BURNLEY. Arsenal beats Burnley 1-0 after M. Odegaard scored a goal (30′).

The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor who had the assistance of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was John Brooks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.6 degrees Celsius or 69.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Burnley started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2). On the other side, Arsenal adopted a mid-fielder-oriented formation (4-1-4-1).

Burnley – Formation

Sean Dyche decided to play with the following team: Nick Pope (6.5), Matthew Lowton (6.8), James Tarkowski (7.2), Ben Mee (6.5), Charlie Taylor (6.6), Jóhann Guðmundsson (6.8), Ashley Westwood (7.1), Josh Brownhill (7.4), Dwight McNeil (7.4), Ashley Barnes (6.9) and Chris Wood (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Maxwel Cornet (6.8), Jay Rodriguez (6.5), W. Hennessey, P. Bardsley, N. Collins, E. Pieters, A. Lennon, Matěj Vydra (6.4) and J. Cork.

Best player: Josh Brownhill​

The player that probably impressed the most for Burnley was Josh Brownhill.

His rating is (7.4) with 45 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Arsenal – Formation

On the other side, Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale (7.8), Takehiro Tomiyasu (7.2), Ben White (7.2), Gabriel Magalhães (7.4), Kieran Tierney (6.8), Thomas Partey (6.9), Nicolas Pépé (6.5), Emile Smith Rowe (6.9), Martin Ødegaard (8.0), Bukayo Saka (6.8) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (7.0).

They had on the bench: R. Holding, Ainsley Maitland-Niles (6.8), Gabriel Martinelli, Nuno Tavares (6.5), Albert Sambi Lokonga (7.2), Cédric Soares, Pablo Marí, A. Lacazette and B. Leno.

Best player: Martin Ødegaard​

The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 61 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Match report​

Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 55% while Burnley was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Burnley was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Arsenal was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Burnley shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Arsenal shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Burnley received 2 yellow cards (A. Barnes and A. Westwood). On the other side, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (N. Tavares).

Standings

After playing this match, Burnley will stay with 1 points to stay in the 19th place. On the other side, Arsenal will have 6 points like Leicester City and Watford to stay in the 11th place.

In the next match in the Premier League, Burnley will play away with Leicester City on the 25th of September with a 12-8 head to head stats in favor of Leicester City (6 draws). Arsenal will host against Tottenham Hotspur on the 26th of September with a 12-9 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (12 draws).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Brentford – 0-2
• Burnley – Arsenal – 0-1
• Liverpool – Crystal Palace – 3-0
• Manchester City – Southampton – 0-0
• Norwich City – Watford – 1-3
• Aston Villa – Everton – 3-0