excitement levels have certainly been ratcheted up here i'm derek ray here on the current deposition
joined by lee dixon and we've got premier league action coming right up it's burnley versus arsenal
thanks derek good atmosphere here everybody looking forward to what should be a really
entertaining game number two matthew welton and this thing initial 11 for burnley a standard 442
a formation you know well from your playing daisy yeah i like this formation derek it's very very
important that when they haven't got the ball they all stick together very solid look about it when
they don't have the ball very important that they stay close together in midfield the back four will
link across the width for the pitch but they've got to help the forwards the two up front need
here are the starters for arsenal
leno stands between the posts granit xhaka plays with thomas party in central midfield
and leading the line today is the hard to defend against pierre-emerick aubameyang thank you
thank you enjoy the game
and the game begins
lowson westwood
onto me
ashley barnes and a good looking ball he might profit from here you know simple catch really
yasuo
nicola pepe an encouraging arsenal move and five against the crossbar
and they'll get ready for the throw-in
thomas
nicola pepe
the keeper was never likely to be in trouble then
thomas
and teammates to play it too but he took care of it defensively
the running room and the wide position
play towards the near post just unable to take advantage of that developing situation
not to be advised giving the ball away there
excellent challenge
granite jacker kieran
tierney he's given it straight to the opposition
pierre emerick aubameyang it's with erdogan
thomas aubameyang moving the ball effectively looking for the right moments
foiling them effectively aubameyang and putting his body on the line
still level here but the pressure escalating
fine teamwork to win it back
this looks threatening and he could cash in
a goal to give them a one-nil lead an excellent value for that advantage you've got to say
well here it is again the through ball is perfectly timed it causes habit and then
through on goal do you go for placement or do you go for power well he certainly wasn't
messing around was he absolutely smashes it past the keeper it's a really lovely finish
i think the coach can feel the game slipping away here he's showing his frustration on the sidelines
the opening goal of the game then
any sort of lead is important they have the lead what have you made of it so far well
arsenal be happy if it stays like this there's still some work to do in the second half though
with the clock ticking down before their halftime cup of tea the players have to stay concentrated
brown hill
lotion ashley westwood on the ball offside a tight one
another stoppage time situation one minute here
so the whistle then we're at the halfway stage in this match
plenty of positives in the first half where martine erdogard was concerned and lee
interested to know what you made second half underway and arsenal
looking to build upon a largely positive first half performance
gabrielle
now with pepe
martin erdogard
and it will be an arsenal free kick
thomas
gabrielle well sitting deep like this might be a dangerous game
tommy yasu thomas now gabrielle martine erdogard
and obama aubameyang now keeping the ball moving and the cross not quite imaginative enough
promising attack this
interception to snuff out the danger this might be the perfect counter attacking opportunity
and he's through here well they can say a big thank you to the goalkeeper that was
inspirational well that's as good as a goal at the other end brilliant save from the keeper
substitution for burnley they will now make use of the substitutes bench over it comes
to them
bend me
throwings given
tommy yasu
ben white it's with takahiro toma yasu
saka it's with erdogan and arsenal now find themselves in potentially a dangerous
the keeper making position that was pushed well away from danger
relentless high pressing
and time for the change now
taylor stevens
inside the last quarter of an hour
an encouraging arsenal move teammates in the middle or no pressure on the keeper put across
granit xhaka
it's with takahiro toma yasu pure ball control nicola pepe thomas
he continues his run
it was a menacing attack but tidied up
well there's a saying in football derrick that you always get one more chance they need that
chance right now the fans feel it might be coming too can they fashion something they need a goal
and there's the feed into the box
this looks promising phil bardsley westwood
looking so they had attacking momentum but not so
nicola pepe so two minutes to be added on at the end
one minute remaining
westwood phil bardsley james tarkovsky and the referee decides enough is it off it's the end of
the game and arsenal victorious that's the main headline from this one lee well derek
either side could have won that that's how tight it was that will feel like six points not three
he kept asking questions martin erdogan lee what did you make of what you saw from him
well he's always a danger isn't he no more so when he grabbed that goal
he never disappoints me when i watch him he's just too good simple