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2026-05-18 - Arsenal vs Burnley

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Arsenal v Burnley
Football: English Premier League
Monday 18th May 2026 - Kick Off 8pm
This game is live on TV

Arsenal

Other fans may be frustrated about the VAR impact on the Arsenal visit to the London Stadium, but Mikel Arteta and the players will be paying that no mind. Ultimately they will feel the right decision was made to disallow West Ham United's equaliser in the Premier League fixture played last Sunday and all Arsenal can do is focus on continuing to win and not worry about Manchester City results.

Two more wins will guarantee the title, but there could be a party atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium IF Manchester City have failed to beat Crystal Palace last Wednesday. The Gunners have a 14-2-2 home record in the Premier League where they have scored 40 goals and conceded just 11.

Arsenal have bounced back from the narrow defeat at the Etihad Stadium to produce a 5 game unbeaten run in all competitions and they have won 4 of those matches. They will be chasing a fourth straight win at the Emirates Stadium since the goalless draw with Sporting Lisbon that took Arsenal through to the Champions League Semi Final.

Ben White has picked up an injury that will see him miss the last three games of the season and also leave his World Cup call-up in doubt. Riccardo Calafiori also picked up a knock in East London and is a doubt, while both Jurrien Timber and Mikel Merino are still pushing to once again be included in match day squads.

Burnley

Michael Jackson will be taking charge of Burnley for the remaining two Premier League games and his interim period in charge began with a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa at Turf Moor. Relegation has been confirmed and Burnley have big decisions to make in the off-season around the new manager and the reshaping of the squad, but perhaps some of the players are going to be motivated by playing spoiler for a title chasing host.

The point earned last weekend means Burnley are 19th in the Premier League table and 3 points clear of Wolves, who they will be hosting on the final day of the season. Two seasons ago, Burnley finished with 24 points and so they need at least one win from the remaining two games to match that total. The side have a 2-3-13 away record in the Premier League this season.

Burnley had lost 5 Premier League games in a row and needed to recover from 1-2 behind to snap that run and earn at least a draw with Aston Villa last weekend. The players will head to North London looking to snap another losing run as Burnley arrive with 4 straight away League defeats behind them.

Connor Roberts and Hannibal Mejbri are both hoping to be available for selection.

Head to Head

Two first half goals helped Arsenal to a comfortable 0-2 win at Turf Moor earlier this season.

They had failed to beat Burnley in consecutive home League games, but Arsenal were 3-1 winners when last hosting in November 2023.

Prediction

Going into the final three weekends of the Premier League season, most observers felt the Arsenal visit to West Ham United could be a game that potentially trips up the Champions elect.

For 80 minutes it looked to be the case, but a late goal earned Arsenal the narrow win and a very important three points.

The expectation is that Arsenal will win the title from here, but they cannot afford to overthink things and scoring early can set them on the way in this fixture.

Manchester City may have closed the gap by the time this fixture kicks off on Monday, but Arsenal have control of the title and they should have far too much for Burnley, regardless of the approach Michael Jackson takes for the visit to North London.

They have long been cut off with Wolves at the bottom of the table, but Burnley had shown little fight in losing 5 straight games and that ended with Scott Parker departing. The interim manager did oversee a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa at home, but this is a much different test and Burnley's defensive resilience has disappeared away from home.

Burnley have lost 4 away League games in a row, but the real concern is that they have conceded at least twice in each of those and three or more in the last 3. The last two games have been at teams facing potential relegation at Nottingham Forest and Leeds United, but Burnley were well beaten both times (4-1 and 3-1) and they are unlikely to produce a road block for Arsenal here.

Mikel Arteta's team have been criticised for their functional approach, but goals may yet be important for Arsenal when all is said and done.

The Gunners fired past Fulham in the last Premier League game here and they have certainly got it within themselves to do the same to Burnley. Having over a week to prepare can only be a positive for Arsenal and the last home game of the season may end up a very comfortable victory for Arteta and his team and leave Arsenal facing two more big games to try and win two massive prizes.