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  1. Analysis: Improved second half provides Parker encouragementpublished at 19:19 GMT 1 November

    Gary Rose
    BBC Sport journalist

    Burnley's Hannibal Mejbri vies for the ball with Arsenal's Christian NorgaardImage source, Getty Images

    It was always going to be a tough task for Burnley to get something against the league leaders, and particularly against a side who are in the form Arsenal are currently in.

    Initially, there was little between the two sides as the home side's defence stood up well to the Gunners, but conceding the opener from a set-piece left them with an uphill task.

    While Burnley didn't manage an attempt on goal in the first half, their fans will take heart from their side's second-half performance, as the Clarets saw more of the ball and were much more threatening.

    They were applauded off the pitch at full-time and the battling performance in the second 45 minutes will provide encouragement for next weekend's trip to struggling West Ham United.

  2. Burnley 0-2 Arsenal: What Parker saidpublished at 18:49 GMT 1 November

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    Burnley boss Scott Parker has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day about the defeat at Turf Moor: "We started the game very well but then we conceded a goal and our body language looked stunned. The game can run away against a very good and clinical side. We were brilliant in the second half, I thought we were right in the game and showed an impetus about us. The second half performance was a pleasing factor really.

    "Our season won't be defined on it [this result], but we want to be competitive. In the first half, maybe we lacked some belief about us. We caused Arsenal some real problems in the second half. I felt we had an edge and a confidence about us. We will take positives.

    "In set plays, you are relying on a lot of things. I don't think there is anything critical to say regarding our structure and set-up. Arsenal have got a mentality and fear about them when they come into the box, there's a real threat there, and we dealt with the majority of them."

    On the Clarets' current points total: "I would've taken it [before the season started]. This team is going in the right direction. My team and the boys have done incredibly well. We've come off the back of some tough fixtures. We'll keep improving and going towards that goal."

    Did you know?

    • Burnley conceded two goals in a home league game for the first time since the final day of the 2023-24 Premier League campaign - a 2-1 loss against Nottingham Forest - having not done so in any of their previous 27 league matches at Turf Moor.

  3. Preston 'were terrific' in win at Saints published at 18:34 GMT 1 November

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    'If you could bottle that and take it away with you as a performance, we'd do that' - Heckingbottom

    Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom said that his side "were terrific" in their away win at Southampton.

    The Lilywhites scored in the first half through Lewis Dobbin and doubled their lead in injury time when Mads Frokjær-Jensen fired the ball into the net.

    The win moves Preston up into the play-off positions in sixth place with 22 points after 13 games.

    "I think if you could bottle that and take it away with you as an away performance we'd do that," Heckingbottom told BBC Lancashire.

    "We can be better with the ball we know that, but we were terrific, we created good chances and we were very, very good without the ball.

    "We were particularly good in the second half and thoroughly deserved it, it takes a lot of work and a lot of discipline for the players to execute that and they were fantastic.

    "You can't guarantee anything in this league but I think one thing we have been guaranteeing everyone is a level of performance and if we can look after the bar that we set, it means that the opposition has got to be good to beat us."

  4. Burnley v Arsenal: Team news published at 14:10 GMT 1 November

    Burnley starting XI: Dubravka, Walker, Laurent, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Hartman, Florentino, Cullen, Ugochukwu, Anthony, Flemming

    Burnley boss Scott Parker had named an unchanged side for the Clarets' last two games, but makes one change today as Josh Laurent starts.

    Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Laurent, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Hartman, Florentino, Cullen, Ugochukwu, Anthony, Flemming

    Arsenal make 10 changes from their League Cup win against Brighton in midweek, with Eberechi Eze the only player to retain his place in the starting XI.

    William Saliba starts after missing the Seagulls game, while there is also a start for Leandro Trossard.

    Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Calafiori, Saliba, Gabriel, Rice, Zubimendi, Eze, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres

    Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, White, Hincapie, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Merino, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman

    Arsenal starting XI: Raya, Timber, Calafiori, Saliba, Gabriel, Rice, Zubimendi, Eze, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres
  5. Follow Saturday's Premier League games livepublished at 13:33 GMT 1 November

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  6. Sutton's predictions: Burnley v Arsenalpublished at 12:33 GMT 1 November

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    Arsenal know how to win games in so many different ways, and that puts them in an unbelievably strong position.

    They have got flair players, but also have this amazing record of scoring from set-pieces and are strong defensively too.

    We talk about machines when I go up against AI or a computer game at predictions but, let's face it, Arsenal are a machine at the moment and no-one is stopping them.

    There have been prettier Gunners teams than this, but they are just so effective and they don't concede.

    That's why we might see a fair few results where it is "1-0 to the Arsenal" - as their old song under George Graham in the 1990s used to go - but when they hit the straps there will still be games where they take teams apart.

    Like the other promoted teams, Burnley have been really competitive and ran Liverpool and Manchester City close earlier in the season, despite losing on both occasions.

    The Clarets' late win at Wolves last week was a massive result for them and it really takes the pressure off them here.

    You don't get many free hits in the Premier League but this is one of them - Burnley are probably not going to get anything out of this game, but it doesn't matter too much.

    I am expecting Scott Parker's side to be robust, keep it close, and stay in the game, which is a sign of where they are at... but Arsenal will still win - and you can probably guess what score I am going for.

    Sutton's prediction: 0-1

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  7. Burnley v Arsenal: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 19:04 GMT 31 October

    Matthew Hobbs
    BBC Sport journalist

    League leaders Arsenal continue their title challenge against a Burnley side who have won back-to-back matches in the Premier League for the first time in two-and-a-half years.

    BBC Sport examines some of the key themes ahead of Saturday's clash at Turf Moor.

    Set-piece superiority

    Free-kicks, long throws and corners are in vogue to such an extent that Arsenal currently top the table by four points despite having scored only five of their 16 Premier League goals from open play.

    A record 19% of all Premier League goals this season have been scored from corners (45 of 241), the highest share in the competition's history.

    Arsenal have been at the forefront of the shift in emphasis under manager Mikel Arteta, scoring an unrivalled nine set-piece goals (excluding penalties) this season.

    The Gunners, who recruited set-piece coach Nicolas Jover four years ago, are particularly threatening from corners, scoring 37 goals from such situations since the start of 2023-24 - at least 11 more than any other side in Europe's big five leagues.

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    Arsenal have been the dominant force across Europe from scoring at corners

    Arteta says improvements in coaching, tactical set-ups and the conditioning of players mean open-play goals are harder to come by.

    Following last Sunday's 1-0 win against Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium in which Eberechi Eze scored from a set-piece, Arteta said: "We are noticing a shift. The moment the physicality increases, methods that are implemented are more efficient and the game is more difficult to play because you can constrain spaces, because physically you are better.

    "You have to find ways to score in different ways and that's what I think everybody's trying to do."

    Burnley's back-to-back wins

    Burnley's success so far this season, which has seen the Clarets record 10 points from their opening nine matches, has been dependent on other means.

    Scott Parker's side have scored just once from a corner this season but instead they have been highly effective at taking their big chances (as defined by Opta) - particularly from open play.

    The Clarets big chance conversion is the highest of any side (80%), helping them to win back-to-back Premier League matches for the first time in two-and-a-half years following their victory at Molineux last weekend – their first away triumph in the top flight since April 2024.

    While Parker said he was "ecstatic" at defeating Wolves via Lyle Foster's 95th-minute winner, Burnley's survival may well depend on continuing to take a high proportion of the chances they are able to create.

    According to Opta's expected points model, Burnley would be bottom of the table.

    A table of data showing the Premier League teams with the lowest expected points tallies in 2025-26
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    Burnley have the lowest expected points total of any Premier League team this season

    However, emulating such execution against the likes of Arsenal may prove to be a tall order.

    Burnley have never won a Premier League match against a side starting the day top of the table in 12 attempts (D5, L7), last doing so in the top flight 50 years ago courtesy of a 1-0 win against QPR.