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Arsenal vs Sheffield United Predicted XI: Back to Winning Ways

By Ross Kennerley

Arsenal's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (R) celebrates scoring their third goal with Arsenal's Brazilian midfielder Willian (L) during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Arsenal at Craven Cottage in London on September 12, 2020. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by BEN STANSALL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (R) celebrates scoring their third goal with Arsenal's Brazilian midfielder Willian (L) during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Arsenal at Craven Cottage in London on September 12, 2020. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by BEN STANSALL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Arsenal’s French striker Alexandre Lacazette (Photo by JASON CAIRNDUFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal’s French striker Alexandre Lacazette (Photo by JASON CAIRNDUFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /

Willian (RW) – Having played left-winger for 90 minutes on Thursday, Nicolas Pepe looks sure to miss out. As it is, quite simply, Willian is ahead of him in the pecking order. Both players blow hot, lukewarm and cold, but Willian is the more consistent of the two and has better vision in the final third when faced with ten men behind the ball.

It seems fairly nailed on that he’ll be the starting right-winger for the whole season.

Alexandre Lacazette (ST) – Even if this was the first match of the campaign and Lacazette wasn’t coming into it with three goals in three league games, he’d still get the nod against Sheffield United for sheer physicality alone. They eat something different for breakfast up in Yorkshire, with a good few of the Blades’ squad not afraid to throw their bodies on the line for the cause. In either box.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (LW) – Starved of any meaningful service in the most recent league outing, Arsenal will need to get Aubameyang on the ball on the ball a whole lot more if they’re to cause Chris Wilder’s side any trouble. He’s far happier in the team when he’s got Tierney feeding him balls down the left flank, something he was unable to do against Liverpool.

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