Key stats
- In this game, Bukayo Saka assisted his 50th goal for Arsenal in the Premier League
- Arsenal have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 4 games in the Premier League, a run of 446 minutes without conceding a goal
- Burnley failed to attempt a shot on target in this game; it's the first time they failed to attempt a shot on target in a game in the Premier League since facing Sunderland on 2nd February 2026
Highlights
Match reports
Knowing they could take a big step towards making history here, Arsenal showed great patience in building up to their opener.
The Gunners’ first clear chance came when Leandro Trossard brilliantly worked himself into space to hammer a low shot onto the near post from outside the area, before Eberechi Eze registered his side’s first shot on target with a hooked volley from distance.
Mikel Arteta was incensed when Bukayo Saka was denied a penalty after clashing with Lucas Pires, while Martin Ødegaard’s shot from a pocket of space in the area was deflected a whisker wide.
The hosts only had to wait for the resulting corner to finally hit the opener; however, it would be a record-breaking 18th goal of the season from corner situations for Arsenal.
Kai Havertz rose highest of a crowd of bodies in the six-yard box to nod into the middle of the net, handing Saka his 50th PL assist in the process.
That took them nicely into HT, and they re-emerged wanting more, though Eze wasn’t so lucky as his shot looped onto the top of the bar via Max Weiß’s fingertip.
Still trailing title rivals Man City on goals scored, Arsenal searched for another to edge ahead on goal difference, just in case that came into play on the final matchday.
Goalscorer Havertz was perhaps overzealous in his challenge on Lesley Ugochukwu, but was spared an early bath by referee Paul Tierney, before Trossard’s shot faded wide of the top corner.
The hosts were also granted plenty of injury time to get that second, but they were understandably content to settle for a vital three points.
Arsenal’s third consecutive 1-0 victory means that any slip-up from Man City against Bournemouth on Tuesday will bring the title back to North London even before the Gunners play Crystal Palace on the final day – a scenario which would hand them valuable extra preparation time for the upcoming UEFA Champions League final.
It’s a completely different picture for Burnley, who must now beat Wolverhampton Wanderers next weekend to avoid an outright club record for the lowest number of league wins in a top-flight season.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Declan Rice (Arsenal)
