Form and Line-up Arsenal
After the gift from David Moyes' Everton, Arsenal could breathe freely again. The hosts managed to keep their composure when the ball would not go in against West Ham (1:0), who are fighting to stay in the Premier League. A timely assist from Martin Odegaard and a precise low shot from Leandro Trossard in the 83rd minute did the trick. The winning run in all competitions has stretched to three matches.
Key numbers:
Over the past two months, whenever Arsenal have won, they have done so without conceding – seven times.
Arsenal have conceded fewer goals than any other team in the league – just 26 in 36 matches.
This season at the Emirates Stadium the team have recorded 14 wins and only two defeats in the league.
On average the team score 1.89 goals per game (68 goals in 36 rounds).
Probable Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1): David Raya – Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Piero Hincapie – Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice – Leandro Trossard, Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka – Viktor Gyokeres
Absentees: Jurrien Timber, Ben White, Mikel Merino (injuries), Riccardo Calafiori (doubtful)
Form and Line-up Burnley
In the match against Aston Villa, Martin Dubravka was given a break from the stress of facing numerous shots over the season (127) and sat on the bench. His understudy Max Weiss was tested instead. He did reasonably well (five saves) but the German still conceded twice, which was only enough for a draw. It is actually surprising that Burnley scored that many, but that was largely down to Aston Villa. In defence, the team have conceded fewer than two goals in only one of their last six matches.
Key numbers:
The team have managed only four wins all season.
Burnley have conceded 73 goals in 36 matches – an even worse record than Wolverhampton.
The team score on average around one goal per game (37 goals), with a similar record away from home.
Bookmakers rate Burnley's chances of winning away to the leaders at no more than 5%.
Probable Burnley line-up (4-2-3-1): Max Weiss — Lucas Pires, Maxime Esteve, Axel Tuanzebe, Kyle Walker — Lesley Ugochukwu, Florentino Luis — Jaidon Anthony, Lyle Foster, Loum Tchaouna – Zian Flemming
Absentees: Jordan Beyer, Connor Roberts, Josh Cullen (injured).
