Arsenal don write another sweet chapter for Premier League history after dem beat Burnley 2-0 for Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon. Mikel Arteta and him boys go sleep that night with seven-point gap on top of the table — thanks to another solid win and yet another clean sheet away from home.
As e don become normal for this Arsenal team, na set-piece again open the door. Viktor Gyokeres break the deadlock just 14 minutes inside match — he nod home from close range after Gabriel Magalhaes redirect Declan Rice’s corner back inside the box.
The goal resemble the same style wey he use score Atletico Madrid for Champions League — pure copy-paste vibes.
Before Burnley fit settle, Arsenal strike again for the 35th minute — this time from open play. Leandro Trossard drop one sharp cross wey Declan Rice meet with clean header pass Martin Dubravka. Arsenal 2, Burnley 0. Work done.
Arsenal Smash Premier League Corner Record
Arsenal finish the second half with pure composure — no panic, no rush — secure their eighth Premier League win of the season. But that “eight” no be coincidence. The Gunners don now score eight goals from corners this 2025–26 season — the highest ever by any club inside the first 10 Premier League games.
E no surprise, because Arsenal corner game na weapon of mass destruction this season. Dem no just good for delivery — dem also dey win plenty of them. So far, dem don win 73 corners in the league — 11 more than second-placed Tottenham wey get 62. Declan Rice alone don take 36 corners, same number as Brentford’s Mikkel Damsgaard — the joint-highest by any player this season.
Arsenal Equal 38-Year Clean Sheet Record
The league leaders almost see their clean sheet spoil late for stoppage time when Burnley forward Marcus Edwards — one ex-Tottenham boy — hit the woodwork from a free kick. Apart from that, David Raya no even sweat too much as Arsenal defence stand solid again.
That game make am seven straight clean sheets in all competitions for Arteta’s men — Burnley, Brighton, Atletico, Fulham, Crystal Palace, West Ham, and Olympiacos all blanked since Newcastle last score them back in September. This na only the second time in Arsenal history wey dem go keep seven consecutive clean sheets — the first one happen back in the 1987–88 season under George Graham.
Even though Arsenal collect small injury wahala for the match — Gyokeres and Martin Zubimendi both come off — reports suggest say Zubimendi’s issue no too serious. Still, Arteta go dey hope say both go recover quick because this team dey move like machine right now — clean sheets, set-piece goals, and top of the league confidence dey flow steady.
