English Premier League

Burnley vs Arsenal 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 30': Martin Ødegaard

Odegaard's free kick earns Arsenal 1-0 win at Burnley in EPL

— Martin Odegaard’s first-half free kick clinched Arsenal a 1-0 win at Burnley, whose winless home run in the English Premier League was extended to 13 matches on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 19': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Goal! Burnley 0, Arsenal 1. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Burnley 0, Arsenal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Burnley 0, Arsenal 1.
  • 57': Substitution, Burnley. Maxwel Cornet replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
  • 57': Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Ashley Barnes.
  • 61': Substitution, Arsenal. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Thomas Partey.
  • 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Nuno Tavares replaces Kieran Tierney.
  • 82': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Chris Wood.
  • 90'+2': Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Burnley 0, Arsenal 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,944

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+39 Arsenal 31 70 3
+32 Manchester City 30 61 5
+13 Manchester United 30 54 6
+3 Aston Villa 30 51 9
Full Table

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 2
55 Possession 45
13 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
420 Accurate Passes 291
523 Passes 392
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 8
9 Crosses 41
0.1 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 65
16 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 5
18 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
11 Interceptions 16
33 Effective Clearances 15
33 Clearances 15

Line-Ups

BUR Burnley (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Nick Pope (GK)
6 Ben Mee
5 James Tarkowski
3 Charlie Taylor
2 Matthew Lowton
8 Josh Brownhill
18 Ashley Westwood Yellow Card
11 Dwight McNeil
7 Jóhann Gudmundsson
9 Chris Wood
10 Ashley Barnes Yellow Card

ARS Arsenal (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
32 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
4 Ben White
5 Thomas Partey
3 Kieran Tierney
18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
8 Martin Ødegaard
10 Emile Smith Rowe
7 Bukayo Saka
19 Nicolas Pépé
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

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