isak 14, Gordon 33, Livramento 90+2/Tottenham – Crystal Palace 3-1 (0-0)/Werner 78, Romero 81, Son 88 – Eze 59/Fulham – Brighton 3-0 (2-0)/Wilson 22, Muniz 33, Traore 90+1/Everton – West Ham 1-3 (0-0)/Beto 56 – Zouma 62, Soucek 90+1, Alvarez 90+6/Brentford – Chelsea 2-2 (0-1)/Rasmussen 50, Wissa 69 – Jackson 35, Disasi 84/Luton – Aston Villa 2-3 (0-2)/Chong 66, Morris 72 – Watkins 24, 38, Digne 89/Sunday Burnley – Bournemouth 0-2 (0-1)/Kluivert 13, Semenyo 88/Man City – Man Utd 3-1 (0-1)/Foden 56, 80, Haaland 90 – Rashford 8/Monday Sheffield Utd – Arsenal 6-0 (2-0)/Odegaard 5, Bogle (og) 13, Martinelli 15, Havertz 25, Rice 39, White 58/
