Arsenal survived a second-half onslaught to earn a point at Burnley as Mikel Arteta’s wait for a first away win continues.
The visitors welcomed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang back to the fold after a three-match suspension but the skipper, who had bagged seven goals in his four previous meetings with Burnley, was unable to inspire his side to winning ways.
Aubameyang looked rusty on his return as he passed up a couple of decent openings in the first half. Twice he was ushered through on goal but on both occasions he failed to find the net, skewing wide with the first attempt and then lacking conviction to beat Nick Pope with a lob shortly after. And in the second half he curled a header wide.
When You want to shoot your shot then realize she has a kid. 😂😂😂#ARSBUR pic.twitter.com/0olYxoK1Dq
— MIRERA (@_mireshhh) February 2, 2020
After the restart, the hosts – buoyed by recent back-to-back league victories over Leicester and Manchester United – took control of the proceedings and at times their pressure was relentless. James Tarkowski headed wide from point-blank range while Jeff Hendrick spurned a similar opportunity.
The best of the lot fell to Jay Rodriguez, however, who was denied by the underside of the crossbar with the ball bouncing on the line and away to safety, as Burnley’s long awaited victory over Arsenal goes on – it’s 46 years since their last triumph.
The draw leaves Arsenal in 10th place, just seven points above the relegation zone and 11 points adrift of the top four spot, while Burnley are in 11th, with both teams on 31 points.
