Arsenal comes after a disappointing elimination in the quarter-finals of the League of England Cup, but Unai Emery’s team has a good chance of getting 3 points in the 18th Premier League: Saturday, at 12:30, “I chew on my own ground with modest Burnley.
Arsenal played inconsequential in the game with Tottenham (0-2) from the middle of the week, so the Londoners lost a trophy from the viewfinder. “Tunari” must now focus on the championship battle, where the stakes of a UEFA Champions League are huge. Without Bellerin, Holding, Mavropanos, Kolasinac and Mustafi in defense, Londoners might be vulnerable to a Burnley team that does not impress on a trip. The guests have already announced their tactics.
The previous round, Burnley kept Tottenham (0-1) chess until Eriksen made the decisive blow in overtime. But manager Sean Dyche was pleased with the way his defense team worked, and Burnley’s coach believes that only “small details” in building counter-attacks can turn his team’s tactical tactics into a total success. With a 4-5-1 system meant to crowd the center, Burnley comes to defend Emirates, but we must not ignore the danger of attacking players such as Wood, Vokes or Lennon. On Saturday, in the guest camp we will not see Gudmundsson and Defour.
Arsenal is ranked 5th in the league, with 37-23 goalscorer and excellent home team balance: no defeat this season of the Premier League! Burnley is in the relegation zone on 18th place (goal 15-33) and Sean Dyche’s team comes after four defeats in 5 stages. The only sunshine was brought by Brighton’s success (1-0) on the ground, but Arsenal has much better offensive than Florin Andone’s team. Statistics suggest a new success for Emery’s “tuners”.
Coming after two consecutive failures (with Southampton and Tottenham), Arsenal will attack from the start and is thinking about the success achieved last season in front of Burnley, 5-0 on his own. In fact, Arsenal has won the last 8 straight duels with Sean Dyche’s team, often without a goal (5 out of the last 7 wins have been zero). With 6 consecutive successes in London against Burnley, the hosts start their favorite favorites and will line up a very first 11 offensive first minute.
ARSENAL – BURNLEY:
Arsenal (4-3-3): Leno – Lichtsteiner, Koscielny, Monreal, Kolasinac – Torreira, Xhaka, Guendouzi – Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang, Iwobi
Burnley (4-4-1-1): Hart – Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor – A. Lennon, Westwood, Cork, Brady – Hendrick – Wood
PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.50
