Arsenal 3-1 Burnley: Magic Auba nets twice to lift Gunners out of brief slump

Ashley Barnes scored a consolation for Burnley, but they failed to mount a comeback as Arsenal ran out 3-1 winners at Emirates Stadium.

Match Report

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang re-established himself as the Premier League's top goalscorer this season ahead of Mohamed Salah by netting a brace as Arsenal bounced back from consecutive defeats with a 3-1 win over Burnley.

Salah's strike against Wolves on Friday left Aubameyang second among the division's top marksmen, but the Gabon international was clinical in either half of a game that saw Arsenal bury the memory of their 3-2 loss at Southampton and 2-0 League Cup reverse against Tottenham.

Alex Iwobi added a third for the hosts in stoppage time when he beat the Burnley offside trap. 

Unai Emery started Mesut Ozil for the first time in a league game since November 11 and the German made a strong case for a regular spot in an Arsenal side pushing Chelsea hard for fourth place in the table.

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Match Events

7' Xhaka's long shot saved by Hart

SAVE! Lacazette's cutback from the byline towards Guendouzi is cut out by Westwood, although the loose ball falls to Xhaka to strike. The midfielder curls an effort towards goal, but Hart gets down to make the stop.

14' GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Burnley (Aubameyang)

GOALLLLLLLLLLL!!!! AUBAMENYANG PUTS ARSENAL AHEAD!!!! 1-0!!! The Gunners take the lead as a moment of brilliance from Ozil opens up the Burnley defence. The German produces a defence-splitting pass, curling a delivery to the back post for the run of Kolasinac. The full-back cuts an offload back towards the middle where the poacher Aubameyang waits. He makes no mistake with his first-time finish, firing his strike into the bottom corner.

37' Monreal goes off injured

Monreal is forced off with an apparent injury. Lichtsteiner replaces the Spaniard, with central defenders being in short supply at the moment.

48' GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Burnley (Aubameyang)

AUBAMEYANG NOTCHES HIS SECOND!! ARSENAL 2-0!!!! The Gunners double their advantage, displaying a clinical edge on the counter. They break quickly down the left before Lacazette whips the ball out to his strike partner in space in the right inside channel. Aubamenyang takes a touch before hammering his effort past Hart into the top corner. An incisive breakaway from the home side to take complete control of the contest.

63' GOAL! Arsenal 2-1 Burnley (Barnes)

BARNES GETS BURNLEY BACK INTO THE GAME!!! 2-1!!! The visitors get a goal back through Barnes, who has had an eventful afternoon. The Gunners fail to clear the danger from the set-piece and are caught out from the second ball from Bardsley. Wood and Long are a nuisance in the box and the latter charges down the clearance. The ball falls kindly for Barnes at the back post, who powers his effort on the half-volley through Leno.

91' GOAL! Arsenal 3-1 Burnley (Iwobi)

WOBI FIRES HOME!!! ARSENAL 3-1!! The Gunners surely have the win now. Ozil's brilliance creates another goal for the home side as he weaves his way through tired Burnley legs in the final third. The midfielder sees his shot blocked, but it rebounds into the path of Iwobi. The Nigerian places his effort beyond Hart into the net and is not offside despite the appeals from the Clarets defenders.

Line-ups

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Monreal, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Elneny, Guendouzi, Ozil, Lacazette, Aubameyang

Subs: Cech, Lichtsteiner, Torreira, Ramsey, Iwobi, Saka, Nketiah

Burnley XI: Hart, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Long, Taylor, Cork, Westwood, Hendrick, Barnes, Wood

Subs: Heaton, Lowton, Gibson, McNeil, Koiki, Vydra, Vokes