{"id":10287,"date":"2026-05-18T22:17:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10287"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:17:50","slug":"arsenal-1-0-burnley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10287","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal 1 &#8211; 0 Burnley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Arsenal secured a nervy 1-0 win over already-relegated Burnley and could be crowned Premier League champions on Tuesday if Manchester City fail to win against Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<p>But if City beat the Cherries, who are on a 16-game unbeaten run ahead of the game, live on <em>Sky Sports<\/em>then the Premier League title race goes to the final day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky glints-box glints-box-hover glints-box--mobile-edge  sdc-site-live-on-sky--has-link sdc-article-widget sdc-site-live-on-sky--premierleague\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky\" data-sport=\"\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__wrap\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__col sdc-site-live-on-sky__col2\">\n          <span class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__time sdc-site-live-on-sky__time--with-kickoff\" data-type=\"Tuesday 19th May 7:00pm\"><\/p>\n<p>            Tuesday 19th May 7:00pm<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__kickoff-time\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kick off 7:30pm<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__action\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo--colour\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/tvlogos\/channels\/1301-Mobile-Logo.svg?U2t5IFNwb3J0cyBNYWluIEV2ZW50\" alt=\"Sky Sports Main Event\"\/><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo--mono\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/tvlogos\/channels\/1301-Logo-Mono.svg?U2t5IFNwb3J0cyBNYWluIEV2ZW50\" alt=\"Sky Sports Main Event\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the team bus was welcomed in by a raucous support, Arsenal took their time to get going despite a very attacking line-up put out by Mikel Arteta &#8211; but their pressure eventually led to a goal.<\/p>\n<p>After Leandro Trossard struck the post and Martin Odegaard saw a good chance deflected wide, Kai Havertz nodded Bukayo Saka&#8217;s corner in for Arsenal&#8217;s 24th goal from a set-piece in the league this season &#8211; their 18th from a corner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6058004149001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"bf3c8f81-938c-43c5-a1e9-f5c283e8d415\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Kai Havertz heads home to put Arsenal in front!\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_bf3c8f81-938c-43c5-a1e9-f5c283e8d415\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"50\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-plclips-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"FkTAlw1HuO\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7252597\" data-sdc-video-id=\"bf3c8f81-938c-43c5-a1e9-f5c283e8d415\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"football\/premier-league-clips\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:bf3c8f81-938c-43c5-a1e9-f5c283e8d415\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"false\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>          <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/05\/768x432\/skysports-arsenal-premier-league_7252592.jpg?20260518204457\" alt=\"Havertz celebrates Arsenal goal.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/05\/768x432\/skysports-arsenal-premier-league_7252592.jpg?20260518204457 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/05\/1600x900\/skysports-arsenal-premier-league_7252592.jpg?20260518204457\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n          <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <video id=\"id_bf3c8f81-938c-43c5-a1e9-f5c283e8d415\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n        <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>          <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Kai Havertz heads home to put Arsenal in front!<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With goal difference potentially crucial in the final week of the season, Arsenal pushed for more as Eberechi Eze struck the bar &#8211; then saw a goalbound close-range header blocked by Maxime Esteve.<\/p>\n<p>Then came a moment of controversy as Havertz put in a high challenge on Lesley Ugochukwu. Referee Paul Tierney booked the Arsenal striker but VAR James Bell looked at serious foul play and opted to stick with the on-field decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a horrible one, it&#8217;s vicious from Havertz,&#8221; said Gary Neville on co-commentary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think this is a red. There&#8217;s no way you&#8217;re getting the ball, you can only hurt the player there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6058004149001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"d5f5776c-bb5f-4345-83cc-6223e27e1af1\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Kai Havertz avoids sending off after late challenge\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_d5f5776c-bb5f-4345-83cc-6223e27e1af1\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"50\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-plclips-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"FkTAlw1HuO\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7252625\" data-sdc-video-id=\"d5f5776c-bb5f-4345-83cc-6223e27e1af1\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"football\/premier-league-clips\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:d5f5776c-bb5f-4345-83cc-6223e27e1af1\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"false\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>          <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/05\/768x432\/skysports-arsenal-burnley_7252633.jpg?20260518214004\" alt=\"Arsenal's Kai Havertz challenge.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/05\/768x432\/skysports-arsenal-burnley_7252633.jpg?20260518214004 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/05\/1600x900\/skysports-arsenal-burnley_7252633.jpg?20260518214004\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n          <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <video id=\"id_d5f5776c-bb5f-4345-83cc-6223e27e1af1\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n        <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>          <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Kai Havertz avoids sending off after late challenge<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ui-vendor-monterosa sdc-article-widget\" data-component-name=\"ui-vendor-monterosa\" data-consent=\"pending\" data-vendor-name=\"monterosa\" data-project-id=\"fe80af2d-16d2-4a54-8e1c-bc697a141127\" data-event-id=\"e67ff8ca-d576-4af4-b2f4-22f83413d4da\" data-is-dfl=\"false\" data-testid=\"vendor-monterosa\">\n<section aria-label=\"Consent required\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-component-name=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" style=\"--width: 7; 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I&#8217;d get him off the pitch straight away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Burnley did not threaten the Arsenal goal too much, despite a nervy atmosphere at the Emirates, but who knows what would have happened had the Gunners lost a player.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Arsenal stand on the brink of the title. Arteta&#8217;s side are nearly there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-factbox\" data-testid=\"article-factbox\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text-wrapper\">\n<p><h4 class=\"sdc-article-factbox__title\" data-testid=\"article-factbox-title\">Player ratings:<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\" data-testid=\"article-factbox-text\"><b>Arsenal: <\/b> Stripe (7); Mosquera (7), Saliba (7), Gabriel (8), Calafiori (7); Rice (8), Eze (7), Odegaard (7); Foot (8), Havertz (8), Trossard (7)\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Subs: <\/b> Gyokeres (6), Hincapie (6), Lewis-Skelly (6), Zubimendi (n\/a), Martinelli (n\/a)\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Burnley: <\/b> Weiss (7); Walker (7), Tuanzebe (6), Esteve (6), Pires (6); Ugochukwu (6), Florentino (6), Mejbri (6); Tchaouna (7), Flemming (5), Anthony (6)\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Subs: <\/b> Amdouni (6), Laurent (6), Ward-Prowse (6), Brun Larsen (n\/a), Humphreys\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Player of the Match: <\/b> Declan Rice\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Jackson: Havertz should have seen red<\/h3>\n<p><em>Burnley caretaker head coach Mike Jackson:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve seen it back and the way the game is reffed today &#8211; and I don&#8217;t like people sent off &#8211; it&#8217;s a red card. He&#8217;s dangerous, leaving the floor, it&#8217;s cynical to break up play. 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I know the ref has done a tough job. Frame by frame, you can see that from a number of angles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Has his team just played against the champions? <\/strong>&#8220;Potentially, yeah. There are still games to play. You know what can happen. Take nothing away from that team at all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re really strong in all phases of the game. The one thing that they&#8217;ve got that a lot of Premier League teams don&#8217;t is that real defensive side. It&#8217;s their foundation. That will go on to win them the title.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Neville and Carragher on if the title will be decided on Tuesday<\/h3>\n<p><em>Sky Sports&#8217; Gary Neville:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From a Man City side, that result can hurt them because it is just two games to go for them and one for Arsenal now.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They may go to the game tomorrow feeling a little bit disappointed with the result today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Sky Sports&#8217; Jamie Carragher:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You think of the Aston Villa situation, if they win the Europa League and celebrate what are they then like against Man City?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The last time Oliver Glasner was in a European final, the game before, four days before, he only changed one player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Palace don&#8217;t have a huge squad, so if you go back on what Oliver Glasner&#8217;s done in the past, he played pretty much a full-strength team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The nerves will really kick in for Arsenal this week if Man City win tomorrow. You saw tonight &#8211; it was a little bit edgy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It might do them a little bit of good being away from home. You can feel the tension in the stadium.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>More to follow&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Story of the match in stats<\/h3>\n<h3>What&#8217;s coming up in the Premier League?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal secured a nervy 1-0 win over already-relegated Burnley and could be crowned Premier League&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}