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Arsenal pull level with Manchester City thanks to Burnley win
Arsenal pull level with Manchester City thanks to Burnley win
Oleksandr Zinchenko scored the pick of the goals as 10-man Arsenal secured a comfortable win over Burnley to move level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City. Mikel Arteta’s side took advantage of rivals Tottenham losing earlier in the day to pick-up a 3-1 victory over struggling Burnley, whose captain Josh Brownhill cancelled out Leandro Trossard’s brave opener at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal reacted well to being pegged back and William Saliba headed them level just three minutes later before Zinchenko’s scissor kick wrapped up the points, although the hosts did lose Fabio Vieira to a late red card. Despite several injury doubts heading into the game, Arteta made just one alteration as Zinchenko replaced the unfit Ben White in defence as Bukayo Saka was deemed fit enough to start despite limping off in Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League win over Sevilla. The England winger had a great effort well saved by James Trafford as Arsenal set their stall out to attack from the off. They would be frustrated, however, by a Burnley defence already at the stage of throwing themselves in front of shots and making last-ditch blocks before the half-hour mark, Saka time and again finding space and Kai Havertz also drifting in to cause trouble. Havertz, still without a goal from open play since his £65million move from Chelsea, headed wide a glorious chance from a corner before Burnley threatened for the first time. A rare mistake from Saliba gifted the ball to Johann Gudmundsson, who raced through on goal to force David Raya into a good, low stop. Trossard was the next Arsenal player denied by Trafford, his effort from range tipped over the bar after Declan Rice had robbed Brownhill of possession in a dangerous area of the pitch. The Belgium international was deployed as a central striker once again and gave the hosts the lead with his sixth goal of the campaign, turning home Saka’s header from close-range as he crashed into Trafford and the frame of the goal in the process. Burnley were level nine minutes after the restart, Brownhill firing home after good work from Luca Koleosho led to the ball breaking for Brownhill, whose finish flashed in off Gabriel Magalhaes. The goal stood despite a VAR check for a potential foul on Takehiro Tomiyasu but to Arsenal’s credit, they did not let the equaliser play on their minds. In fact, the goal seemed to stun Arsenal back into life and Gabriel Martinelli broke clear only to fire straight at Trafford. The lead was restored from the resulting corner as Saliba moved in front of Trafford to rise and head home Trossard’s delivery from close-range. Zinchenko’s strike came from another Trossard corner as Dara O’Shea first headed the ball against his own crossbar before clearing into the path of the Ukraine captain, who finished acrobatically. Burnley tried to find a way back into the game and were given some hope when substitute Vieira was dismissed, shown a straight red card by Michael Oliver for a high challenge on Brownhill. Arsenal, though, saw out the remainder of the contest to join City on 27 points ahead of the champions’ trip to Chelsea on Sunday. Read More Ben Stokes and Joe Root give England hope of ending World Cup on a high From Covid to the Copper Box: Maia Lumsden relishes her ‘unbelievable’ return On this day in 2015: Stuart Lancaster resigns as England head coach Mauricio Pochettino: Easier for new players at Man City than ‘evolving’ Chelsea Don’t worry about it – Ange Postecoglou brushes off series of Spurs setbacks Harry Maguire ‘showing he can do the job’ – Erik ten Hag
2023-11-12 01:19
Wallace birdies the entire back 9 in Dubai and leads European tour finale
Wallace birdies the entire back 9 in Dubai and leads European tour finale
Matt Wallace has birdied every hole on the back nine at the DP World Tour Championship
2023-11-18 22:20
The stats behind Harry Kane’s subtly stunning 2022/23 season
The stats behind Harry Kane’s subtly stunning 2022/23 season
Harry Kane has racked up a raft of outrageous Premier League scoring statistics which Erling Haaland's excellence has hidden this season.
2023-05-31 02:19
FIFA to pay MLS clubs more than $7m as part of Benefits Program for World Cup
FIFA to pay MLS clubs more than $7m as part of Benefits Program for World Cup
MLS clubs are going to receive a hefty check for their players featuring in the 2022 World Cup.
2023-07-15 01:55
Assistant Josh Eilert picked as interim coach at West Virginia, replacing Hall of Famer Bob Huggins
Assistant Josh Eilert picked as interim coach at West Virginia, replacing Hall of Famer Bob Huggins
Assistant Josh Eilert has been selected as the interim coach at West Virginia, punctuating a hectic week after Hall of Famer Bob Huggins resigned following a drunken driving arrest
2023-06-25 08:52
García, Dunning push Rangers to the brink of a playoff berth in a 5-0 win over the Angels
García, Dunning push Rangers to the brink of a playoff berth in a 5-0 win over the Angels
Adolis García had a homer and an RBI double, Dane Dunning yielded three hits over seven dominant innings, and the Texas Rangers moved to the brink of clinching their first playoff berth since 2016 with a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels
2023-09-28 12:46
Ostapenko knocks out Venus Williams in Birmingham
Ostapenko knocks out Venus Williams in Birmingham
Venus Williams narrowly failed to reach her first WTA quarter-final in four years as the American legend was beaten by Jelena Ostapenko in the second...
2023-06-23 04:49
Ravens and Titans both desperate to win NFL's final game in London this season
Ravens and Titans both desperate to win NFL's final game in London this season
The Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans hope a change can do them good in the NFL’s final game in London this season
2023-10-13 05:20
Sudharsan powers Gujarat to 214-4 against Chennai in IPL final
Sudharsan powers Gujarat to 214-4 against Chennai in IPL final
Indian batsman Sai Sudharsan smashed 96 on Monday as defending champions Gujarat Titans reached 214-4 against Chennai Super Kings, the highest ever...
2023-05-30 00:26
Red-hot Martinez helps move Inter top as Kvaratskhelia revives Napoli
Red-hot Martinez helps move Inter top as Kvaratskhelia revives Napoli
Lautaro Martinez continued his red-hot scoring form in Inter Milan's 3-0 cruise at Torino on Saturday which moved his team top of Serie A while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's brace at Verona...
2023-10-22 04:46
Vito's ex-La Rochelle team-mates have 'blueprint' to retain Champions Cup
Vito's ex-La Rochelle team-mates have 'blueprint' to retain Champions Cup
Former New Zealand and La Rochelle back-rower Victor Vito said the French club have the "blueprint" to defend the Champions Cup when they play Leinster...
2023-05-17 14:50
Spain women's soccer coach fired amid unwanted World Cup kiss fallout
Spain women's soccer coach fired amid unwanted World Cup kiss fallout
Jorge Vilda has been sacked from his role as head coach of the Spanish women's soccer team amid ongoing fallout from Luis Rubiales' unwanted kiss on a player at the Women's World Cup final.
2023-09-05 22:56