JAKARTA - Arsenal defeated Burnley with a narrow score of 1-0 in the 37th week of the 2025/26 English League at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday morning WIB.
The Gunners' crucial victory was determined by a dummy goal scored by German striker Kai Havertz in the first half.
This additional three points, as reported by Antara, makes the position of Mikel Arteta's squad at the top of the standings more solid with a five-point lead over Manchester City.
However, Arsenal's position is not completely safe considering The Citizens still have two matches to play.
If Manchester City is consistent on the winning track, the determination of the English League champion title will be determined until the last week.
In the final match, Arsenal is required to win when facing Crystal Palace to keep the hope of lifting the trophy.
On the other hand, this minor result no longer has an impact on Burnley's fate. The visiting team has been confirmed to be relegated from the English League's highest class competition this season and dropped to 19th place with 21 points, as reported by the official website of the English Premier League.
Appearing in front of their own supporters, Arsenal immediately took the initiative to attack and dominated possession from the first minute.
The first dangerous opportunity came in the 13th minute through Kai Havertz, followed by a long-range shot from Leandro Trossard a few moments later that still hit the crossbar.
Bukayo Saka also had a golden opportunity in the 34th minute, but the final settlement could still be thwarted by the opponent's defense line.
After continuing to lock down Burnley's defense, the deadlock finally broke in the 36th minute. Havertz successfully headed the ball from a corner kick to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead at halftime.
Entering the second half, Burnley tried to respond and put up a fight. A mistake from Eberechi Eze in the midfield triggered a quick counterattack led by Jaidon Anthony.
Fortunately for the hosts, Anthony's shot still floated over the crossbar of David Raya who had already advanced.
Arsenal almost doubled the lead in the 54th minute, but Eze's shot was again blocked by the goal line. Towards the end of the match, Trossard also failed to maximize the rebound from the corner after his left foot volley went sideways. The score remained 1-0 until the final whistle.
Arsenal (4-3-3): David Raya; Cristhian Mosquera, William Saliba, Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori; Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Eberechi Eze; Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard.
Burnley (4-2-3-1): Max Weiss; Kyle Walker, Axel Tuanzebe, Maxime Esteve, Lucas Pires; Lesley Ugochukwu, Florentino; Loum Tchaouna, Hannibal Mejbri, Jaidon Anthony; Zian Flemming.
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