EPL 2017/18: Burnley 0-1 Arsenal - 5 talking points

#1 Arsenal steal a victory, again

Arsenal have beaten Burnley in 7 of their previous 10 encounters

For the third successive league game against Burnley, Arsenal have won the game by scoring a goal in stoppage time. Alexis has netted twice, and the other was a controversial handball by Laurent Koscielny during a goalmouth scramble.

Burnley felt they did enough to earn a hard-fought goalless draw with the Gunners, but a poor individual mistake undid all their hard work. James Tarkowski inexplicably pushed over Aaron Ramsey in the area with the Welshman attempting to latch onto Sead Kolašinac's inviting delivery.

Referee Lee Mason showed no hesitation in pointing to the spot, where Alexis responded in due course with a cool finish into the bottom corner.

These are the types of matches that can easily decide where you finish in the league come mid-May. When you consider the fact that the Clarets had only lost two games prior to this fixture, it's a highly impressive result and important victory for Arsenal - not least against a tough opponent away from home comforts.