ARSENAL were ahead at Burnley after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s early goal but Chris Wood has equalised for Burnley just before half time.
Erik Pieters was later shown a red card in the second half for a potential hand ball inside the penalty area but it was overturned by VAR.
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AND THAT’S A WRAP
What a way to kick-off this weekends Premier League fixtures!
So, Arsenal were in cruise control from the first whistle and it didn’t take them long to capitalise on a lot of good possession when they took the lead through Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang.
He just loves scoring against Burnley.
And then Saka should of put the visitors two up moments later when his outside of the boot shot whistled wide.
It looked as if Arsenal were set to have a easy day out in Lancashire but the Clarets grew into the game just by stopping the Gunners from putting passes together.
And Burnley’s pressure paid off when Granit Xhaka hit the ball onto the hip of Chris Wood when trying to play it across goal and it deflected into the back of the net.
A truly bizarre goal, go check it out in the blog.
The second half replicated the first and in all honesty, it didn’t get eventful until the last twenty minutes.
Pepe tried to cross the ball and it clearly struck the arm of Erik Pieters but VAR didn’t give Arsenal the penalty.
And then moments later, Pepe hit the ball on the volley which was goal bound but it was blocked by Pieters again.
This time a penalty was given and the defender was originally awarded a red card but Andre Marriner was informed to change both of his decisions as the replay showed the ball hit the shoulder of Pieters.
After all that, Arsenal went on to bombard Burnley’s goal with shots and one came crashing off the post from Ceballos.
But the Clarets were able to hang on.
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Little heads up. Let’s just say that Granit Xhaka’s mistake didn’t score him very high in the charts.
NEXT UP
Arsenal’s next set of fixtures are nothing short of tough.
Next in the Premier League they have the North London derby against Spurs which is then followed up by a trip to West Ham.
But before all of that, the Gunners have their season defining Europa League tie where they’ll be travelling to Greece to take on Olympiacos.
UPDATED LEAGUE TABLE
So with it ending a point a piece, both sides stay in exactly the same position they were in before the game.
But Burnley will be the happier of the two.
ARTETA’S ANALYSIS
The Arsenal boss discussing the disallowed penalty and mentioning that he wants answers as to why it wasn’t given.
Arteta said: “It’s a tough place to come and a difficult pitch.
“But all in all I have to say, if you’re going to score the big chances that we had, if you give a goal to the opponent and if you don’t get the decision when it’s a clear penalty, in the Premier League to be pretty fair, it will be diffcult.
“It’s something that we are going to work on and keep doing. It can happen when you play short or long, this is just football.
“Someone has to explain to me what a penalty is.”
FEEL THE BURN
If it wasn’t for the post, Burnley wouldn’t have got that fifth consecutive draw.
Arteta will definitely be wondering how none of those attempts went in and so am I.
DEADLOCK
This is now Burnley’s fifth consecutive home league draw which they have now done three times in their entire history.
PIETER PARKER
And here is the incredible goal-line clearance from Erik Pieters which he discussed in his post-match press conference.
ERIK PIETERS’ THOUGHTS
The Burnley defender came on as a substitute and had probably the most eventful game of his career.
He spoke about how well they all defended and what he thought about the VAR decision.
Pieters said: “We defended well, all of us to make sure we didn’t lose this game and with a bit more clinical finishing we could take the three points.
“But I think it was a great effort from the team, how we defended and how we worked all together.
“I didn’t know where it was. I felt the ball on my shoulder but then you hear different stories – shoulders handball, shoulders not handball.
“But it was clearly on my shoulder so I am happy with the clearance.”
FULL TIME STATS
The Gunners may have dominated statistically but Sean Dyche can be pleased with his sides performance.
Similar to the midweek game, a bit more quality in front of goal and the Clarets could have left here with all three points.
ALL SQUARE AT TURF MOOR
Something tells me that the Arsenal camp aren’t too pleased with the result.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
THAT’S THE END OF THE GAME!
THE CLARETS HAVE SURVIVED!
FT: BURNLEY 1-1 ARSENAL
BURNLEY 1-1 ARSENAL
90+3. OH MY WORD OFF THE POST!
It was like pinball in the Burnley box before the ball rolled out to Dani Ceballos who seemed it hit it in slow motion.
But the Spaniard’s strike came crashing off the post.
BURNLEY 1-1 ARSENAL
90+2. CAPTAINS BLOCK BY BEN MEE!
Lovely ball in to the box which was caught on the volley by Aubameyang but Mee put his body on the line to keep it out.
FOUR MINUTES ADDED TIME!
I DON’T WANT THIS GAME TO END!
BURNLEY 1-1 ARSENAL
86. Wow what a turn of events that was.
Saka crossed the ball in for Pepe who hit it on the volley and Erik Pieters who has been involved in everything since he came on, threw his body at the ball and blocked it.
Andre Marriner thought at first glance that the defender used his arm but VAR showed that Pieters used his shoulder.
THE RED CARD AND THE PENALTY HAVE BOTH BEEN RESCINDED!
PENALTYYYYYYYYYYY!
AND A RED CARD!!!!!!!
ERIK PIETERS!!!!
HANDBALL OR NOT?
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BURNLEY 1-1 ARSENAL
78. WHAT A SHOT AND WHAT A SAVE!
Erik Pieters, the man who will definitely be in the headlines if this game stays level for the handball, hit a looping volley which was destined for the back of the net.
But Leno just about tipped it over the bar.
BURNLEY 1-1 ARSENAL
76. The pictures showed that it clearly hit Pieters’ arm but VAR have said that he was too close to get his arm out the way.
So the verdict is no penalty.
BURNLEY 1-1 ARSENAL
73. WAS THAT A PENALTY?!
It looked as if the ball had hit the arm of Erik Pieters when the substitute Pepe was trying to cross it in.
BURNLEY 1-1 ARSENAL
70. Twenty minutes to go and neither side has really got going this half.
But we all know that it just takes one moment to win the game.
BURNLEY 1-1 ARSENAL
67. Screams for a penalty from Burnley as Vydra goes down after his shot is challenged by Saka.
But Andre Marriner was having none of it and told the forward to get up.
PERFECTLY POISED
Battles happening all over the field.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
