For the ultimate time this season, Emirates Stadium might be rocking as we goal to take an almighty step in direction of clinching the Premier League trophy once we host relegated Burnley on Monday night time (8pm UK).
Victory over the Clarets would see us restore a five-point lead forward of Manchester Metropolis’s journey to Bournemouth 24 hours later. That would go away our challengers with no room for error of their closing two matches, though ought to we take six factors from six over the following six days, then there’s nothing anybody can do to forestall us from our first championship since 2004.
A managerless Clarets facet will pitch up in N5 hoping to spoil the get together, nonetheless we have now misplaced simply one among our 19 earlier Premier League conferences in opposition to the Lancastrians. The stakes have by no means been increased throughout that point, however Mikel Arteta will hope that the following time he steps foot in our packed-out house, it’ll be with two main trophies on show.
BURNLEY BOW OUT AGAIN
After profitable the Championship following a 33-match unbeaten run, amassing 100 factors and conceding simply 16 occasions, this season has been an enormous disappointment for Clarets supporters, who’ve seen their facet undergo a 3rd relegation in 5 seasons.
They’ve been marooned in nineteenth spot since November, and have received simply one among their final 27 league video games, selecting up only one extra level in that point than the 12 that got here within the opening 9 fixtures when issues regarded rosier for Scott Parker’s facet, who was sacked at the beginning of the month as soon as their demotion was rubber-stamped.
Mike Jackson as soon as once more put in momentary cost for the ultimate few video games, beginning with a 3-1 loss at Leeds United earlier than a battling 2-2 draw in opposition to Aston Villa final weekend. However their woeful away report has introduced simply two victories this time period, whereas they’ve conceded three or extra occasions in every of their final 4 away days.
WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY
Arteta: “It has been extraordinarily demanding from the start, however the group has coped with that in a extremely implausible method. There isn’t a different selection. Now we have the chance, and our supporters. It may be on a Monday night time, let’s take it in a extremely constructive method. Hopefully, we do one thing unimaginable with our supporters.
“I believe the truth that we have been on the prime for a very long time reveals the extent of consistency and the way effectively the group has executed. We’re nonetheless there on this league, it is the place we are actually. Greater than ever, clearly, we need to end in that place.”
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Jackson: “You take a look at a sport like that and the significance of it to everybody within the competitors, however from our viewpoint, you need to take a look at it as a chance. One – to be concerned in a sport like that; two – to be enthusiastic about that as a platform to go and carry out.
“What we will do is make certain, like we did in opposition to Villa final week, that we’re nonetheless taking this competitors actually severely. The result is already determined in everybody else’s eyes, however we have got to go there with some perception, have a go and thrive in that atmosphere.”
TEAM NEWS
Two extra full-backs joined Jurrien Timber on the sidelines after our win in opposition to West Ham United, with Ben White going to overlook the rest of the season with a knee ligament harm, whereas Riccardo Calafiori was additionally withdrawn in opposition to the Hammers.
The Italian has returned to coaching, and whereas Timber remains to be unavailable, it’s hoped he might nonetheless play an element in our closing matches. Mikel Merino is o ur different absentee along with his long-term foot harm.
As for the Clarets, Hannibal Mejbri might be match for the journey after being withdrawn early in opposition to Aston Villa final week as a precaution.
Connor Roberts remains to be working his method again from a season-long Achilles harm, whereas Jordan Beyer and Josh Cullen have additionally been out for prolonged intervals with hamstring and knee points respectively.
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TALKING TACTICS
Adrian Clarke, writing in the official matchday programme: Jackson lined up in a realistic 5-4-1 at Leeds, which modified in opposition to Aston Villa, with Burnley inflicting loads of issues in a extra adventurous 4-2-3-1 form. Nonetheless a again 5 has been utilized in 19 of their 36 league video games.
Burnley’s common possession is simply 41.6%, the bottom within the division. The place attainable, they like to maneuver the ball out to fast wingers corresponding to Jaidon Anthony [above] and Loum Tchaouana, and supporting full-backs within the form of Kyle Walker or Brazilian Lucas Pires.
In a tricky marketing campaign, the Clarets’ ending has been superb, and a shot conversion fee of 41.5% can solely be bettered by three different golf equipment. Overlaying the fifth-most distance as a group, they’re additionally extremely industrious, particularly contained in the engine room the place Florentino, Lesley Ugochukwu and Hannibal are at all times on the transfer.
Nonetheless they’ve confronted over 600 pictures throughout 2025/26, and boast an anticipated objectives in opposition to determine of 71.98 too – simply the very best tallies within the division. For a facet with little possession, they may also be massively disenchanted to have conceded a joint-high seven objectives from quick breaks, and contemplating they typically have three centre-backs in place, it’s going to even be a supply of frustration to have let in 14 objectives from headers.
FACTS AND STATS
The Clarets have by no means scored greater than as soon as in our 19 earlier Premier League video games, essentially the most one facet has confronted one other with out netting twice in a match within the competitors.
Now we have received all 10 of our Premier League video games in opposition to sides already relegated that season, the very best 100% report within the competitors.
We’re unbeaten in our final 44 Premier League house video games in opposition to promoted sides since a 1-0 loss to Newcastle United in November 2010. We’ve received our final 15 by an combination rating of 43-9.
Now we have received 16 Premier League video games with a clear sheet this season, solely doing so extra in 2023/24 (17). Seven of these wins have been 1-0; we final received extra by that scoreline in 1998/99 (9).
Now we have had 17 league objectives this season both scored or assisted by a substitute, essentially the most within the division.
Viktor Gyokeres has scored 4 objectives in his final 4 house Premier League video games. The Swede has additionally netted in all 4 of his matches in opposition to newly promoted sides this time period (6 objectives in complete).
Kai Havertz has 4 objectives in his final 4 Premier League video games in opposition to Burnley.
Leandro Trossard has both scored (2) or assisted (2) in every of his final three video games in opposition to the Clarets.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Paul Tierney has been given simply his second Gunners sport prior to now two years, having final overseen us once we drew 2-2 at Wolves in February. Whereas we haven’t been acquainted with him as typically just lately, we’re unbeaten within the final seven fixtures he has refereed, courting again to January 2023.
He’s additionally an unfamiliar face to the Clarets, with their 3-0 loss at Sunderland in February the one time the Wigan-based official has taken cost of one among their video games since Boxing Day 2023. Burnley haven’t received any of their final seven below his watch. Tierney has refereed 11 occasions within the top-flight this time period, doling out 36 yellows, two pink playing cards and a single penalty.
Referee: Paul Tierney
Assistants: Richard West, Mark Scholes
Fourth official: Rob Jones
VAR: James Bell
Assistant VAR: Tim Wooden
BURNLEY’S RECENT VISITS
You need to return to November 2023 for the final time the Clarets had been in N5, after they had been crushed 3-1 in an eventual sport. Leandro Trossard bravely netted the 1,000th objective we’d scored at Emirates Stadium, and after Josh Brownhill equalised, objectives from William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko noticed us take the factors regardless of Fabio Vieira’s pink card.
Having misplaced on 9 consecutive visits in all competitions between 1975 and 2019, Burnley had been unbeaten on their earlier two visits earlier than then, consisting of a goalless attract January 2022 and a 1-0 success because of a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang personal objective in October 2020.
Nonetheless, we have now solely misplaced our closing house league sport in one of many final 28 seasons and are unbeaten in 14 since a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in 2010/11. Burnley, in the meantime, have received their closing away sport in simply two of their 9 Premier League campaigns.
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