Arsenal inflicted a sixth consecutive defeat on Burnley across all competitions with a 3-1 victory over their visitors on Saturday, moving up to second place in the Premier League table, level on points with leaders Manchester City. Arsenal dominated possession and faced significant resistance in the first half against Burnley but took the lead just before halftime with a header from Leandro Trossard that hit the post.
Burnley equalized nine minutes into the second half when Josh Brownhill scored with a deflected shot, but Arsenal's center-back William Saliba regained the lead for Arsenal just two minutes later from a corner. Oleksandr Zinchenko made it 3-1 with a powerful shot, but Arsenal's evening ended poorly when Fabio Vieira was sent off for raising his foot high, resulting in a violent collision with Brownhill's knee.
