Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang was Arsenal’s match-winner for a second game running as Arsenal
claimed a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Burnley at the Emirates Stadium.
The
Gunners forward, who scored the decisive goal against Newcastle last
weekend, fired the ball beyond Nick Pope from the edge of the box after Dani
Ceballos won the ball back well.
Earlier,
Alexandre Lacazette’s well-crafted finish put Arsenal 1-0 up but Ashley Barnes
replied for the visitors just before half-time.
It was
Unai Emery’s men who would claim the win though in a game which also saw new
signings Dani Ceballos and David Luiz make their full debuts, while Sead
Kolasinac returned to action for the first time since being the victim of
an attempted carjacking with team-mate Mesut Ozil.
The
Gunners now have six points out of a possible six but were made to work for
their victory over a Burnley side who caused them plenty of problems.
Lacazette opened the scoring with a goal from nothing on twelve minutes – the
Frenchman controlling a corner from the right before turning Erik Pieters
expertly and slipping the ball through Pope’s legs.
They could have doubled their lead shortly after but Matteo
Guendouzi drove a shot straight at the Clarets keeper.
Burnley had a few half-chances but got level just before the break when Dwight
McNeil’s shot deflected straight to Barnes and the striker put the ball past
Bernd Leno. This was Barnes’ third league goal of the season.
Arsenal came out strongly after the break and went close with
efforts from Aubameyang as well as Ceballos, who was the best player on
the pitch.
But the Gunners did regain their lead when Real Madrid loanee
Ceballos dispossessed Johann Berg Gudmundsson before feeding the ball to
Aubameyang, who cut inside before striking the ball past Pope at the near post.
Sean Dyche’s men almost got an equalizer when McNeil headed
over the bar but the three points went to Arsenal.
By Globaltipsgh.com
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