Burnley vs Arsenal, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSaka scores twice as Arsenal thrash Burnley to go second
Bukayo Saka scored either side of halftime as Arsenal crushed second-from-bottom Burnley 5-0 at Turf Moor on Saturday to go second and keep the pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Burnley).
- 2': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Goal! Burnley 0, Arsenal 1. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 6': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 7': Foul by Hannes Delcroix (Burnley).
- 7': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Aaron Ramsey (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': David Datro Fofana (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 10': Attempt blocked. Wilson Odobert (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Foul by David Datro Fofana (Burnley).
- 10': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Offside, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
- 15': Offside, Burnley. David Datro Fofana is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Maxime Esteve.
- 23': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by David Datro Fofana.
- 27': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hannes Delcroix with a cross.
- 30': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 32': Foul by Maxime Esteve (Burnley).
- 32': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sander Berge.
- 33': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
- 33': Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sander Berge.
- 39': Penalty Arsenal. Leandro Trossard draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Penalty conceded by Lorenz Assignon (Burnley) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Lorenz Assignon (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! Burnley 0, Arsenal 2. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 42': Foul by David Datro Fofana (Burnley).
- 42': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Sander Berge (Burnley).
- 43': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 45'+2': Maxime Esteve (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Burnley).
- 45'+3': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Burnley 0, Arsenal 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Burnley 0, Arsenal 2.
- 45': Substitution, Burnley. Jóhann Gudmundsson replaces Zeki Amdouni.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 47': Goal! Burnley 0, Arsenal 3. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
- 48': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 48': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 49': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 49': Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 50': Offside, Burnley. David Datro Fofana is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
- 53': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Offside, Burnley. Dara O'Shea is caught offside.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Ramsey (Burnley).
- 62': Substitution, Burnley. Charlie Taylor replaces Maxime Esteve.
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodríguez replaces Aaron Ramsey because of an injury.
- 64': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 64': Offside, Burnley. David Datro Fofana is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Goal! Burnley 0, Arsenal 4. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 68': Offside, Burnley. David Datro Fofana is caught offside.
- 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Ben White.
- 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 73': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
- 74': Cédric Soares (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 76': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 78': Goal! Burnley 0, Arsenal 5. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Declan Rice.
- 80': Substitution, Burnley. Vitinho replaces Lorenz Assignon.
- 80': Substitution, Burnley. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Wilson Odobert.
- 81': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 81': Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Vitinho (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 82': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
- 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Kai Havertz.
- 85': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by James Trafford.
- 85': Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
- 88': Attempt blocked. David Datro Fofana (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 88': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 89': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 90'+6': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
- 90'+6': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 90'+8': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+9': Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Rodríguez.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Burnley 0, Arsenal 5.
- 0': Match ends, Burnley 0, Arsenal 5.
Statistics
 ARS |
BUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 65.1 | Possession | 34.9 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 522 | Accurate Passes | 232 |
| 603 | Passes | 316 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 10 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 13 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,311
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,311
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 29 | +42 | 70 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 30 | +30 | 61 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | +15 | 57 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 29 | +16 | 49 |
Line-Ups
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Trafford (GK) |
| 33 | Maxime Estève |
| 2 | Dara O'Shea |
| 44 | Hannes Delcroix |
| 20 | Lorenz Assignon  |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 47 | Wilson Odobert |
| 21 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 25 | Zeki Amdouni |
| 23 | David Datro Fofana |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 15 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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