English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 17, 2024
Arsenal LWWWW 5
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Burnley LDLDL 0
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Turf Moor · 21,311 att.

Match Report

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Saka 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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:11 Nicol names Saka as the key man to Arsenal's title charge Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 33Maxime EstèveCD-L
  3. 2Dara O'SheaCD-R
  4. 44Hannes DelcroixLB
  5. 20Lorenz AssignonRB
  6. 8Josh BrownhillCM-L
  7. 16Sander BergeCM-R
  8. 47Wilson OdobertLM
  9. 21Aaron RamseyRM
  10. 25Zeki AmdouniCF-L
  11. 23David Datro FofanaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Jóhann GudmundssonSUB
  2. 22VitinhoSUB
  3. 49Arijanet MuricSUB
  4. 34Jacob Bruun LarsenSUB
  5. 10Benson ManuelSUB
  6. 4Jack CorkSUB
  7. 24Josh CullenSUB
  8. 9Jay RodríguezSUB
  9. 3Charlie TaylorSUB

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 15Jakub KiwiorLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 41Declan RiceCM
  7. 29Kai HavertzLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 19Leandro TrossardF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Substitutes

  1. 24Reiss NelsonSUB
  2. 40Mauro BandeiraSUB
  3. 20JorginhoSUB
  4. 17CédricSUB
  5. 73James SweetSUB
  6. 10Emile Smith RoweSUB
  7. 14Eddie NketiahSUB
  8. 1Aaron RamsdaleSUB
  9. 25Mohamed ElnenySUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Burnley 0, Arsenal 1. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 7' Aaron Ramsey (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Lorenz Assignon (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 41' Goal! Burnley 0, Arsenal 2. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 45'+2' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45' Substitution, Burnley. Jóhann Gudmundsson replaces Zeki Amdouni.
  7. 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.
  8. 62' Substitution, Burnley. Charlie Taylor replaces Maxime Esteve.
  9. 63' Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodríguez replaces Aaron Ramsey because of an injury.
  10. 66' Goal! Burnley 0, Arsenal 4. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  11. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Leandro Trossard.
  12. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Ben White.
  13. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
  14. 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.
  15. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Declan Rice.
  16. 80' Substitution, Burnley. Vitinho replaces Lorenz Assignon.
  17. 80' Substitution, Burnley. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Wilson Odobert.
  18. 84' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Kai Havertz.

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