Arsenal vs Sheffield United player ratings: Of fighting and winning

Arsenal sent a team out to <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1457284/LiveStatistics/England-FA-Cup-2019-2020-Sheffield-United-Arsenal">face Sheffield United</a> that looked like the kind of team they’d send out in the Premier League. Which makes me feel a little bit better about thinking this was a Premier League match while writing my Predicted XI… oops.</p> <p>Anyway, Mikel Arteta called in the usual changes to account for the heavy amount of fixtures in such a short time. There were no surprises in the lineup, just a bunch of guys who have started before. Well… and Ainsley Maitland-Niles.</p> <p>As the starting XI was announced, it was going to be either a 4-3-3 with Sead Kolasinac as a left midfielder, or a 3-4-3, with wingbacks. True to the fluidity we’ve seen lately, it flowed between the two.</p> <h3>Arsenal fought for the win against Sheffield and they earned it</h3> <p>With a win back under their belt from Southampton, the Gunners looked to keep the momentum going across competitions.</p> <p>It didn’t start well, as Sheffield fired first with a goal that was later ruled out due to offside. Still, it was a shock to the Arsenal system. Sheffield continued to maintain most of the threat, with Mustafi flicking on a header across the face of his own goal that nearly gave the Blades the lead yet again.</p> <p>Yet it was Arsenal who struck first, as Tierney found Lacazette in the box and Lacazette was spilled for a penalty that Pepe put away. The momentum kept going as Pepe nearly doubled the lead from open play, but even though he didn’t, the match was turned on its head, with the Gunners taking the pilot seat.</p> <p>Everything reset in the second half. Sheffield took the initiative and put the Gunners in nervy position after nervy position. It was back and forth from then, chance for chance, but Sheffield continued to looked more dangerous in the box, winning pretty much every header, yet somehow to no avail. Not until very late in the match, anyway. A ridiculously mistimed jump from Holding led to a ridiculously failed clearance by Kolasinac and just like that, it was level and Sheffield looked hungry for more.</p> <p>Yet it was the Gunners who pulled out the winner, with Dani Ceballos sneaking in there to get a Ramsey-esque goal right at the end.</p> <p>Here are those player ratings:</p> <h4>Goalkeeper</h4> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="7.2" data-name="EMI MARTINEZ" data-meta-a="GK" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="Controlled his zone well. Made what saves he needed to and scrambled to protect his goal when his defense let him down. Was also helped out by the offside flag several times. You could tell he started to lose faith in his defense because he started to take more control on set pieces the later in the match it went."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FMartinez_1045x658_0.jpg%3Fitok%3DgmaU0aQO"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">EMI MARTINEZ</h3> <span class="position">GK,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">7.2</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details">Controlled his zone well. Made what saves he needed to and scrambled to protect his goal when his defense let him down. Was also helped out by the offside flag several times. You could tell he started to lose faith in his defense because he started to take more control on set pieces the later in the match it went.</div> </div> </div> <div class="next-slide slider"> <a class="next-slide-btn" style="background: #c01f2f" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-slide-shortcode" href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"#"> <span class="title">Next:</span> Centre-Backs </a> </div><!—pageview_candidate—><hr id="pagebreak"><div id="attachment_102711" class="wp-caption alignnone"> <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-102711" src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,h_2133,w_3200/https%3A%2F%2Fpaininthearsenal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgetty-images%2F2017%2F07%2F1253062136.jpeg" alt="Arsenal, David Luiz" width="3200" height="2133" srcset="https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1253062136.jpeg 3200w, https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1253062136-768x512.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 3200px) 100vw, 3200px"><p class="wp-caption-text">Arsenal, David Luiz (Photo by Oli Scarff/Pool via Getty Images)</p> </div> <h4>Centre-Backs</h4> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="6.2" data-name="DAVID LUIZ" data-meta-a="CB" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="When you don’t hear a lot from David Luiz, you’re in a good place. I couldn’t tell you a single thing Luiz did for the good or the bad. And that’s the way I like it. Of course, he then went and got hurt in the 53rd minute, but regardless, he did his job, error-free for nearly an hour. That counts for something."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FDL_Website_profiles_1045x658_v2.jpg%3Fitok%3DqvVlzxz8"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">DAVID LUIZ</h3> <span class="position">CB,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">6.2</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details">When you don’t hear a lot from David Luiz, you’re in a good place. I couldn’t tell you a single thing Luiz did for the good or the bad. And that’s the way I like it. Of course, he then went and got hurt in the 53rd minute, but regardless, he did his job, error-free for nearly an hour. That counts for something.</div> </div> </div> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="6.3" data-name="SHKODRAN MUSTAFI" data-meta-a="CB" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="Caught in two words in the 12th minute when he inadvertently flicked a header across his own goal for Sheffield to play with. Other than that, I’d say he was the best centerback on the day. He was yet again a composed and reliable presence, as well as our only hope in the air."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FMustafi_1045x658_0.jpg%3Fitok%3DiL6Zhdhm"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">SHKODRAN MUSTAFI</h3> <span class="position">CB,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">6.3</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details">Caught in two words in the 12th minute when he inadvertently flicked a header across his own goal for Sheffield to play with. Other than that, I’d say he was the best centerback on the day. He was yet again a composed and reliable presence, as well as our only hope in the air.</div> </div> </div> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="5.9" data-name="SEAD KOLASINAC" data-meta-a="CB" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="Weird to see him at centerback. Struggled to defend on set-pieces, particularly the one at the hour mark when he just let his man go free on goal. Continued to struggle with letting runners in behind him. His failed clearance right before the final whistle gave Sheffield their unmissable goal. He felt like a man torn between responsibilities, wanting to get forward but knowing he shouldn’t."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FKolasinac_1045x658_0.jpg%3Fitok%3Dp9Au6D7o"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">SEAD KOLASINAC</h3> <span class="position">CB,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">5.9</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details">Weird to see him at centerback. Struggled to defend on set-pieces, particularly the one at the hour mark when he just let his man go free on goal. Continued to struggle with letting runners in behind him. His failed clearance right before the final whistle gave Sheffield their unmissable goal. He felt like a man torn between responsibilities, wanting to get forward but knowing he shouldn’t.</div> </div> </div> <div class="next-slide slider"> <a class="next-slide-btn" style="background: #c01f2f" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-slide-shortcode" href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"#"> <span class="title">Next:</span> Wingbacks </a> </div><!—pageview_candidate—><hr id="pagebreak"><div id="attachment_102716" class="wp-caption alignnone"> <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-102716" src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,h_1066,w_1600/https%3A%2F%2Fpaininthearsenal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgetty-images%2F2017%2F07%2F1252489871.jpeg" alt="Arsenal, Kieran Tierney" width="1600" height="1066" srcset="https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1252489871.jpeg 1600w, https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1252489871-768x512.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px"><p class="wp-caption-text">Arsenal, Kieran Tierney (Photo by Robin Jones/Getty Images)</p> </div> <h4>Fullbacks</h4> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="6.4" data-name="AINSLEY MAITLAND-NILES" data-meta-a="RWB" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="Very active, as can be expected since this was his first start in ages. Didn’t need to get forward as much as Tierney did, mostly because Pepe had everything covered in that regard. That allowed Maitland-Niles to sit deeper and defend, even if he wasn’t that occupied."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FMaitlandNiles_1045x658.jpg%3Fitok%3DRnJJjDmE"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">AINSLEY MAITLAND-NILES</h3> <span class="position">RWB,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">6.4</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details">Very active, as can be expected since this was his first start in ages. Didn’t need to get forward as much as Tierney did, mostly because Pepe had everything covered in that regard. That allowed Maitland-Niles to sit deeper and defend, even if he wasn’t that occupied.</div> </div> </div> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="7.4" data-name="KIERAN TIERNEY" data-meta-a="LWB" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="Surprising to see him out there with the injury concern and this being the FA Cup. Especially as Sead Kolasinac was the left-sided centerback. Great find to create the penalty kick. Was strong throughout the course of the match, particularly in his deliveries. He has a fantastic whipping cross from wide. Always a threat."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FTierney_1045x658.jpg%3Fitok%3Df_cwTaLa"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">KIERAN TIERNEY</h3> <span class="position">LWB,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">7.4</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details">Surprising to see him out there with the injury concern and this being the FA Cup. Especially as Sead Kolasinac was the left-sided centerback. Great find to create the penalty kick. Was strong throughout the course of the match, particularly in his deliveries. He has a fantastic whipping cross from wide. Always a threat.</div> </div> </div> <div class="next-slide slider"> <a class="next-slide-btn" style="background: #c01f2f" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-slide-shortcode" href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"#"> <span class="title">Next:</span> Central Midfield </a> </div><!—pageview_candidate—><hr id="pagebreak"><div id="attachment_102700" class="wp-caption alignnone"> <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-102700" src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,h_1912,w_3200/https%3A%2F%2Fpaininthearsenal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgetty-images%2F2017%2F07%2F1223325525.jpeg" alt="Arsenal, Granit Xhaka" width="3200" height="1912" srcset="https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1223325525.jpeg 3200w, https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1223325525-768x459.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 3200px) 100vw, 3200px"><p class="wp-caption-text">Arsenal, Granit Xhaka (Photo by ANDREW BOYERS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)</p> </div> <h4>Central Midfield</h4> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="7.0" data-name="GRANIT XHAKA" data-meta-a="CM" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="He was everyone’s outlet. Always popping up to help out. Floated in the deep midfield to provide a little safety net and defended pretty well. Had a few awkward moments, but nothing that came back to bite him. Was a steady presence in a match that was sorely lacking of steady presences."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FXhaka_1045x658_0.jpg%3Fitok%3D4RdnaWrD"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">GRANIT XHAKA</h3> <span class="position">CM,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">7.0</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details">He was everyone’s outlet. Always popping up to help out. Floated in the deep midfield to provide a little safety net and defended pretty well. Had a few awkward moments, but nothing that came back to bite him. Was a steady presence in a match that was sorely lacking of steady presences.</div> </div> </div> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="6.8" data-name="JOE WILLOCK" data-meta-a="CM" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="Active. A very good compliment to Granit Xhaka, surprisingly enough. Even though he didn’t do anything particularly noteworthy, he did his job, he was the all-action, box-to-box midfielder that we needed. Even created some decent opportunities, including his last action of the match, a beautiful flick-on that Lacazette just wasn’t expecting."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FWillock_1045x658_0.jpg%3Fitok%3D7R25yfpS"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">JOE WILLOCK</h3> <span class="position">CM,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">6.8</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details">Active. A very good compliment to Granit Xhaka, surprisingly enough. Even though he didn’t do anything particularly noteworthy, he did his job, he was the all-action, box-to-box midfielder that we needed. Even created some decent opportunities, including his last action of the match, a beautiful flick-on that Lacazette just wasn’t expecting.</div> </div> </div> <div class="next-slide slider"> <a class="next-slide-btn" style="background: #c01f2f" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-slide-shortcode" href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"#"> <span class="title">Next:</span> Front Three </a> </div><!—pageview_candidate—><hr id="pagebreak"><div id="attachment_102699" class="wp-caption alignnone"> <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-102699" src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,h_836,w_1600/https%3A%2F%2Fpaininthearsenal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgetty-images%2F2017%2F07%2F1223325781.jpeg" alt="Arsenal, Alexandre Lacazette, Nicolas Pepe" width="1600" height="836" srcset="https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1223325781.jpeg 1600w, https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1223325781-768x401.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px"><p class="wp-caption-text">Arsenal, Alexandre Lacazette, Nicolas Pepe (Photo by ANDREW BOYERS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)</p> </div> <h4>Front Three</h4> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="7.6" data-name="NICOLAS PEPE" data-meta-a="RW" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="&lt;strong&gt;Man of the Match&lt;/strong&gt;. I just really can’t stand this narrative that he wasn’t worth the money. He absolutely was. And while I’m not just hyped up by his penalty finish, though it was arguably the most composed penalty finish we’ve seen this year. And he nearly doubled it mere minutes later. The chances kept coming, though he did fade into the second half. Still, he did enough to keep Arsenal propped up for the win. It was the Pepe show throughout 60-70 minutes."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FPepe_profile_1045x658.jpg%3Fitok%3DM5x_CZ9Y"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">NICOLAS PEPE</h3> <span class="position">RW,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">7.6</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details"><strong>Man of the Match</strong>. I just really can’t stand this narrative that he wasn’t worth the money. He absolutely was. And while I’m not just hyped up by his penalty finish, though it was arguably the most composed penalty finish we’ve seen this year. And he nearly doubled it mere minutes later. The chances kept coming, though he did fade into the second half. Still, he did enough to keep Arsenal propped up for the win. It was the Pepe show throughout 60-70 minutes.</div> </div> </div> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="6.0" data-name="BUKAYO SAKA" data-meta-a="LW" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="Struggled to get involved, as most of the attack went through Nicolas Pepe. In the second half, as Pepe faded, Saka finally got himself into the match, but by then, there wasn’t much for him to do. It was just clinging to the lead, hoping to see it out."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FSaka_1045x658.jpg%3Fitok%3DXtzAEUrg"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">BUKAYO SAKA</h3> <span class="position">LW,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">6.0</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details">Struggled to get involved, as most of the attack went through Nicolas Pepe. In the second half, as Pepe faded, Saka finally got himself into the match, but by then, there wasn’t much for him to do. It was just clinging to the lead, hoping to see it out.</div> </div> </div> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="5.8" data-name="ALEXANDRE LACAZETTE" data-meta-a="ST" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="Rather clunky in the early goings, but found his footing as things progressed. Steadily disappeared after that, though, and never mounted a serious threat to goal. Another disappointing performance from him. Beginning to wonder if he even knows how to function without Aubameyang next to him."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FLacazette_1045x658_0.jpg%3Fitok%3DWucaQRNh"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">ALEXANDRE LACAZETTE</h3> <span class="position">ST,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">5.8</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details">Rather clunky in the early goings, but found his footing as things progressed. Steadily disappeared after that, though, and never mounted a serious threat to goal. Another disappointing performance from him. Beginning to wonder if he even knows how to function without Aubameyang next to him.</div> </div> </div> <div class="next-slide slider"> <a class="next-slide-btn" style="background: #c01f2f" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-slide-shortcode" href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"#"> <span class="title">Next:</span> Substitutes </a> </div><!—pageview_candidate—></p><div class="widget fs_ads"> <div class="fs_ad_widget-ad" style="margin:0 auto; width: 300px;"> <div class="fs-ll-ad" data-ad-type="minutemedia_slideshow_inline_300x250__desktop__tablet" data-vendor="minutemedia"> <div id="minutemedia_slideshow_inline_300x250__desktop__tablet" data-position="slideshow_inline" data-slot="inline_102693" style="width:300px;margin: 0 auto;"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.defineSlot("/175840252/fansided.com/PainintheArsenal/mpu",[300, 250], "minutemedia_slideshow_inline_300x250__desktop__tablet") .addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.enableServices(); googletag.display("minutemedia_slideshow_inline_300x250__desktop__tablet"); }); </script> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr id="pagebreak"><div id="attachment_102721" class="wp-caption alignnone"> <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-102721" src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,h_1116,w_1600/https%3A%2F%2Fpaininthearsenal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgetty-images%2F2017%2F07%2F1223328521.jpeg" alt="Arsenal, Dani Ceballos" width="1600" height="1116" srcset="https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1223328521.jpeg 1600w, https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1223328521-768x536.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px"><p class="wp-caption-text">Arsenal, Dani Ceballos (Photo by ANDREW BOYERS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)</p> </div> <h4>Substitutes</h4> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="5.9" data-name="ROB HOLDING" data-meta-a="SUB" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="Came on for an injured David Luiz in the 53rd minute. Did well until he jumped far too soon—almost comically—to contribute to Sheffield’s equalizing goal. Held his own aside from that moment. It was just a bad moment."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FHolding_1045x658_0.jpg%3Fitok%3D_EmU7PDN"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">ROB HOLDING</h3> <span class="position">SUB,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">5.9</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details">Came on for an injured David Luiz in the 53rd minute. Did well until he jumped far too soon—almost comically—to contribute to Sheffield’s equalizing goal. Held his own aside from that moment. It was just a bad moment.</div> </div> </div> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="7.0" data-name="DANI CEBALLOS" data-meta-a="SUB" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="Really, really quiet until he made that blazing run into the box to score the winner. It was such an Aaron Ramsey goal. Out of nowhere, he found something. Tremendous intelligence and determination to get in there and get the goal. Even if it was his only real contribution of the game, it doesn’t get much bigger."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FCeballos_1045x658.jpg%3Fitok%3DP2n_Yy1a"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">DANI CEBALLOS</h3> <span class="position">SUB,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">7.0</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details">Really, really quiet until he made that blazing run into the box to score the winner. It was such an Aaron Ramsey goal. Out of nowhere, he found something. Tremendous intelligence and determination to get in there and get the goal. Even if it was his only real contribution of the game, it doesn’t get much bigger.</div> </div> </div> <div class="fs-shortcode" data-type="Grade" data-grade="6.0" data-name="EDDIE NKETIAH" data-meta-a="SUB" data-meta-b="Arsenal" data-inner-content="Came on for Lacazette. Didn’t have a ton to do, as the Arsenal attack had gone pretty tame by that point. Did get forward really well and combined with Saka nicely."> <div class="grade remove-native-227"> <div class="grade-header"> <div class="photo"> <img src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2020/06/28/arsenal-sheffield-united-ratings/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fplayer_featured_image_1045x658%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2FNketiah_1045x658_1.jpg%3Fitok%3DezjWR8ou"> </div> <div class="border"> <h3 class="first-name">EDDIE NKETIAH</h3> <span class="position">SUB,</span> <span class="team">Arsenal</span> </div> <div class="the-grade"> <h3 class="letter-grade">6.0</h3> </div> </div> <div class="details">Came on for Lacazette. Didn’t have a ton to do, as the Arsenal attack had gone pretty tame by that point. Did get forward really well and combined with Saka nicely.</div> </div> </div><!—pageview_candidate—>">