Burnley 1-1 Arsenal: Eight Points
on Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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Earlier, Arsenal are in fourth place with 31 points. Burnley victory over Arsenal could be made to reduce the distance to six digits. Given Arsenal still have one match postponed, Chelsea should be within reach of Arsenal.
Based on the same calculations, Arsenal tried to appear optimistic and aggressive while appearing as a guest team. Armed with quick game and short passes, Fabregas managed to bring Arsenal ahead in the seventh minute.
In the 14th minute, Arsenal should be doubling the advantage over Andrei Arshavin. Unfortunately, his shot still hit the crossbar .
Do not want to keep threatened, Burnley fight. Efforts were able to host troublesome Arsenal rearguard, which eventually forced Vermaelen André Bikey dropped in the penalty box in the 28th minute.
Seeing it, the referee Mike Dean pointed langsug white dots. Graham Alexander who is believed to execute successfully fulfill the task well. Sepakannya to the top goalkeeper Manuel Almunia failed to reach that status changed to 1-1.
Seeing a long time, Arsenal tried to re-capture the benefits. They had several times to create a golden opportunity.
In the 45th minute and the 64th for example, Vermalen managed to make the right shots on goal. Unfortunately, efforts to make amends Vermaelen be thwarted goalkeeper Brian Jensen.
Burnley itself does not necessarily satisfied with the stay. Although not as much as Arsenal, they also create opportunity goals. In minute 81, for example, Chris Eagles managed to fire the bait Alexander to the left side Arsenal. However, Almunia could still brushed it off.
Finally, poor execution coupled scintillating performance Almunia and Jensen, a 1-1 position lasted until the fight ended.
Arsenal is now ranked third with 32 points. Burnley itself faltered in the 13th position with 19 collection points, or just three points adrift of the relegation zone.
Lineup:
Burnley: Jensen; Caldwell, Carlisle, Jordan, Mears; Bikey (Karl Gudjonsson 70), Alexander, McDonald, Eagles (Nugent 83), Elliot; Steven Fletcher (Blake 83)
Arsenal: Almunia, Vermaelen, Gallas, Silvestre, Sagna; Diaby, Song, Nasri, Walcott (Eduardo 64), Fabregas (Ramsey 43); Arshavin
Source:kompas.com