Burnley vs Arsenal, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueOdegaard's free kick earns Arsenal 1-0 win at Burnley in EPL
— Martin Odegaard’s first-half free kick clinched Arsenal a 1-0 win at Burnley, whose winless home run in the English Premier League was extended to 13 matches on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Offside, Burnley. Charlie Taylor tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 7': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 9': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
- 9': Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 12': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 13': Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
- 16': Foul by Matthew Lowton (Burnley).
- 16': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Offside, Burnley. Charlie Taylor tries a through ball, but Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
- 19': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 22': Chris Wood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
- 23': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
- 29': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).
- 29': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Goal! Burnley 0, Arsenal 1. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 32': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 33': Attempt missed. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Wood following a set piece situation.
- 33': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Burnley) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 35': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 36': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal).
- 38': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal).
- 39': Attempt saved. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 39': Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Burnley).
- 41': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Chris Wood (Burnley).
- 45': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Burnley 0, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Burnley 0, Arsenal 1.
- 49': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Mee with a headed pass.
- 50': Attempt saved. Ashley Westwood (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Ashley Westwood (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Martin Ødegaard.
- 52': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Burnley) header from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
- 53': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 53': Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Charlie Taylor (Burnley).
- 54': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley).
- 54': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Offside, Burnley. Matthew Lowton tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 55': Offside, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
- 56': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Burnley. Maxwel Cornet replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 57': Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Ashley Barnes.
- 59': Attempt saved. Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 60': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 61': Substitution, Arsenal. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Albert Sambi Lokonga.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 66': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a through ball.
- 66': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Sambi Lokonga.
- 67': Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 69': VAR Decision: No Penalty Burnley.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ashley Westwood.
- 72': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Ashley Westwood (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
- 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Thomas Partey.
- 76': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matthew Lowton with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal).
- 77': Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
- 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Nuno Tavares replaces Kieran Tierney.
- 79': Offside, Burnley. Charlie Taylor tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Chris Wood.
- 82': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal).
- 82': Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Nuno Tavares.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Lowton.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Matej Vydra (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Taylor with a cross.
- 90'+2': Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Burnley 0, Arsenal 1.
- 0': Match ends, Burnley 0, Arsenal 1.
Statistics
 ARS |
BUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 55 | Possession | 45 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 420 | Accurate Passes | 291 |
| 523 | Passes | 392 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 9 | Crosses | 41 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 18 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 33 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,944
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,944
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Mee |
| 5 | James Tarkowski |
| 3 | Charlie Taylor |
| 2 | Matthew Lowton |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood  |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 7 | Jóhann Gudmundsson |
| 9 | Chris Wood |
| 10 | Ashley Barnes |
Arsenal (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 3 | Kieran Tierney |
| 18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 10 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
| 19 | Nicolas Pépé |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
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