A SHOT!published at 29 mins

29 mins

Arsenal 0-0 Sheffield United

Well, sort of. Eddie Nketiah floats a header in on goal which has the all the strength of a service station coffee, it's straight at Aaron Ramsdale and was never ever going in. But we'll take it as progress.

Fantastic goalkeeping from Fulham's Alphonse Areola.

The Frenchman dives full stretch to his left to push away Pedro Neto's low curler before springing back up and making himself big to deny Nelson Semedo's rebound.

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Michael Brown
Former Sheff Utd and Spurs midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

Arsenal are dominating possession and controlling the game but there's been no shots.

You'd expect Arsenal to do this at the Emirates, but with the firepower that they've got, they've got to make something happen. It's alright rolling the ball around but you've got to do it a little bit quicker.

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Gabriel goes a bit David Luiz, losing the ball in possession on the edge of his area and just fo a second it threatens to open up for the visitors but Willian of all people is back there to make the tackle.

It's as nil-nil as it's possible for a nil-nil to be.

Michael Brown
Former Sheff Utd and Spurs midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

Arsenal are starting to get some momentum but Sheffield United are quite comfortable out of possession, we've seen for long periods of time that they are capable of doing that.

Arsenal need to just up the tempo and get in United's box and create some opportunities.

There is yet to be a shot in this match, the longest wait for one in a Premier League match so far this season.

This game can only improve.

Better from Arsenal as Willian and Hector Bellerin link up down the right, Aaron Ramsdale doing well to field the Brazilian's low cross in the end. It's pretty flat so far though.

Arsenal are dominating possession at the Emirates but the action is pretty evenly split between both ends.

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To be fair, Fulham have made a decent start and are popping the ball around nicely.

It is all in front of the Wolves backline though, the Cottagers are not getting in behind.

Maximilian Kilman sounds like a Bond villain.

Michael Brown
Former Sheff Utd and Spurs midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

It took Sander Berge a little bit of time to get up to speed, the mobility side of the game. But with the football he's very talented and he can have that late burst into the box and try and create things. He's going to be key.

Sheffield United with a lengthy spell of possession, typically fluid in their movement but also typically blunt at their focal point. It's all in front of the Arsenal defence and they clear easily enough.

15 gone at Molineux but neither goalkeeper has been fully tested yet.

I was at Arsenal for this game last season, it was mid January and in many ways a lifetime ago. John Fleck scored a cracking equaliser for United who were dreaming of the Champions League.

A lot has changed.

Oh yeh, forgot.

Fulham 'smash in a cross and hope for the best' FC.

If Oliver Burke goes down there I think David Luiz probably sees red. Big call. Or lack of.

Put it this way, it was more of a red card than John Egan's at Villa Park...

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Michael Brown
Former Sheff Utd and Spurs midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

There was a shirt pull as David Luiz lost the ball and Arsenal are slightly fortunate. Chris Wilder, below us, is not best pleased.

Former AC Milan target Antonee Robinson showing his quality by bursting forward from left-back and drilling a shot straight at Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio.