Arsenal 1-0 Burnley: What Arteta said

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta speaking to the BBC: “I’m really happy with the performance, with the result. In the first half, I think we played some of the best football that we have played this season. The margin should have been bigger but we haven’t achieved that, and we have shown what we have shown all season that when we need to defend and get through the game we can do it in an efficient way.

“We were unlucky that we did not score the second or third goal. We faced a tough opponent. Look at the spirit that they had still today to try to get something out of the game. This league is so tough.

“I’m very happy tonight. We have done our job, what is in our hands. We have to wait and see what is going to happen tomorrow and then it’s time to prepare for the Palace game.

“Burnley did it last week against Aston Villa, so we knew it was going to be the case. We had to maintain the high standards, the way we have been competing all season and we need to win one more game.”

On Manchester City’s game v Bournemouth tomorrow: “I will watch tomorrow. Tomorrow we start to prepare Palace and we will watch it for sure. One more to go.”

On the Havertz challenge: “I haven’t had a look at the challenge again. He said it wasn’t but I don’t know, I haven’t seen it.”

Did you know?

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka became the second youngest player (24 years, 255 days) to reach both 50+ goals and 50+ assists in Premier League history (60 goals, 50 assists), behind only Wayne Rooney who was 24 years and 84 days when he did so.
Kai Havertz has scored more Premier League goals against Burnley than any other opponent (five), while the Arsenal frontman has netted 32.6% of his overall goals in the competition against sides starting the day in the relegation zone (14/43).
Arsenal have now won 25+ Premier League games in three of the last four seasons (26 in 2022-23, 28 in 2023-24, 25 in 2025-26), with Mikel Arteta achieving this feat as often as Arsene Wenger did (26 in 2001-02, 26 in 2003-04, 25 in 2004-05).
Arsenal have kept 32 clean sheets this season, six more than any other side in Europe’s big-five leagues in all competitions. Only in 1970-71 (37) and 1979-80 (33) have they had more in a single season.