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Arsenal vs Burnley result: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette seal victory for Gunners

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Tom Kershaw
London
Saturday 17 August 2019 13:59 BST
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Arsenal v Burnley Premier League match preview

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang grabbed the winner as Arsenal overcame a stubborn Burnley to maintain their winning start in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Alexandre Lacazette put the Gunners ahead in the 13th minute collecting a low corner from Dani Ceballos and showing great strength to turn marker Erik Pieters before driving through the legs of Burnley keeper Nick Pope.

Burnley responded well, however, and drew level two minutes before the break when a low effort from Dwight McNeil fell to Ashley Barnes in the box and the Clarets striker kept his composure to claim his third goal of the season.

Unai Emery brought on club-record signing Nicolas Pepe at the break and the home side put Burnley under real pressure.

Pope did well to keep out efforts from Aubameyang and the hugely impressive Ceballos and it was that pair who combined for the winner.

Ceballos won the ball in the Burnley half and fed the Gabonese forward who burst goalwards before cutting inside and beating Pope with a fine drive.

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A great win for Arsenal with huge positives in the performances of Ceballos but also Willock in the midfield. The Real Madrid loanee, clearly the standout player of this match, is already showing the promise of being able to fill the void left by Aaron Ramsey and it's goals for those two strikers again, Aubameyang and Lacazette. The weak points in defence remain, despite the addition of Luiz, but they've toughed out another victory and that's six points from six to start the season.

Tom Kershaw17 August 2019 14:26
Tom Kershaw17 August 2019 14:29

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