Soccer-Arsenal Outclass Burnley To Move Second – News18

LONDON:Arsenal outclassed Burnley 3-1 on Saturday to maneuver second within the Premier League desk and hand the guests a sixth straight defeat in all competitions.

Goals from Leandro Trossard, William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko gave Arsenal victory however their afternoon ended on a bitter word when Fabio Vieira was despatched off.

Arsenal climbed to 29 factors within the standings, stage with leaders Manchester City and one level above north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, who misplaced 2-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers within the early kickoff.

“Really happy with the result, especially the performance… How dominant we were against a team that is very difficult to dominate,” Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta informed reporters.

“The amount of situations that we generated I think we fully deserved to win the game.”

Burnley’s disaster deepened as they sit nineteenth with 4 factors following their tenth defeat in 12 video games.

Vincent Kompany named an unchanged Burnley aspect for the primary time this season and so they did properly to maintain Arsenal at bay whilst Arteta’s staff dominated possession and piled on the stress seeking a breakthrough.

The London aspect scored on the stroke of halftime when Bukayo Saka headed the ball throughout the six-yard field and Trossard leapt into the air to go house Arsenal’s 1,000th purpose at Emirates Stadium.

However, celebrations had been muted because the Belgian clattered into the submit and winced in ache as he held his arm earlier than returning to the pitch after therapy.

HELPLESS RAYA

Burnley levelled in opposition to the run of play within the second half when a blocked shot fell to Josh Brownhill and the skipper’s effort took a deflection to beat the helpless David Raya in Arsenal’s purpose.

The scores had been stage for barely two minutes, nonetheless, as Arsenal gained a nook and Trossard’s harmful supply discovered Saliba, who nodded house from a yard out.

Zinchenko made it 3-1 with an improvised volley after Burnley didn’t clear a nook.

“Take nothing away, we played a fantastic side. The way Mikel has the team working is outstanding,” Kompany stated.

“For putting in the performance we did, we’re relying on other factors like luck or individual moments but on the two set plays that wasn’t the case.”

Vieira noticed purple for a excessive boot when he caught Brownhill on the knee however Arteta had no points with the choice after criticising the officers after his staff’s 1-0 defeat at Newcastle United.

“Tough place to go. We defended very well for the majority of the game. The timing of the first goal kills us,” Brownhill stated.

“When we go level second half, you don’t want to concede straight away after. They are stupid goals for us.”

(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)