Arsenal v Burnley LIVE: Gyokeres dropped for Havertz as Gunners aim to edge closer to Premier League title

Arsenal have lost just one of their 19 Premier League games against Burnley.

They went down 1-0 at home in December 2020.

The other 18 games have ended in four draws and 14 wins.

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has candidly admitted he is prepared to be “hated one minute and loved the next” as England embark on their quest to secure a first World Cup trophy in 60 years.

Rice, who is on the cusp of a remarkable Premier League and Champions League double with Arsenal, is expected to play a pivotal role for the national team this summer.

Here’s how Burnley line up this evening. Mike Jackson has opted for an unchanged XI, keeping faith with the side that drew 2-2 with Aston Villa last time out.

Can Zian Flemming cause the Arsenal backline some issues?

Burnley XI: Weiss; Walker, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Pires; Luis, Ugochukwu; Tchaouna, Anthony, Hannibal; Flemming

If they beat Bournemouth in their next game, Manchester City would be able to take the title race to the final day of the season, where Arsenal are away at Crystal Palace and Guardiola’s side host Aston Villa.

Yet Arsenal dropping points would also mean City have the title in their hands again. If Arsenal drew to Burnley and City beat Bournemouth, the teams would be level on points heading into the final day and it would come down to goal difference, currently one in the Citizens’ favour.

However, the Gunners finish their season at a Palace team who will be preparing for a European final a few days later. City, similarly, will take on a Villa side who will have played a European final four days earlier.

Here’s how Arsenal will line up tonight. Viktor Gyokeres has been dropped to the bench, with Kai Havertz preferred up top by Mikel Arteta.

Leandro Trossard, who has suddenly found a bit of form, also starts, as does skipper Martin Odegaard.

In defence, Riccardo Calafiori is fit to start at left-back in a big boost for the Gunners, while Cristhian Mosquera is the man parachuted in at right-back.

Arsenal XI: Raya; Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Odegaard, Eze; Saka, Trossard, Havertz

Burnley have never scored more than once in 19 Premier League meetings with Arsenal.

The most one side has faced any other without netting twice in a match in the competition.

A huge evening for Arsenal. The fans outside the Emirates are already there in force. It could be a cracking atmosphere once again

Arsenal defender Ben White will not require knee surgery – but remains set to miss England’s World Cup campaign.

The Gunners confirmed on Tuesday that White had suffered a “significant medial knee ligament injury” during their 1-0 win at West Ham.

Burnley’s boss said: “We can’t influence everything that’s going on around it, all the noise.

“What we can do is we can make sure, like we did against Villa last week, that we’re still taking the competition really seriously and that’s what we’ll do.”

Burnley’s interim boss Mike Jackson spoke about how it feels for Burnley to potentially play a decisive role in the title.

“You look at a game like that, and you look at the importance of it, to everyone in the competition,” he said.

“But I think from our point of view, you’ve got to look at it as an opportunity as well. One, to be involved in a game like that.

“Two, to be really excited about that. And it’s a platform to then go and perform.”