LONDON. Arsenal conquers Burnley 3-1. Arsenal was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Arsenal remained in players after Fábio Vieira received a red card in the 83′. Even so, Arsenal still found a way to win this match competing only in players​.

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was Michael Oliver assisted by Stuart Burt and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was light snow. The temperature was quite cold at 4.52 degrees Celsius or 40.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Arsenal

3 - 1

Burnley

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 16 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 113 Attack 81
  • 109 Dangerous attack 32
  • 55 Ball safe 61
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 13 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 64% while Burnley was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more aggressive with 109 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match​.

Arsenal shot 16 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Burnley shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Arsenal didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Burnley received 1 yellow card (Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson).

(Arsenal) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (83′).

Match Timeline

Leandro Trossard(goal)Bukayo Saka
45'
54'
Josh Brownhill(goal)
William Saliba(goal)Leandro Trossard
57'
Fábio Vieira- sub ->Kai Havertz
59'
Oleksandr Zinchenko (goal)
74'
80'
Jacob Bruun Larsen- sub ->Luca Koleosho
80'
Aaron Ramsey- sub ->Zeki Amdouni
Reiss Nelson- sub ->Bukayo Saka
81'
Edward Nketiah- sub ->Leandro Trossard
81'
Fábio Vieira- Red
83'
85'
88'
Wilson Odobert- sub ->Vitinho
J. Kiwior- sub ->Gabriel Martinelli
89'
90'
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Arsenal will have 27 points like Manchester City to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Burnley will stay with 4 points like Sheffield United to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Everton on the 19th of May with a 23-9 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (8 draws).

Burnley will host Nottingham Forest on the 19th of May with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Burnley (5 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
David Raya 22.Spain
7.5
D
Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan
7.1
D
William Saliba 2.France
7.7
57'
D
Ben White 4.England
D
Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil
7.3
D
Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine
9.1
74'
M
Jorginho 20.Italy
7.3
M
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
7.1
59'
M
Declan Rice 41.England
7.0
F
Bukayo Saka 7.England
8.1
81'
F
Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil
7.1
89'
F
Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium
9.1
81' 45'
Substitutes
G
Aaron Ramsdale 1.England
D
J. Kiwior 15.Poland
6.4
89'
D
Reuell Walters 76.England
M
Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal
6.0
59' 83'
M
Mohamed Elneny 25.Egypt
M
B. Ibrahim 55.England
F
Edward Nketiah 14.England
6.6
81'
F
Reiss Nelson 24.England
6.4
81'
F
Charles Sagoe Jr 71.England

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Ben White, David Raya (7.5), Takehiro Tomiyasu (7.1), William Saliba (7.7), Gabriel Magalhães (7.3), Oleksandr Zinchenko (9.1), Kai Havertz (7.1), Jorginho (7.3), Declan Rice (7.0), Bukayo Saka (8.1), Leandro Trossard (9.1) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Aaron Ramsdale, Eddie Nketiah (6.6), Jakub Kiwior (6.4), Fábio Vieira (6.0), Reiss Nelson (6.4), Mohamed Elneny , Bradley Ibrahim, Charles Sagoe Jr. and Reuell Walters.

Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Jakub Kiwior (injured) and Fábio Vieira (injured).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 4 changes: Bukayo Saka for Reiss Nelson (81′), Leandro Trossard for Eddie Nketiah (81′), Gabriel Martinelli for Jakub Kiwior (89′) and Kai Havertz for Fábio Vieira (59′).

Best player: Leandro Trossard​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Leandro Trossard.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 28 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Burnley – Formation

Burnley
G
James Trafford 1.England
7.0
D
Dara O'Shea 2.Republic of Ireland
6.6
D
Charlie Taylor 3.England
7.0
D
Jordan Beyer 5.Germany
7.0
D
Vitinho 22.Brazil
6.3
88'
M
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson 7.Iceland
6.7
90'
M
Sander Berge 16.Norway
7.7
M
Josh Brownhill 8.England
7.1
85' 54'
M
Luca Koleosho 30.Italy
6.1
80'
M
Mike Trésor 31.Belgium
F
Jay Rodríguez 9.England
7.0
F
Zeki Amdouni 25.Switzerland
6.6
80'
Substitutes
G
Lawrence Vigouroux 29.Chile
D
Connor Roberts 14.Wales
D
Hannes Delcroix 44.Belgium
M
Nathan Redmond 15.England
M
Aaron Ramsey 21.England
6.4
80'
M
Josh Cullen 24.Republic of Ireland
F
Jacob Bruun Larsen 34.Denmark
6.6
80'
F
Michael Obafemi 45.Republic of Ireland
6.4
85'
F
Wilson Odobert 47.France
6.4
88'

Burnley started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Vincent Kompany played with: Mike Trésor, James Trafford (7.0), Vitinho (6.3), Dara O’Shea (6.6), Jordan Beyer (7.0), Charlie Taylor (7.0), Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson (6.7), Sander Berge (7.7), Josh Brownhill  (7.1), Luca Koleosho (6.1), Zeki Amdouni (6.6) and Jay Rodríguez (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Josh Cullen, Connor Roberts, Nathan Redmond, Aaron Ramsey (6.4), Lawrence Vigouroux, Jacob Bruun Larsen (6.6), Hannes Delcroix, Michael Obafemi (6.4) and Wilson Odobert (6.4).

Substitutions

Burnley made 4 changes: Luca Koleosho for Jacob Bruun Larsen (80′), Zeki Amdouni for Aaron Ramsey (80′), Josh Brownhill  for Michael Obafemi (85′) and Vitinho for Wilson Odobert (88′).

Best player: Sander Berge​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Burnley was Sander Berge.

His rating is (7.7) with 30 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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