Taking on the penultimate team Burnley at home is a good opportunity for Arsenal to recover from their controversial defeat at Newcastle in round 11. Facing a point-hungry and well-organized opponent, the home team had to struggle in both halves to win. won and surpassed neighbors Tottenham by one point more.

Injuries to many pillars of the attack such as Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Jesus or Eddie Nketiah caused Bukayo Saka, even though he has not fully recovered, to still be placed in the starting lineup. In defense, Oleksandr Zinchenko returned to the starting lineup, on the day Ben White was not named due to physical problems.

Leandro Trossard sets the Gunners on their way

Burnley’s Josh Brownhill threatens to spoil Arsenal’s day with a second half equalizer

Saliba headed the ball home for Arsenal’s second

Arsenal’s Oleksandr Zinchenko celebrates scoring his side’s third goal

While Saka made a big impact on the offensive front, Zinchenko contributed greatly at both ends of the field. Zinchenko also initiated the opening goal, before scoring himself to seal the match result.

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Arsenal scored 10 times in the first half, but Arsenal had to wait until the last official minute to find a goal. Goalkeeper James Trafford denied the efforts of Saka and Leandro Trossard in the middle of the half, but was powerless in a situation where the duo coordinated with their heads. Zinchenko’s cross found Saka, before Trossard bravely headed in from close range, helping Arsenal score their 1,000th goal at Emirates Stadium.

The Belgian midfielder was in pain after scoring, when he collided with the post at high speed. The pain quickly passed, leaving behind the joy of scoring the sixth goal in all competitions since the beginning of the season. In particular, all six of Trossard’s goals were assisted by Saka.

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Burnley scored the fewest goals since the beginning of the season but remained loyal to coach Vincent Kompany’s attacking football philosophy. The away team protested strongly at the beginning of the second half, when Luca Koleosho beat Takehiro Tomiyasu on the left edge, creating a chaotic situation in the penalty area for Josh Brownhill to score and equalize.

It took Arsenal only three and a half minutes to regain the lead. Trossard continued to make his mark when he took a corner kick for William Saliba to head right in front of Trafford.

Also from another corner, Zinchenko took advantage of the chaotic situation to scissor volley to increase the score to 3-1.

Leading by two goals, Arsenal had to strain at the end of the match, because Fabio Vieira received a direct red card after VAR determined that he tackled Brownhill with the ball under his shoe. Vieira became the first Arsenal player in the past three years to be sent off after coming on as a substitute.

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Arsenal’s Fabio Vieira was sent off for a studs up tackle

Arsenal maintains an unbeaten record in the last 38 home matches against Premier League newcomers (won 33, drawn 5). Mikel Arteta’s teachers and students have 27 points after 12 matches, the same score as Man City but played one more match. The home team at Emirates Stadium will take a two-week break before playing at Brentford Stadium. Burnley will next return home to take on West Ham.