Arsenal against Burnley used to be a match that would have been decided before the teams even stepped on the pitch.
However, with Arsenal struggling big time Burnley proved more of a challenge for the North London club than they have used to with a disappointing match finishing goalless at 0-0.
Both teams were somewhat disappointing on the day, with David Luiz calling Burnley’s playing style as ‘anti-football’ and Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta complaining about Burnley’s pitch saying “conditions were difficult”.
In the first half, Arsenal looked as if they could score two or three, but the finishing on display was poor, with the normally sharp Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missing a clear opportunity in front of goal after a great long ball by David Luiz and failing to convert a similar chance after being played through by Granit Xhaka.
It was only Burnley’s equally poor finishing that enabled the Emirates club to stay in the game. As per usual, Bernd Leno was key in Arsenal keeping the single point.
In the second half, there were a few more chances for the North London side coming from Hector Bellerin who ignored Lacazette for an attempt at goal himself and from Aubameyang who’s shot just brushed the outside of the post in one of the closest attempts for the Gunners in the whole match.
Arsenal once again got lucky after Burnley’s Rodriguez had a shot that hit the crossbar late in the game but was just inches from a goal.
At the end of the day, Arsenal didn’t deserve a win and were quite lucky to even get a point. This game does not look good for their chances of moving up the table in the last stage of the Premier League.
