Arsenal worked hard but Sheffield United were able to hold the Gunners to a 1-1 draw at the Emirates stadium.
Gabrielle Martinelli scored for the Gunners in the first half, while John Fleck equalised late on for the Blades in a game that fans could have had a bet on using all the new betting sites that are available to them.
After a bright start by the away side, Lys Mousset had a chance to open the scoring, but his header went over.
Arsenal then took charge of the game and should have opened the scoring when Nicolas Pepe found Martinelli with a good cross.
The young Brazilian scored before half-time though, bundling home a good cross from Bukayo Saka.
The Gunners appealed for a penalty around the hour mark when Pepe was deemed to be fouled in the box. But neither the referee nor the VAR thought the challenge was enough to give the spot kick.
Sheffield United came back into it and scored the equaliser late on when Billy Sharp won his header from the cross and Fleck was there behind him to smash his effort in.
All in all, a disappointing day for Arteta and his men after dropping valuable points.
Here’s how we rated the players after the game-
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