Burnley head to the capital tonight looking to rain on Arsenal’s parade in their final away game of the season.
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While Arsenal can’t mathematically win the Premier League title this evening, another three points will take them to the verge of a long-awaited triumph.
Nevertheless, the Clarets will be massive underdogs heading to London, having only won one of their last 27 league outings.
Here’s all the important information ahead of tonight’s fixture:
When and where is the game taking place?
The match is being held at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium on Monday, May 18. Kick off is at 8pm.
Burnley head to the Emirates for their final away game of the season (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)placeholder image
Burnley head to the Emirates for their final away game of the season (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Is it on TV?
Yes, the game is being televised live on Sky Sports. Coverage begins at 6.30pm.
How else can I follow the game?
Burnley FC writer Matt Scrafton will be providing live updates on his X feed, followed by a match report, post-match reaction and further analysis on the Burnley Express’ website.
What’s the latest team news?
Hannibal should be fit to feature again, having only been brought off as a precaution during last week’s draw with Aston Villa.
Connor Roberts is back from an Achilles injury that has kept him out for the entirety of the season, but is unlikely to be risked here.
Elsewhere, Jordan Beyer and Josh Cullen remain long-term absentees.
As for Arsenal, Riccardo Calafiori is a fitness doubt after being brought off at half time against West Ham last week, while Ben White, Jurrien Timber and Mikel Merino are all out.
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Mike Jackson’s pre-match comments
“You look at a game like this and you look at the importance of it to everyone in the competition, we know what we're talking about.
“But I think from our point of view, I think you've got to look at it as an opportunity as well to 1) be involved in a game like that and 2) to be really excited about it.
“It's a platform to then go and perform. We can't influence everything that's going on around it and all the noise about these games coming up. But what we can do is make sure, like we did against Villa, we proved last week that we were still taking the competition really seriously and that's what we'll do.”
What are the predicted teams?
Arsenal: Raya, Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Saka, Eze, Trossard, Gyokeres
Burnley: Weiss, Walker, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Pires, Florentino, Ugochukwu, Hannibal, Tchaouna, Anthony, Flemming
Who is the referee?
Paul Tierney. He’s overseen 23 games so far this season, dishing out 79 yellow cards - at an average of 3.4 per game - and just two reds. He last took charge of Burnley in February, when they went down to a 3-0 defeat at Sunderland. James Bell is on VAR duty.
What are the latest odds?
Arsenal: 1/14
Draw: 10/1
Burnley: 20/1
Odds according to SkyBet and are correct at the time of writing.
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