It was a pretty good Saturday for Arsenal this weekend. First, their north London enemies Tottenham Hotspur lost 2-1 against Wolves conceding twice in injury time. Then in the evening, the Gunners got to enjoy Newcastle United losing 2-0 away at Bournemouth.
That would have been particularly sweet as Mikel Arteta’s men were involved in a heated clash against the Magpies last time out in the Premier League, which ended in defeat by the narrowest of margins. In between these two losses for their rivals, Arsenal managed to get back to winning ways with a 3-1 home win.
Indeed, Vincent Kompany and his Burnley side came to the Emirates and returned with nothing. Leandro Trossard opened the scoring in the first half as he bravely finished from close range, colliding with goalkeeper James Trafford, after Bukayo Saka’s header across goal.
In the second half, the Clarets got themselves level when Josh Brownhill’s deflected strike found the back of the net. However, the scores were level for just three minutes before William Saliba rose highest to power in a header from a corner. Oleksandr Zinchenko then put the game beyond doubt as he scored a fantastic scissor-kick goal to make it 3-1.
There was still time for a little drama, though, as substitute Fabio Vieira received a straight red card in the 83rd minute. The midfielder could have few complaints as his boot was high and caught Brownhill, even if it was accidental. Burnley attempted to stage a late comeback but were repelled at every attempt as the Gunners held onto their two-goal lead to pick up all three points.
