Arsenal got back to winning ways in the Premier League as goals from Leandro Trossard, William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko secured a 3-1 victory over Burnley at Emirates Stadium.
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How the match unfolded
It was a lively start as both 'keepers were called into action early.
Burnley’s James Trafford tipped Bukayo Saka’s powerful long-range effort on to the bar before David Raya made a smart save from Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s low shot, after the Icelander had been played through on goal.
On the stroke of half-time, Arsenal broke the deadlock through Trossard.
A deep cross from Zinchenko was headed back across goal by Saka for Trossard to bravely head in, receiving blows from Trafford and a post. That was Trossard’s sixth goal of the season, all assisted by Saka. It was also Arsenal's 1,000th goal in all competitions at Emirates Stadium.
Shortly into the second half, Luca Koleosho broke through on goal, but before the Burnley winger could shoot, he was denied by a wonderful recovering tackle from Saliba.
But in the 54th minute Koleosho was involved in Burnley’s equaliser. He picked up the ball on the left and stopped Takehiro Tomiyasu from clearing it. The ball fell to Josh Brownhill, whose deflected shot beat Raya.
The scores were not level for long as a corner from Trossard was headed in by Saliba for the centre-back’s first goal in more than a year.
Arsenal doubled their lead in the 72nd minute as a Burnley header from another corner crashed off their own crossbar and the ball fell to Zinchenko to convert with a spectacular volley.
The game had another late twist when Arsenal substitute Fabio Vieira was shown a red card for a dangerous tackle on Brownhill.
Burnley were unable to take advantage of the extra man and a win for Arsenal moves them into second on 27 points, level with leaders Manchester City.
A fifth consecutive defeat for Burnley keeps them 19th on four points.
| Position Pos | Club | Played Pl | GD | Points Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Man City
MCI
|
38 | +62 | 91 |
| 2 |
Arsenal
ARS
|
38 | +62 | 89 |
| 3 |
Liverpool
LIV
|
38 | +45 | 82 |
| 4 |
Aston Villa
AVL
|
38 | +15 | 68 |
Key stats
- Trossard’s opener was Arsenal’s 1,000th goal at Emirates Stadium in all competitions. They’re only the third Premier League side to score 1,000 goals at a venue since the 2006/07 season, after Manchester City who have scored 1,138 at Etihad Stadium and Chelsea with 1,028 at Stamford Bridge.
- All six of Trossard’s goals in all competitions this season have been assisted by Saka. It’s the most one player has assisted another in a single season for Arsenal since 2015/16 when Mesut Ozil created seven goals for Olivier Giroud.
- Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 38 Premier League home matches against promoted sides, winning 33 and drawing five, with this match manager Mikel Arteta’s first home victory against Burnley.
- As well as scoring his first goal at Emirates Stadium, Zinchenko topped the stats for Arsenal with 116 touches, 94 passes, seven aerial duels won. His five tackles were also more than any other Arsenal player in this match.