Arsenal have extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table - for a matter of hours at least - courtesy of a straightforward 2-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor.

Trekking to a ground where they had never lost in the Premier League, Arsenal's quest to maintain that unblemished sequence got off to the ideal start, as Viktor Gyokeres ended his five-game top-flight scoring drought from yet another corner.

The Sweden international went from poacher to playmaker later on in the first half, pinging a beautiful pass over to Leandro Trossard , who then crossed for Declan Rice to double the leaders' lead in Lancashire.

Gyokeres's half-time withdrawal then sparked fears of an injury to Arsenal's number 14, although the hosts' brief moments of second-half promise did

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