Burnley 0-2 Arsenal: Double headers of Gyökeres & Rice keep Gunners stay at top

Viktor Gyokeres and Declan Rice were on target as Premier League leaders Arsenal coasted to a 2-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday.

Match Report

Gyokeres headed home a fourth league goal of the campaign from a typically brilliant Gunners set-piece to get Mikel Arteta's men up and running.

Rice was influential in that opener and doubled the visitors' lead 10 minutes before the break with a thumping header from a fine Arsenal breakaway.

The second half was a noticeably quieter affair, but the visitors never really looked like letting the lead slip after a dominant opening period.

Arsenal displayed their set-piece prowess in the 14th minute when Rice's deep corner was knocked back by Gabriel Magalhaes and nodded in on the goal line by Gyokeres.

Martin Dubravka twice saved one-on-one from Bukayo Saka, the second of which saw Leandro Trossard's follow-up blocked on the line by Axel Tuanzebe.

The visitors made it two when Trossard collected Gyokeres' outstanding cross-field pass and teed up Rice to deliver a thumping header into the left-hand side of the goal.

Gyokeres was replaced at half-time, and Arsenal did not have the same attacking verve, though Ethan Nwaneri bent wide from 20 yards and Dubravka denied his fellow substitute Christian Norgaard.

Marcus Edwards saw a last-gasp free-kick crash against the right-hand post for Burnley, but Arsenal have now won five straight games in the Premier League, keeping clean sheets in four in a row.

Data Debrief: Corner history for Arsenal on Trossard's landmark appearance

Arsenal's excellence at set-pieces has been well documented, and they now have eight goals from corners in the Premier League this season, the most ever by a team in their first 10 games of a campaign in the competition.

The Gunners have also racked up clean sheets from their last four top-flight victories, last achieving that feat in April/May 2014 when Arteta was playing for the club.

Defensive solidity has been at the heart of Arsenal's excellent campaign thus far. Indeed, there have been five instances of a side preventing their opponent from having a shot on target in a Premier League game this season, with Arsenal responsible for three of those (60% – vs West Ham, Fulham and now against Burnley).

Trossard made his 100th Premier League appearance for Arsenal, having previously made 116 for Brighton in the competition. Since 2019-20, Trossard is one of two players to make 100-plus appearances for two clubs, along with James Tarkowski (109 for Burnley, 118 for Everton).

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

14' GOAL! Gyökeres' header puts Gunners in lead! Burnley 0-1 Arsenal

19' Timber's header following the corner is wide

21' Trossard sends a pass to Calafiori whose effort is blocked by the defender

23' Saka unleashes a shot from the edge of the box but it is saved

32' Trossard's effort is denied by a goal-line clearance!

35' GOAL! Declan Rice extends the lead as Trossard assists! Burnley 0-2 Arsenal

55' Zian Flemming is booked yellow for his harsh tackling

66' Timber strikes a shot in the box but it flies high over the bar

73' Match Event for Burnley vs Arsenal

77' Match Event for Burnley vs Arsenal

82' Highlight from Burnley vs Arsenal

Line-ups

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Josh Laurent, Josh Cullen, Tuanzebe, Florentino, Zian Flemming, Maxime Estève, Jaidon Anthony, L. Ugochukwu, Quilindschy Hartman

Subs: Barnes, Larsen, Edwards, Hjalmar Ekdal, Hannibal, Armando Broja, Loum Tchaouna, Lucas Pires, Max Weiß

Arsenal XI: Trossard, David Raya, Rice, Viktor Gyökeres, Gabriel, Eberechi Eze, Martín Zubimendi, Saliba, Saka, Timber, Calafiori

Subs: Christian Nørgaard, Kepa, Merino, Ben White, Hincapie, Cristhian Mosquera, Nwaneri, Lewis-Skelly, Max Dowman