Burnley 0 Arsenal 0: Lacazette wastes Gunners’ best chance as Rodriguez crashes underside of bar in Turf Moor stalemate
BURNLEY finally took a Premier League point off Arsenal – but only Jay Rodriguez will know how they did not get all three. The Clarets had lost their last 11 games against Arsenal in all competitions – and it was 1974 last time they beat them in the top flight. Former England forward Rodriguez should […]
BURNLEY finally took a Premier League point off Arsenal – but only Jay Rodriguez will know how they did not get all three.
The Clarets had lost their last 11 games against Arsenal in all competitions – and it was 1974 last time they beat them in the top flight.
Former England forward Rodriguez should have buried that ghost once and for all but he blasted a golden chance against the bar late on.
There was nothing between these two clubs in the middle of the Premier League table before the game and things were pretty even in the first half too.
The visitors wasted some great early chances before Sean Dyche’s men had got going with Alexandre Lacazette heading one wide early on.
A long ball over the top from David Luiz sent Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang clear but he pulled his effort hopelessly wide of the near post.
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The Clarets had their first effort when Chris Wood teed up Jay Rodriguez – but his fizzing low shot was tipped away by Bernd Leno.
And at the other end a clever pass from Granit Xhaka put Aubameyang through but as he tried to lob Nick Pope he found the England keeper was too tall for him.
After the break there were more chances for the home side as Ashley Westwood’s free-kicks teed up chances for James Tarkowski and Rodriguez.
Then Dwight McNeil hung up a cross that was headed wide by Hendrick when he should have hit the target.
Aubameyang and Hector Bellerin missed chances for the visitors but the best opening came 12 minutes from time at the other end.
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Westwood’s cross was nodded back across goal by McNeil and Rodriguez smacked a close-range volley against the underside of the bar.
It bounced down on the line but there was no buzz on the referee’s watch and amazingly the Gunners had survived.
Even so that’s just one win in seven Premier League matches for Mikel Arteta now – and four draws on the bounce – and the top four is not getting any nearer.
