Premier League side Arsenal added to their points tally for the season with their win at Turf Moor on Saturday in the English top-flight encounter between the sides.
Goal from Viktor Gyokeres and Declan
Rice helped the Gunners extend their lead at the top of the table to 25 points, while Burnley were pushed to 17th in the league.
The Gunners went ahead thanks to a Gyokeres strike from a corner routine headed his way with a nudge from Gabriel, before Rice turned in a well-stitched counterattack in the 35th minute of the game.
The Swedish striker had gone five games without scoring in the top-flight, part of a disappointing spell of two goals in nine matches in all competitions.
Gyokeres got back on track with his first league goal since September 13 and his sixth in all competitions since arriving from Sporting Lisbon in the close season.
Arsenal’s lead in the title race is likely to be reduced by the time the rest of the weekend’s games are played, but a blistering run of nine successive victories in all competitions has served as a significant statement to their rivals.
Mikel Arteta’s side have won eight of their 10 league games, and their parsimonious defence has not been breached for seven successive matches in all competitions.
After finishing as Premier League runners-up for the last three seasons, Arsenal are determined to finally win their first English title since 2004 and their first trophy of any kind since the 2020 FA Cup.
Questions were being asked about Arteta’s ability to lead Arsenal to the title before the start of the season, but the Spaniard has taken advantage of champions Liverpool’s collapse to put his team in a strong position.
Currently in the midst of a hectic run of seven matches in just 22 days, the Gunners return to action in the Champions League at Slavia Prague on Tuesday.
