Arsenal predicted lineup vs Burnley - Premier League
- Arsenal visit Burnley fresh off the back of a 6-0 victory over West Ham
- Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko are racing to get fit
- Leandro Trossard set for another start in attack
By Euan Burns
Arsenal have hit some brilliant form at a crucial time and now must build on it when they face strugglers Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta's side were in serious danger of dropping out of the Premier League title race but the win against Liverpool and the 6-0 demolition of West Ham mean they are genuine contenders again, albeit perhaps as underdogs.
Burnley are struggling down in the bottom three and could hit the foot of the table come the end of the weekend. However, there are fitness worries in the Arsenal camp over the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Here's the team Arteta will likely choose when Arsenal face Burnley.
Arsenal predicted lineup vs Burnley (4-3-3)
GK: David Raya - May never have an easier game than his outing at West Ham last weekend. There's a chance this game could be fairly simple for him as well.
RB: Ben White - Grabbed the assist for Rice's strike against his former club and is certainly one of the players Arteta trusts most, even if he really doesn't like football.
CB: William Saliba - It was Saliba who got the scoring underway for Arsenal against the Hammers, showing he is a threat in both boxes.
CB: Gabriel Magalhaes - Also got on the scoresheet at the London Stadium, further illustrating the threat all through this Arsenal team.
LB: Jakub Kiwior - Zinchenko is still expected to be absent and the same can be said for Takehiro Tomiyasu, so Kiwior will fill in at left-back again.
CM: Martin Odegaard - Might have hoped to grab a goal or two against West Ham once the onslaught began, but Odegaard was endlessly creative and will be again at Turf Moor.
CM: Declan Rice - Rice's excellent performance was capped by a ferocious hit from distance at his old stomping ground. Will be brimming with confidence and look to set the tempo here.
CM: Kai Havertz - Like Odegaard, Havertz will wish he'd had scored against West Ham. He'll get another chance to continue improving in midfield here.
RW: Bukayo Saka - The England winger was also among the goals, netting twice. Any good form Saka can find now can be carried into the Euros where he should be a major player.
ST: Leandro Trossard - It's slightly damning for Eddie Nketiah that Trossard is being chosen to play up front in Jesus' absence, but he scored against West Ham and should have got a few more.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli - There is still more to come from Martinelli. He keeps playing well but the goals are alluding him.
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