Arsenal They will look to close the gap at the top of the table with a win over Burnley at Turf Moor this afternoon.
The Gunners continued their successful start to the year with a sensational 6-0 win over western ham at the London Stadium last weekend. William SalibaGabriel Magalhaes, Leandro Trossard, Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka (2) They got it right when Arsenal went on a rampage against their London rivals.
The victory saw them tie on points and goal difference with city manbut with leaders Liverpool Two points clear and winning at Brentford (at the time of writing), Arsenal need a win today to close the gap.
Mikel Arteta has named an unchanged squad from the team that beat West Ham. David Raya maintains his position in goal ahead Aaron Ramsdale while Ben White, Saliba and Gabriel start in defense. Jacub Kiwior continues at left back in the absence of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Takehiro Tomiyasu, who are still injured.
Declan Rice leads the Arsenal midfield with Martin Odegaard captaining the visitors once again today. Leandro Trossard keeps his place in the starting lineup after scoring in the last game.
Saka once again starts on Arsenal's right flank, while Martinelli also maintains his place on the opposite flank. Kai Havertz lead the line at the front with Gabriel Jesus He is not yet fit to return from a knee injury.
Emile Smith Rowe returns from injury but has to settle for a place on the bench. Fabio Vieira is still out after undergoing groin surgery.
Here are the confirmed lineups:
Burnley
Trafford; Assignon, O'Shea, Esteve, Delcroix; Ramsey, Berge, Brownhill, Odobert; Fofana, Amdouni.
Substitutes: Taylor, Cork, Gudmundsson, Rodríguez, Benson, Vitinho, Cullen, Bruun Larsen, Muric
Arsenal
stripe; Blanco, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Rice, Odegaard, Havertz; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli.
Substitutes: Ramsdale, Cedric, Sweet, Bandeira, Elneny, Jorginho, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Nketiah.
