LONG TIME NO WIN
zBURNLEY remain winless in 12 Premier League matches against Arsenal (D2 L10), though they avoided defeat against the Gunners for the first time since December 2009. zARSENAL are unbeaten in 2020 (P7 W3 D4 L0) since losing 2-1 to Chelsea in their final game of 2019. zARSENAL have won just six of their 25 league games this season (D13 L6), their lowest tally after 25 games since 1912/13 (one win). zNO goalkeeper has more clean sheets than Burnley’s Nick Pope (9, level with Alisson and Dean Henderson). zARSENAL are the first team in Prem history to draw as many as 13 of their first 25 matches in a season. zARSENAL have drawn four straight league games for the first time since February 2009 (five in a row). zTHIS was Arsenal’s second 0-0 draw in their last 84 league games, also drawing 0-0 in December 2019 v Everton.
FROM BACK PAGE from his side. “That is what we need, especially with the ball,” he said. “We were fantastic in some moments but we were so sloppy and put ourselves in big trouble with a lot of unnecessary situations. That gives the opponent an opportunity when there is not really a scenario for something to happen. We have to improve that a lot.”
Burnley manager Sean
Dyche, who watched striker Jay Rodriguez miss a second-half sitter, hit back at Arsenal, claiming some of their players went down far too easily.
“It’s lovely to watch when people are falling over, it’s my favourite part,” he said sarcastically. “The game is in a fantastic state. No one wants to address it apart from me, so I am absolutely happy with the state of the game.”