Burnley vs Arsenal

18 September 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Martin Odegaard 30’

Match summary

Arsenal beat Burnley 1-0 on the road. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Martin Odegaard put Arsenal ahead with a direct free kick in the 30th minute.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 1.10 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Burnley's 0.78 from 18.

Match stats

Burnley Arsenal
18 Shots 13
3 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.78 xG 1.10
0.78 Non-penalty xG 1.10
9 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Burnley Arsenal
Kick-off
30’
Martin Odegaard0-1 (Arsenal)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Burnley
  • Ashley Westwood
  • Ashley Barnes
Arsenal
  • Nuno Tavares

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 1.10 30’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 0-1 30’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 1.10 30’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 0-1 Odegaard 30’
Burnley 0.78 xGArsenal 1.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Burnley attacking 
6’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 66’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 45’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 53’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 30’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 52’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 71’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 33’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Maxwel Cornet (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 13’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Ben Mee (Burnley), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 20’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 66’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 45’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 53’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 30’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 52’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 71’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 33’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Maxwel Cornet (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+4’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Ben Mee (Burnley), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 20’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nick Pope GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Lowton DEF900 0.000.072
James Tarkowski DEF901 0.060.000
Ben Mee DEF902 0.090.011
Charlie Taylor DEF900 0.000.021
Johann Berg Gudmundsson MID593 0.120.000
Ashley Westwood MID903 0.120.132
Josh Brownhill MID901 0.020.051
Dwight McNeil MID902 0.080.123
Chris Wood FWD841 0.040.071
Ashley Barnes FWD592 0.100.000
Matej Vydra Sub311 0.020.000
Maxwel Cornet Sub311 0.070.061
Jay Rodriguez Sub61 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 26% Avg odds 3.76
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63
Arsenal win 48% Avg odds 2.01

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Burnley LLLDL
Arsenal WLLLW

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.