Although Arsenal don’t seem to have quite hit top gear yet, the return of some key personnel from injury will begin to boost both their options and moral.
Looking over some of the stats for this weekends fixture against Burnley, it seems clear there are goals to find found from Arsenal’s attacking midfielders.
1. ARSENAL LOOK SET TO TAKE THE LEAD
Since taking the lead against Chelsea in the opening game of the season, Burnley have failed to open the scoring in any of their Premier League games.
In four of the five games they did concede the first goal, they went on to lose the game only managing to salvage a point vs fellow promotees Leicester.
Arsenal also have a good record when it comes to opening the scoring at home vs teams in the bottom half of the table.
- In their last 20 home games against teams positioned in the bottom half of the table, Arsenal have scored the first goal 15 times and conceded the first goal 5 times.
2. BURNLEY CONCEDE AWAY FROM HOME TO ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS
In Burnley’s 4 away Premier League games so far this season, they have conceded 4 goals to players in attacking midfield roles.
This was also the case when Burnley were last in the Premier League and facing Arsenal.
- All 4 of the goals Arsenal scored vs Burnley in the Premier League, came from midfielders.
Back in 2009/10 when Burnley last visited the Emirates, Arsenal won the game 3-1 thanks to goals from Cesc Fabregas, Andrei Arshavin and Theo Walcott.
3. ARSENAL’S OPENERS COME FROM MIDFIELDERS
Arsenal’s strikers are yet to score a first goal in the Premier League this season.
- In the 4 games that Arsenal have found the first goal, all 4 goals were scored by an attacking midfielder (Sanchez x3 & Ozil x1).
This points everything in Sanchez’s direction. Three of his five goals this term have been openers, with two of them coming in the Gunners last two Premier League games, as well as netting all of Arsenal’s goals against Sunderland.
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