English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 6, 2021
Arsenal WDLWW 1
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Burnley WDDLD 1
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BUR101
Turf Moor

Match Report

Xhaka's blunder costs Arsenal in 1-1 draw with Burnley

— Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka gifted a bizarre equalizer to Burnley in a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Saturday that further damaged his team’s chances of reaching the European qualification positions.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
1
58.9
Possession
41.1
15
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
488
Accurate Passes
302
595
Passes
419
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
1
16
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.1
61
Long Balls
91
16
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
0
6
Effective Tackles
11
12
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
11
17
Effective Clearances
16
17
Clearances
16

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 8Josh BrownhillCM-L
  7. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 11Dwight McNeilLM
  9. 7Jóhann GudmundssonRM
  10. 9Chris WoodCF-L
  11. 27Matej VydraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Phil BardsleySUB
  2. 12Robbie BradySUB
  3. 34Jimmy DunneSUB
  4. 23Erik PietersSUB
  5. 15Bailey Peacock-FarrellSUB
  6. 16Dale StephensSUB
  7. 19Jay RodríguezSUB
  8. 41Josh BensonSUB
  9. 28Kevin LongSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 22Pablo MaríCD-L
  3. 23David LuizCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 21Calum ChambersRB
  6. 11Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 18Thomas ParteyRM
  9. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangF
  10. 12WillianAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Mathew RyanSUB
  2. 16Rob HoldingSUB
  3. 25Mohamed ElnenySUB
  4. 2Héctor BellerínSUB
  5. 35Gabriel MartinelliSUB
  6. 8Dani CeballosSUB
  7. 9Alexandre LacazetteSUB
  8. 6Gabriel MagalhãesSUB
  9. 19Nicolas PépéSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Burnley 0, Arsenal 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willian.
  2. 39' Goal! Burnley 1, Arsenal 1. Chris Wood (Burnley) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 55' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 63' Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  5. 63' Substitution, Burnley. Erik Pieters replaces Charlie Taylor.
  6. 68' Substitution, Burnley. Robbie Brady replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
  7. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Willian.
  8. 71' Erik Pieters (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Dani Ceballos replaces Thomas Partey.
  10. 86' Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Matej Vydra.

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