Arsenal, Sheffield Utd Share Spoils At The Emirates

Sheffield United remain four points ahead of Arsenal in the Premier League after battling back from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium.

The visitors were the better side for long periods of the first half but all their good early work was undone when Arsenal striker Gabriel Martinelli, who replaced the suspended Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, tucked home from close range just before half-time.

The Blades would have been wondering how his side went in trailing at the break but they did eventually get their reward when John Fleck pounced at the far post to beat Bernd Leno and secure his side a share of the spoils.

However, the match was marred by another VAR controversial moment after Nicolas Pepe was brought down in the area.

Despite the point, Sheffield United, who end a run of back-to-back defeats away from Bramall Lane, drop to seventh, but they remain three places ahead of Mikel Arteta’s side, who stay 10th.