Prediction: Arsenal vs Burnley

Prediction: Arsenal to win 1-0

Best Odds: 11/2

Bookmaker: Betfair

Arsenal and Burnley will face each other in the Premier League this coming weekend. The match at the Emirates Stadium in North London is slated to kick off at 7:15pm UK time on Sunday.

Arsenal

Arsenal are in dire form at the moment and are falling behind in the race for the Champions League places in the Premier League table. A season that started with so much promise and raised such high expectations among fans is in danger of falling apart even as early as December.

Mikel Arteta’s side are struggling for creativity and are not scoring goals. This past week, Arsenal lost the North London derby 2-0 to Tottenham Hotspur. Despite putting in as many as 44 crosses at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Gunners simply could not find the back of the net. The defeat saw Arsenal slip down to 15th in the Premier League table with 13 points from 11 matches.

Team news:

Thomas Partey suffered an injury against Tottenham and did not finish the North London derby. The Ghana international defensive midfielder is unlikely to turn out against Burnley. Gabriel Martinelli returned from injury to play for the Arsenal youth team on Tuesday evening and could be part of the squad for the game against Burnley.

Burnley

Burnley are an established club in the Premier League and played in the Europa League as recently as 2018-19. However, Sean Dyche’s side are in serious danger of losing their top-flight status at the end of the season and are in real trouble of going down to the Championship.

The Clarets are third from bottom in the Premier League table at the moment with six points from 10 matches, just a point behind 17th-placed Fulham. Burnley played out a 1-1 draw with Everton at Turf Moor in the league this past weekend following a 5-0 hammering at the hands of Manchester City away from home at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League.

Team news:

Nick Pope started against Everton after missing the match against City due to coronavirus concerns. The English goalkeeper will start against Arsenal as well.

Key Factors to Consider

• Arsenal have scored 10 goals in 11 Premier League matches.
• Burnley have scored five goals in 10 Premier League matches.
• Arsenal have conceded 14 goals in 11 Premier League games.
• Burnley have shipped in 18 goals in 10 Premier League games.
• Arsenal won 2-1 against Burnley at home in the league last season.

Conclusion

Despite not being in good form, Burnley will fancy at least a point at the Emirates Stadium. However, Arteta will make sure that his Arsenal players know the importance of this game. A narrow home win is the most likely outcome.

Prediction: Arsenal to win 1-0

Best Odds: 11/2

Bookmaker: Betfair