Bukayo Saka is making his 50th Premier League appearance.

Only Cesc Fabregas (18 years & 236 days) has reached the milestone for Arsenal at a younger age than Saka (19 years & 182 days).

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Football Focus

Football Focus is about to start on BBC One.

Dan Walker is joined by Mark Lawrenson and Ashley Williams to discuss the week’s football.

David Moyes speaks about West Ham's impressive season, Timo Werner talks about his form since moving to Chelsea, and there is a look ahead to the Manchester derby.

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Tom Bell: I would pay the same amount that Wolves paid for Fabio Silva for my pie and pint... I don’t know which would be the biggest swindle!

Ouch! Harsh, Tom. Very harsh.

Burnley

Burnley boss Sean Dyche on Arsenal: "Personally, I like that a club as big and powerful as Arsenal have given Mikel Arteta the chance and time. There have been some ups and downs, but they're a very good outfit and a top side."

Arsenal

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In a week in which he has been linked with Barcelona,, external Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has praised Burnley's "remarkable" Premier League longevity compared to the resources of other clubs.

The Clarets are in their fifth successive season in the top-flight since winning promotion in 2015-16.

"I quite enjoy going to Turf Moor because it's what the Premier League is about, going into those grounds and making it happen, being able to compete against a style that is very defined," said the Spaniard.

"I think it’s remarkable what the club, Sean Dyche and the coaching staff have done in recent years with the resources that they have."

If you're into touchline bust-ups then Turf Moor is unlikely to provide you with your fix today.

Mikel Arteta and Sean Dyche sound like they're best buddies. Both have been sharing the love before this game.

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Burnley make one change from their midweek 1-1 draw with Leicester as Johann Berg Gudmundsson comes in for the injured Jack Cork in midfield.

Phil Bardsley has to be content with a place on the bench to go alongside his new contract.

Burnley: Pope, Lowton, Taylor, Tarkowski, Mee, Gudmundsson, Brownhill, McNeil, Westwood, Wood, Vydra.

Substitutes: Peacock-Farrell, Bardsley, Pieters, Long, Dunne, Brady, Stephens, Benson, Rodriguez.

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Thomas Partey all come back into Arsenal's starting XI.

Mikel Arteta's fifth change from the 3-1 win at Leicester is a welcome return to the Premier League for Calum Chambers - it's his first appearance since December 2019 after a knee injury kept him out for an entire year.

Nicolas Pepe and Alexandre Lacazette - both scorers in that victory over Leicester - are among those dropping to the bench.

Arsenal: Leno, Chambers, Luiz, Mari, Tierney, Xhaka, Partey, Saka, Odegaard, Willian, Aubameyang.

Substitutes: Ryan, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Elneny, Ceballos, Pepe, Lacazette, Martinelli.

Burnley

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Sean Dyche's news conferences are box office and the Burnley boss didn't disappoint after former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane criticised his side's performance in the 4-0 defeat at Tottenham last Sunday.

Sky Sports pundit Keane, 49, suggested he could have played for the Clarets at Tottenham.

"He probably could have," responded Dyche. "Look, I’ve got no problem with him questioning us, what we do. It’s part of their job. They’re pundits for a reason.

"I’ve never been precious about that sort of thing, because everyone has an opinion on football, not just the pundits. It’s a strange job, because you constantly have people telling you what you’re doing wrong.

"I can’t ever remember going into my doctor’s and telling him what he was doing wrong, or my lawyer. But as football managers, everyone thinks they can do the job better than us."

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This is where it all started for England cricket legend Jimmy Anderson - in the shadows of Turf Moor at Burnley Cricket Club.

It's definitely not cricket weather in east Lancashire this morning. Spring - and the new cricket season - is around the corner but there's a nip in the air.

I bet Anderson wishes he was back here rather than suffering with his England team-mates in Ahmedabad.

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the only goal of the game in the reverse fixture at the Emirates in December.

Unfortunately it was an own goal as Burnley won on Arsenal soil for the first time since 1974.

It means Burnley are looking to complete their first league double over Arsenal since the 1962-63 campaign,

The big, if not unexpected, team news from Turf Moor is that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang returns to Arsenal's starting line-up.

The Gabon striker is among five changes made by Mikel Arteta from the 3-1 win at Leicester, with Martin Odegaard also restored to the Gunners XI and Calum Chambers making a first league start of the season.

There's no Emile Smith-Rowe, however - he's still out with a hip problem.

Full team news coming up.

BBC Radio 5 Live

Over on BBC Radio 5 Live at 12:00 GMT Mark Chapman will be building up to a busy day of football action with updates of Burnley v Arsenal.

From 15:00 there is full commentary of Sheffield United v Southampton followed by Sports Report at 17:00 and 606 with Robbie Savage and Chris Sutton at 18:00.

Will Bardsley make a rare start? Is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang back? Has Emile Smith Rowe recovered from a hip issue?

Team news for the first of today's four games is coming up.

Burnley

Phil Bardsley follows defensive colleagues Matt Lowton, Erik Pieters and Kevin Long in extending their stays after the trio – along with winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson – signed up at the end of January.

With Jack Cork, Ashley Westwood, club captain Ben Mee and strikers Jay Rodriguez and Matej Vydra also penning contract extensions since last summer, the Clarets have secured the services of the core of their squad ahead of the 2021-22 season.

Bardsley is second-choice right-back behind Lowton.

"Bardo is a top professional. He is lean, fit and hungry,” said Clarets boss Sean Dyche.

"But he is old enough and wise enough to have that respect to look at Lowts and go 'he is delivering'."

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Phil Bardsley's wife couldn't wait to tell the world her husband had signed a new contract at Burnley.

The 35-year-old former Manchester United defender's deal was due to end this summer but his wife announced on social media, external on Friday that the player has signed an extension.

Burnley have since confirmed the news, external saying Bardsley had "agreed a new contract to keep him at Turf Moor until the summer of 2022".

Bardsley has made three Premier League starts this season.

There's some big contract news coming out of Turf Moor this morning. Eagle-eyed social media fans might have spotted the news yesterday...

Arsenal

Mikel Arteta on Arsenal's chase for a European spot: "The option for Europe is still available through two different paths.

"We have to maximise that as much as possible because of the club's history related to not just the Europa League but the Champions League. Everything that’s not at that level is filled with disappointment.”

No wonder Lawro's going for 1-1!

Burnley have drawn four home league games in a row for the first time since August 2011.

Their last home win? A 3-2 victory over Aston Villa on 27 January.

Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert

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Burnley were much improved when they shared the points with Leicester on Wednesday, while Arsenal were very impressive when they beat the Foxes at the weekend.

The Gunners will want revenge for their home defeat by the Clarets before Christmas, when they had Granit Xhaka sent off and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored Burnley's winner with an own goal.

It is a draw I am going for here, though, which will help keep Burnley edging away from the bottom three.

Prediction: 1-1

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Arsenal really need to get a move on if they are to challenge for a Champions League spot via the Premier League. They start this one 10 points off fourth-placed Chelsea. Of course, Mikel Arteta's side can still claim a place in the group stages if they win the Europa League.

As for Burnley, they have one win in eight but Wednesday's gutsy 1-1 home draw with Leicester extended the gap between themselves and the relegation zone to six points.