By Burnley FC
November 1 2014
Battling Burnley kept Arsenal at bay for over an hour before two quickfire goals finally broke their resistance.The Clarets faced a first half barrage from the Gunners and had Tom Heaton to thank for two great saves from Alexis Sanchez.
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But the Chilean, who cost a reported £30m, finally got his revenge with a firm header 21 minutes from time. And within 60 seconds Luke Chambers added a second to further ease the growing tension inside the Emirates. Man of the match Sanchez then wrapped up the points in stoppage time with a class finish. Burnley were restricted to half chances throughout, with Danny Ings a whisker away from adding to last week's goal early in the second half. The Clarets made two changes, with Dean Marney returning to midfield after a four-match absence with a hamstring injury, and Marvin Sordell preferred in attack to Lukas Jutkiewicz. And it was a tight start by the Clarets, who operated with Ings sitting just off Sordell. Ings and George Boyd we're heavily involved as the visitors broke after nine minutes, but finally Arsenal clears their lines. But the patient Arsenal build up play almost paid dividends soon after when England striker Danny Welbeck played a quick one-two and danced across the box, only for a retreating Kieran Trippier to block his goalbound effort. There were Arsenal appeals for a penalty midway through the half when Boyd, booked earlier for a foul on Santi Cazorla, inexplicably raised an arm and made contact from a right wing corner. To read the full match report please click on the link below;
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Quote:SaltnPeppah
One of the poorest visiting teams we've seen in a long, long time, with close to no threat up front. A comfortable win for us despite clearly not firing on all cylinders.
I'd rate your chances of staying up at about 0.0001. It's obvious you don't belong in the Prem. Enjoy the rest of the season... if you can.
Quote:Alfie
Not a surprise result getting beat with the money rich Arsenal..the most surprising thing for me was not conceding until,the seventieth minute..
I am expecting nothing less than a win next week against Hull ..It will be a hard game but a winnable one and one we need to win to kick start our season and give us some confidence ..
Quote:SaltnPeppah
One of the poorest visiting teams we've seen in a long, long time, with close to no threat up front. A comfortable win for us despite clearly not firing on all cylinders.
I'd rate your chances of staying up at about 0.0001. It's obvious you don't belong in the Prem. Enjoy the rest of the season... if you can.
Quote:ManHug
Gotta agree, Arsenal and their manager are possibly the biggest laughing stock in football...Leeds, Cardiff, Rovers and Blackpool aside.
Over a decade Arsenal beat them for being a laughing stock.
That big, boring, awful (but still packed stadium), all that money and history and all they effectively do is compete in the PL -Arsenal are no different to, lets say Villa, a normal, boring Club who nothing ever happens to....they just survive, albeit at the top end of the surviving pack rather than the bottom end (like Villa etc), winning a few more names.
Arsenal FC - the nobody of the 'big Clubs'.
Quote:vinnicombe
Arsenal fans moaning about a manager complaining.
Excellent.

Quote:socrates1882Quote:ManHug
Gotta agree, Arsenal and their manager are possibly the biggest laughing stock in football...Leeds, Cardiff, Rovers and Blackpool aside.
Over a decade Arsenal beat them for being a laughing stock.
That big, boring, awful (but still packed stadium), all that money and history and all they effectively do is compete in the PL -Arsenal are no different to, lets say Villa, a normal, boring Club who nothing ever happens to....they just survive, albeit at the top end of the surviving pack rather than the bottom end (like Villa etc), winning a few more names.
Arsenal FC - the nobody of the 'big Clubs'.
who won the FA Cup last year.
Quote:bordeauxclaretQuote:vinnicombe
Arsenal fans moaning about a manager complaining.
Excellent.
Exactly vinni, you couldn't make it up.![]()
Hopefully our new friend will stick around, I think we've got a live one here.
Quote:SaltnPeppahQuote:bordeauxclaretQuote:vinnicombe
Arsenal fans moaning about a manager complaining.
Excellent.
Exactly vinni, you couldn't make it up.![]()
Hopefully our new friend will stick around, I think we've got a live one here.
No reason to stick around. I can think of about 1 million more stimulating things to do than discuss poor little Burnley's woes. Besides, as they say in French, "Il faut pas tirer sur l'ambulance"
Quote:SaltnPeppah
I'd rate your chances of staying up at about 0.0001. It's obvious you don't belong in the Prem.
Quote:SaltnPeppah
In truth, I wasn't going to post until I saw manhug's ridiculous comments upthread suggesting Burnley could have got something out the game.
Just a reminder, we had 32 shots on goal vs 2, and 18 corners kicks vs 1. In fairness, we've seen more threat at the Emirates from lower league teams.
Quote:SaltnPeppah
Just a reminder, we had 32 shots on goal vs 2, and 18 corners kicks vs 1. In fairness, we've seen more threat at the Emirates from lower league teams.

Quote:bordeauxclaretQuote:SaltnPeppah
Just a reminder, we had 32 shots on goal vs 2, and 18 corners kicks vs 1. In fairness, we've seen more threat at the Emirates from lower league teams.
Seeing as the score was 0-0 after 70 minutes and your team was showing a remarkable ineptitude in front of goal, I don't think it was unreasonable for MH to speculate that we might, miraculously, get something out of the game. Hardly something for you to have a hussy fit over though surely ?
And you need to check your facts as well mate, we had six shots on goal, not two. And I wouldn't be in such a hurry to talk about 32 shots on goal when you only managed to hit the back of the net with only three of them. Maybe there's a clue there as to why Chelsea fans will be laughing at you again at the end of the season, like they always do.
Quote:bordeauxclaretQuote:vinnicombe
Arsenal fans moaning about a manager complaining.
Excellent.
Exactly vinni, you couldn't make it up.![]()
Hopefully our new friend will stick around, I think we've got a live one here.

Quote:vinnicombe
I like Arsenal fans laughing at us struggling to compete with bigger clubs.


Quote:Brian O'Neil
Now now...nowt wrong wi cockneys.

