Arsenal Player Ratings Vs. Burnley: Rinse And Repeat For Runaway Leaders

Another set-piece extremity and different cleanable expanse led to different triumph for Arsenal arsenic nan Gunners eked retired a 2–0 triumph distant to Burnley connected Saturday afternoon.

“Tomorrow will beryllium an highly reliable lucifer for us,” Mikel Arteta predicted connected Friday afternoon. He was wrong. Arsenal whitethorn person ceded nan inaugural for overmuch of nan 2nd half, and had nan framework of their extremity struck by a stoppage-time free kick, but for nan 3rd clip successful 4 Premier League games, David Raya erstwhile again wasn’t forced into a azygous save.

Viktor Gyökeres sewage a nerve-settling early opener from a area earlier Declan Rice, Arsenal’s main taker, headed a extremity of his ain during a swift antagonistic upfield successful a laughably one-side first half. The northbound London outfit did conscionable capable to clasp Burnley astatine bay passim nan last 45 minutes, claiming a ninth consecutive triumph to move 7 points clear astatine nan Premier League summit.

Viktor Gyökeres scored his 3rd extremity successful arsenic galore appearances connected Saturday. / James Gill/Danehouse/Getty Images

GK: David Raya—7.1: Yet again, criminally underworked.

RB: Jurriën Timber—6.7: Punched nan shot into Bukayo Saka’s feet astatine each opportunity.

CB: William Saliba—7.4: Gave nan belief of a subordinate wholly unflustered by nan imaginable of Burnley’s frontline. That assurance was good placed.

CB: Gabriel—8.2: Everton’s famed centre guardant Dixie Dean jokingly credited his fearsome aerial prowess to nan metallic plates inserted into his skull aft a motorcycle mishap astatine nan commencement of his career. Gabriel appears to boast a magnet successful his forehead, uncovering nan shot drift beneath his hairline successful some boxes pinch frightening frequency.

LB: Riccardo Calafiori—7.3: Caused plentifulness of headaches among nan Burnley backline pinch his unorthodox positioning.

CM: Martín Zubimendi—7.1: Kept Arsenal’s crippled ticking complete pinch nan correct type of passes alternatively than nan flashiest, routinely opting for small tickles astir nan area successful his ain protect 3rd earlier going for thing much adventurous astatine nan apical of nan pitch.

CM: Declan Rice—8.9: Cantered astir nan transportation pinch a swagger. Rice conscionable seemed stronger, swifter and much skilful than each claret garment connected nan pitch.

AM: Eberechi Eze—6.8: Offered precious small successful possession during a second anonymous performance successful nan abstraction of 4 days.

RW: Bukayo Saka—6.9: Endured a frustrating afternoon, arsenic nan last portion of nan puzzle—be it a touch, transverse aliases changeable connected goal—just seemed to beryllium lacking.

ST: Viktor Gyökeres—7.8: The only downside to a refreshingly well-rounded capacity was that it lasted conscionable 45 minutes. Beside his extremity and acquainted hold-up play, Gyökeres besides demonstrated a hitherto unspotted scope of passing successful nan buildup to Rice’s strike, spraying a devilish shot retired to Trossard during a uncommon counterattack.

LW: Leandro Trossard—7.9: Locked successful an enthralling conflict pinch Kyle Walker. What he lacked successful physicality and gait against nan velocity merchant, he made up for pinch a superb scope of method skill.

Subs not used: Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK), Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, Max Dowman.

Burnley (5-4-1)

Starting XI: Martin Dúbravka; Kyle Walker, Josh Laurent, Axel Tuanzebe, Maxime Estève, Quilindschy Hartman; Lesley Ugochukwu, Florentino Luís, Josh Cullen, Jaidon Anthony; Zian Flemming.

Subs used: Jacob Bruun Larsen, Loum Tchaouna, Hannibal Mejbri, Armando Broja, Marcus Edwards.

Burnley 0–2 Arsenal—How It Unfolded astatine Turf Moor

“There’s a assurance and buzz astir nan place,” Burnley’s Scott Parker beamed arsenic nan Clarets bounced into Saturday’s conflict buoyed by back-to-back wins. Turf Moor had fallen decidedly level wrong nan opening 15 minutes.

The hosts started brightly enough, huddling successful a compact 5-4-1 ammunition arsenic they sought to stymy and stifle nan Premier League leaders. That consciousness of dream which Parker vocalised lasted until Arsenal won their first area of nan contest.

A typically vicious Rice transportation recovered nan acquainted fig of Gabriel astatine nan backmost post. The Brazilian menace diverted nan shot backmost crossed extremity pinch his foot—rather than head—on this occasion, picking retired an oddly unmarked Gyökeres opinionated each of 3 yards from goal.

Turf Moor seemed to beryllium tilted towards nan extremity an progressively beleaguered Martin Dúbravka was defending thereafter arsenic Arsenal eagerly sought retired a second. The Clarets keeper doubly denied Bukayo Saka, while it took a operation of Axel Tuanzebe and Quilindschy Hartman to clear a Leandro Trossard effort disconnected nan line.

Arteta’s broadside would yet double their lead successful nan 35th infinitesimal done Rice. At nan extremity of a sweeping move which began pinch Kyle Walker launching a agelong propulsion into Arsenal’s box, nan visiting midfielder collapsed into Burnley’s punishment area to caput a deft transverse from Trossard into nan bottommost corner.

Arsenal’s domination of proceedings was truthful suffocating that moreover nan hosts’ charismatic mascot, Bertie Bee, had mislaid his buzz, slumping to nan turf during nan 2nd half arsenic Burnley went successful hunt of a shot—not a changeable connected target, conscionable immoderate vague effort astatine goal.

Zian Flemming belatedly mustered an effort for nan hosts successful nan 71st minute. A matter of seconds later, Florentino Luís had a acold amended show of extremity for Burnley, but could only spoon his close-range header comfortably complete nan crossbar aft a uncommon lapse successful nan Arsenal backline astatine a group piece.

Marcus Edwards would clang a free-kick against Raya’s station successful nan 97th infinitesimal but by that point, Arsenal had settled to conscionable support Burnley astatine arm’s length. There is besides a patient spread opening up betwixt nan Gunners and nan remainder of nan division.

Burnley vs. Arsenal Full Time Stats

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