With the last three home games for Arsenal in the Premier League all ending in draws, the North London side will be desperate for three points against the Premier League new boys Burnley. While most have already written off this match as an Arsenal win we feel that it would be foolish to do so given how the Clarets, despite their obvious lack of resources, have looked tight defensively. Here at Soccersouls, we have decided to highlight the three key clashes between Arsenal and Burnley that might decide the course of this match.
Danny Ings Vs Per Mertesacker:
Danny Ings scored his first goal in the Premier League last match against Everton last weekend and Burnley will be hoping for much more of the same from the man who was their top scorer in the Championship last season. Out of contract at the end of this season, Danny Ings will definitely look to take the world by storm by giving a superlative performance at the Emirates. The man he will be up against is the hugely experienced World Cup winner Per Mertesacker. While the German might have the advantage over him in height, Ings will try to use his trickery and pace to get the better of him. With Arsenal not getting a single cleansheet at the Emirates in the Premier League, this encounter might prove to be the crucial one.
Danny Welbeck Vs Jason Shackell:
With the news of Olivier Giroud recovering from his injury faster than expected, the onus will be on Danny Welbeck to show the world that he is not willing to let go of his place in the starting lineup without a fight. With Burnley up next, Danny Welbeck knows that he will get a lot of chances. The main question now is whether the centre backs of Burnley will be able to contain Danny Welbeck from scoring. The entire team is expected to drop deep and help out the defence, it will be the particular duty of Jason Shackell to make sure that Danny Welbeck does not have his way tomorrow. An interesting contest for sure.
Mikel Arteta Vs David Jones:
Every team nowadays knows that the fluency of the Arsenal attacks which comes from Mikel Arteta and you cannot let the Spaniard dictate terms. David Jones will be the midfielder who will be given the responsibility to make sure that Mikel Arteta is hurried on the ball. His main task will be to disrupt the flow of the Arsenal game by going after the Arsenal captain. For us this will be the most important battle of the game as this might very well determine the style of play Arsenal are able to deploy.