Arsenal welcomed Burnley at the Emirates Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure all three points in front of their home fans. The Gunners made a decent start to the game and got their noses ahead in the first half injury-time when Leandro Trossard found the back of the net. The North London club managed to get to the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Josh Brownhill equalised for the visitors in the 54th minute. However, William Saliba restored Arsenal’s lead just three minutes later.
Oleksandr Zinchenko killed the game off in the 74th minute. Fabio Vieira was sent off by the referee late in the game but Mikel Arteta’s men hung on to their two-goal advantage and secured an impressive 3-1 victory at home.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player fared during the clash against the Clarets.
GK: David Raya – 7/10
He made a few solid saves at the back and did enough to restrict the opposition to just one goal.
RB: Takehiro Tomiyasu – 7/10
Tomiyasu gave a good account of himself defensively but offered very little going forward.
CB: William Saliba – 7/10
He did his fair share of defending and was a threat at the other end of the field. Saliba managed to score in the 57th minute.
CB: Gabriel – 6.5/10
The Brazilian talent cleared the danger when the opposition were on the front foot and was good on the ball.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 9/10
Zinchenko caught the eye at both ends of the field. He was solid at the back and managed to score Arsenal’s third goal in the 74th minute.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10
He made one good chance in the opponent’s half but put in an underwhelming display at the centre of the park.
CM: Jorginho – 7/10
Jorginho anchored the midfield with a lot of conviction for his team.
CM: Declan Rice – 7/10
The English midfield ace came back to defend when needed and engineered one good chance in the final third.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 8/10
Saka was a constant menace on the right flank and ended the game with an assist to his name.
ST: Leandro Trossard – 8.5/10
Trossard caused a lot of headaches for the Burnley defenders and scored the opening goal in the latter stages of the first half. He also bagged an assist.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 7.5/10
He was a real threat on the left wing but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
Substitutes:
CM: Fabio Vieira – 5/10
He let his teammates down by getting sent off in the latter stages of the contest.
RW: Reiss Nelson – N/A
ST: Eddie Nketiah – N/A
CB: Jakub Kiwior – N/A
