Match report

Arsenal Secures 3-1 Victory Over Burnley in Premier League

Burnley
Burnley
1–3
FT
Arsenal
Arsenal
May 12, 2019

Arsenal displayed resilience and skill to defeat Burnley 3-1 in a hard-fought Premier League encounter. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice, and Eddie Nketiah added a late goal to secure the victory for Arsenal. Burnley fought back with a consolation goal from Ashley Barnes.

Key Facts

  • • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored two goals for Arsenal at 52' and 63'.
  • • Eddie Nketiah scored the third goal for Arsenal in the 90+4'.
  • • Ashley Barnes scored Burnley's only goal at 65'.
  • • Arsenal made three substitutions: Mavropanos for Koscielny (34'), Willock for Nketiah (62'), and no third substitute was used.
  • • Burnley made three substitutions: McNeil for Gudmundsson (64'), Wood for Crouch (77'), and Hendrick for Brady (82').
  • • Burnley received five yellow cards: T. Heaton (3'), A. Barnes (22'), J. Tarkowski (45'), M. Lowton (48'), and J. Cork (75').
  • • Arsenal received one yellow card: M. Guendouzi (52').

Lineups

Burnley

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 T. Heaton (G)
  • 2 M. Lowton (D)
  • 6 B. Mee (D)
  • 5 J. Tarkowski (D)
  • 3 C. Taylor (D)
  • 4 J. Cork (M)
  • 18 A. Westwood (M)
  • 13 J. Hendrick (M)
  • 10 A. Barnes (F)
  • 11 C. Wood (F)
  • 31 D. McNeil (M)

Substitutes

  • 7 J. Guðmunds­son
  • 15 P. Crouch
  • 12 R. Brady
  • 28 K. Long
  • 20 J. Hart
  • 23 S. Ward
  • 27 M. Vydra

Arsenal

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 19 B. Leno (G)
  • 12 S. Lichtsteiner (D)
  • 18 Nacho Monreal (D)
  • 20 S. Mustafi (D)
  • 27 K. Mavropanos (D)
  • 7 H. Mkhitaryan (M)
  • 4 Mohamed Elneny (M)
  • 17 A. Iwobi (M)
  • 59 J. Willock (M)
  • 29 M. Guendouzi (M)
  • 14 P. Aubameyang (F)

Substitutes

  • 6 L. Koscielny
  • 49 E. Nketiah
  • 1 P. Čech
  • 34 G. Xhaka
  • 15 A. Maitland-Niles
  • 31 S. Kolašinac
  • 9 A. Lacazette

Timeline

  1. Burnley
    3' Burnley Card · Yellow Card
    T. Heaton
  2. Burnley
    22' Burnley Card · Yellow Card
    A. Barnes
  3. Arsenal
    34' Arsenal subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Konstantinos Mavropanos · On: L. Koscielny
  4. Burnley
    45' Burnley Card · Yellow Card
    James Tarkowski
  5. Burnley
    48' Burnley Card · Yellow Card
    Matthew Lowton
  6. Arsenal
    52' Arsenal Card · Yellow Card
    M. Guendouzi
  7. Arsenal
    52' Arsenal Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Aubameyang
  8. Arsenal
    62' Arsenal subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Willock · On: E. Nketiah
  9. Arsenal
    63' Arsenal Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Aubameyang · Assist: A. Iwobi
  10. Burnley
    64' Burnley subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. McNeil · On: J. Guðmunds­son
  11. Burnley
    65' Burnley Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Barnes · Assist: J. Guðmunds­son
  12. Burnley
    75' Burnley Card · Yellow Card
    J. Cork
  13. Burnley
    77' Burnley subst · Substitution 2
    Off: C. Wood · On: P. Crouch
  14. Burnley
    82' Burnley subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Hendrick · On: R. Brady
  15. Arsenal
    90'+4 Arsenal Goal · Normal Goal
    E. Nketiah · Assist: A. Iwobi

Match Stats

Stat Burnley Arsenal
Fouls 11 3
Pass Accuracy 77% 86%
Offsides 4 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 14 17
Corners 4 5
Total Passes 341 533
Yellow Cards 5 1
Blocked Shots 3 7
Shots on Target 5 6
Shots off Target 6 4
Possession 39% 61%
Accurate Passes 264 459
Shots Inside Box 12 12
Saves 3 3
Shots Outside Box 2 5

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Arsenal took the lead with a goal from Aubameyang at 52', which set the tone for their victory.
  • ▸ Burnley responded with a goal from Barnes at 65', but Arsenal quickly reasserted their dominance with another goal from Aubameyang at 63'.
  • ▸ Arsenal secured their victory with a late goal from Nketiah at 90+4', which sealed the match in their favor.