{"id":53387,"date":"2024-03-04T13:35:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T13:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=53387"},"modified":"2024-03-04T13:35:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T13:35:05","slug":"bookies-have-us-as-the-whipping-boys-against-gunners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/03\/04\/bookies-have-us-as-the-whipping-boys-against-gunners\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Bookies have us as the whipping boys&#8221; against Gunners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sheffield United host Arsenal tonight at Bramall Lane as massive underdogs, as the Blades fight to stay in football&#8217;s top league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A victory for the Blades would elevate it from nineteenth, ahead of Burnley, who lost 2-0 to Bournemouth yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arsenal, meanwhile, have won their previous five Premier League games and are currently third in the league, behind only Liverpool and Manchester City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield United&#8217;s manager, Chris Wilder, said: &#8220;The bookies will have us as the whipping boys tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe understand that but the game\u2019s not always built like that. 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