Arsenal travelled to defeat Burnley by 5 goals to stay two points below Liverpool

Arsenal needed a win to stay two points below Liverpool on the League Table. A loss for the Gunners would threaten their expectation for the title race. Arsenal won their previous four games; Burnley drew two and lost two in the last four games. While Arsenal seeks for the title race, Burnley strives to move away from the relegation zone.

In the fourth minute, Martin Ødegaard scored the first goal to put Arsenal in front in the game. In the forty-first minute, Bukayo Saka scored a penalty kick resulting from Assignon’s foul in the thirty-ninth minute. The first half ended with the Gunner’s lead. In the forty-seventh minute, Saka capitalised on Ødegaard’s assist to make their lead three.

In the sixty-sixth minute, Leandro Trossard extended the Gunners’ lead by four. In the seventy-fifth minute, Jakub Kiwior assisted Kai Havertz in making Arsenal’s lead by five. Arsenal defeated Burnley by five goals, keeping them two points below Liverpool, and the Gunners play Newcastle while Burnley faces Crystal Palace on 24 February.

The Gunners had sixteen shots with seven on target, 66% possession, 593 passes with 86% pass accuracy, eight fouls, one yellow card, one offside, and six corners. Burnley had eight shots with none on target, 34% possession, 309 passes with 73% pass accuracy, eleven fouls, two yellow cards, five offsides, and four corners.

In the previous ten games between the Gunners and the Clarets, the Gunners won six, three resulted in a draw, and the Clarets won one. The last time Burnley defeated Arsenal in a Premier League game was 13 December 2020. The Gunners play Newcastle, and Burnley plays Crystal Palace on 20 February 2024.

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