Premier League leaders Arsenal march on with Burnley scalp: Stats
What's the story
Arsenal continued to show why they are the favorites to win the Premier League 2025-26 title with a resounding victory over Burnley at Turf Moor. Mikel Arteta's men went 2-0 ahead before half-time with goals from Viktor Gyokeres and Declan Rice. The second half saw Arsenal get the job done with Burnley showing improvement. Here are further details and stats.
1st half
Arsenal all over Burnley in the 1st half
Arsenal were rewarded from a corner after Rice's ball was knocked back across goal by Gabriel and Gyokeres was there to score in the 14th minute. The Gunners maintained their supremacy thereafter before making it 2-0 from Rice's header. Leandro Trossard provided the assist. Arsenal had 2.37 XG and 15 touches in the oppositon half. They also managed six shots on target.
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Arsenal make this record from corners
As per Squawka, Arsenal became the first side in Premier League history to score eight goals from corners in the first 10 games of a Premier League campaign. Interestingly, each of their first five away Premier League goals this season have come from corners.
2nd half
What happened in the 2nd half?
Gyokeres appeared to have suffered an injury and was replaced by Mikel Merino at half-time. The first real action arrived when Martin Dubravka was asked to make a save in the 56th minute. Burnley improved as the time passed and enjoyed a decent spell. The Gunners had a big chance late on with Christian Norgaard testing Dubravka. Burnley's Marcus Edwards then crashed the post.
Season
13th win and 12th clean sheet this season across competitions
The Gunners have been majestic this season under Arteta in all competitions. They have played 15 matches so far, winning 13 of them. Their only defeat came against Liverpool in the Premier League. They also drew 1-1 against Manchester City. Out of the 15 games in all competitions, the Gunners have kept a total of 12 clean sheets.
Form
Arsenal carry October's form into November
Arsenal won all five of their games across all competitions in October without conceding a single goal. They beat Olympiacos 2-0, West Ham United 2-0, Fulham 1-0, Atletico Madrid 4-0 and Crystal Palace 1-0. And now, they have carried that form into November, bagging another win and a clean sheet.
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Premier League table: Arsenal race to 25 points
After 10 matches, Arsenal own 25 points. They picked up their 8th win of the season (D1 L1). Arsenal have scored 18 goals this season and shipped in only three. On the other hand, Burnley are placed 17th. This was their 6th defeat this season.
Players
Key numbers of Gabriel, Gyokeres and Trossard
Since joining Arsenal in 2020-21, Arsenal defender Gabriel has been directly involved in more Premier League goals than any other centre-back (21). He owns 18 goals and three assists from 170 appearances. Gyokeres has raced to 6 goals in 14 appearances for Arsenal, including 4 in the Premier League (10 appearances). Former Brighton star Trossard now owns 33 Premier League assists from 216 appearances.
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Rice shines for Arsenal
Rice scored his 2nd Premier League goal of the season from 10 appearances. The former West Ham player recorded his 23rd Premier League goal, including 13 for Arsenal.
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Here are the match stats
In terms of the match stats, Arsenal had 8 shots on target from 12 attempts. The Gunners also managed 23 shots in the opposition box. On the other hand, Burnley had no shots on target from three attempts. They managed 11 touches in Arsenal's box.