The Gunners travel to Bramall Lane, which has been the home stadium of Sheffield United since 1889.
The ground in South Yorkshire is widely considered as one of the very oldest in professional football. It has a capacity of 32,050 and there should be a near-capacity crowd for this particular fixture.
The Bramall Lane seating plan provides incredible assistance when trying to identify the best seats at this venue.
Sheffield United vs Arsenal History
The first-ever meeting between these clubs came in the First Round of the 1903 FA Cup final. Sheffield Utd were the Cup holders at the time and duly won this clash, 3-1.
Around this time the Blades were a dominant force in English football. The Blades won the FA Cup in 1899 and were First Division champions the previous year. In the space of five years until 1902, Sheffield Utd twice won the FA Cup and the First Division title once.
Arsenal’s periods of dominance came later on, first in the 1930s in which the north London club won two FA Cup titles and five league titles. In the late 1990s and into the 2000s, Arsène Wenger guided the Gunners to a further four triumphs in the FA Cup as well as three Premier League titles.
To date, Sheffield Utd and Arsenal have shared a pitch more than 115 times. Most of these meetings have come in the top division of the English football pyramid.
In terms of players who have represented both teams involved in this fixture, the name that stands out in recent years is Aaron Ramsdale. The goalkeeper was aged 15 upon joining the Sheffield Utd Academy and later made more than 40 appearances for the senior team. In 2021, the England international switched to Arsenal in a move worth an initial £24m.
Sheffield United vs Arsenal Head-to-Head
These teams contested the 1936 FA Cup final, which Arsenal won (1-0) to claim the trophy for a second time.
Both teams took part in the inaugural Premier League season of 1992/93; they played out a 1-1 draw at Bramall Lane and likewise later on at Highbury.
In 2003, the Gunners took down the Blades in the FA Cup semi-finals at Old Trafford. Arsenal went on to beat Southampton in the final and capture the title for a ninth time.
The home side won this fixture by a single goal to nil in 2019/20. The following season, Alexandre Lacazette and Gabriel Martinelli each scored for the Gunners to secure a first league victory at Bramall Lane since 1991.
2023/24 was only the sixth season Sheffield Utd had played Premier League football. Arsenal, meanwhile, had taken part in all 32 campaigns since the competition reformatted in 1992.
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