The Blades are firmly rooted in the relegation zone after three games and will be underdogs in North London against an Arsenal side that has made an encouraging start to the campaign.
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Marcelo Bielsa’s promoted side earned their second successive league win thanks to Bamford’s header with just two minutes left.
The Blades are yet to get off the mark in terms of points or goals so far this season, whereas Leeds have had no shortage of goals and picked up their first Premier League win since April 2004 last time out.
The Blades are understood to have offered £3 millio plus add-ons for the 19-year-old.
The reports did not name the players and Chelsea did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The Blades are eighth in the table heading into this clash with Southampton, who have gone six games without defeat to climb into 12th.
Giroud nodded in Christian Pulisic’s teasing cross for his third goal in as many league starts, easing Chelsea’s lingering pain from Saturday’s 3-0 humbling at Sheffield United.
Sheffield are seventh in the standings with 54 points, five behind Leicester, who occupy the final Champions League spot with three games to play.
McGoldrick scored his first Premier League goal and pounced again to seal a stunning victory in the second period after Oli McBurnie’s fine header had given the Blades a 2-0 half-time lead.
City face AFC Bournemouth on Sunday before tackling Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United over a 14-day period.
However, the Blades welcome the Blues to Yorkshire having put together a three-match unbeaten streak, leaving the club just one point adrift of sixth-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers.
James Tarkowski had given the home side a first half lead.
The clubs are only separated by two points in the Premier League table, with Sheffield United occupying seventh on 47 points while Burnley lie 10th on 45 points after 32 matches.
His comments came after his side were victims of a controversially disallowed equaliser in a 3-1 defeat at Sheffield United in the 2019/2020 English Premier League
Both sides went into the game with faltering hopes of a European place, and it was the hosts who got the win they needed to get back on track.
The Blades looked to have forced extra time when David McGoldrick capitalised on an error at the back to level the contest after 87 minutes, cancelling out Nicolas Pepe’s first-half penalty
The clubs have already faced off in South Yorkshire once this term – with Sheffield United coming out trumps courtesy of a Lys Mousset winner in October.
The French forward scored two similar goals in the opening half at Old Trafford, firing United into a seventh minute lead when he reacted instinctively with his weaker left foot after good work by Marcus Rashford on the right flank.
Steve Bruce’s side made the most after Blades defender John Egan’s second half dismissal at empty St James’ Park
Steve Bruce’s side sit 14th place on the table, while Sheffield United are seventh and pushing for European qualification following their goalless draw with Aston Villa in the first top-flight game back after lockdown