It wasn't their finest hour, but Arsenal did the part they could control.

Kai Havertz header in the 37th minute, assisted by Bukayo Saka, was enough to put away an already-relegated Burnley side at the Emirates.

The rest is out of their hands.

If Bournemouth can get a result at Manchester City on Tuesday, Arsenal will be Premier League champions for the first time since the Invincibles.

Recap the match below as it happened.

Arsenal vs Burnley Score and Live Updates

FT - Fulltime

Arsenal 1-0 Burnley. One-nil to the Arsenal. Kai Havertz's header in the 37th minute was all they needed and the Gunners are one win from glory.

WINNERS WIN AND ARSENAL WON. BOURNEMOUTH, OVER TO YOU!!! The Gunners could potentially be Premier League champions at this time tomorrow if Bournemouth can get a result against Manchester City. WE ARE SO CLOSE!!!!!!

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90+4' - Burnley Yellow card 🟨

Lucas Pires booked late.

90+5' - Burnley Yellow card 🟨

Lucas Pires booked late.

90+3' - Arsenal Substitutions

Double change. Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard. Martín Zubimendi for Martin Ødegaard.

90+1' - Burnley Yellow card 🟨

Zian Flemming booked late after slamming into David Raya and sending him tumbling down.

90+ - Seven minutes stoppage time

Added time underway.

82' - Burnley Substitutions

Double change. Bashir Humphreys for Maxime Estève. Jacob Bruun Larsen for Loum Tchaouna.

78' - Burnley Substitution

James Ward-Prowse for Florentino Luís.

73' - Arsenal Substitution

Viktor Gyökeres for Kai Havertz.

73' - Arsenal Substitution

Myles Lewis-Skelly for Eberechi Eze.

72' - Arsenal Substitutions

Double change. Viktor Gyökeres for Kai Havertz. Piero Hincapié for Riccardo Calafiori.

71' - Burnley Substitution

Josh Laurent for Lesley Ugochukwu.

70' - Burnley Substitution

Zeki Amdouni for Hannibal Mejbri.

67' - Arsenal Yellow card 🟨

Kai Havertz into the book.

62' - Arsenal Shot

Eberechi Eze forces a save from Max Weiss.

60' - Arsenal 1-0 Burnley

Hour mark. Arsenal ahead.

55' - Arsenal 1-0 Burnley

Arsenal still leads 1-0 here.

2H - Second half

Underway.

HT - Halftime

Arsenal 1-0 Burnley.

45+ - Stoppage time

Added time underway.

37' - Arsenal Goal

Kai Havertz opens the scoring. Bukayo Saka assists. 1-0.

⚽️ Gol de Kai Havertz

🔴 Arsenal 1-0 Burnley 🔵

#PremierLeague #ARSBUR

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39' - Arsenal Shot saved

Max Weiss parries it away.

38' - Arsenal Goal

Kai Havertz opens the scoring. Bukayo Saka assists. 1-0.

33' - Arsenal's first shot on target

Eze shoots, Max Weiss parries it away.

30' - Arsenal 0-0 Burnley

Half hour gone. Still goalless.

28' - Burnley Yellow card 🟨

Hannibal Mejbri into the book.

22' - Gunners dominating possession

Through 22 minutes, Arsenal have 78-percent possession compared to Burnley's 22-percent.

16' - Arsenal 0-0 Burnley

Quiet so far.

11' - Eze put Burnley defender in spin cycle

Ebere Eze does one thing a game that is absolutely incredible.

1' - Martin Odegaard over Myles Lewis-Skelly

Arteta goes with Odegaard instead of MLS, who had a run of two games starting in midfield. No doubt we'll see him a bit later though.

Kickoff

Arsenal vs Burnley underway at Emirates Stadium.

How to Watch Arsenal vs Burnley in the USA, TV Channel

Arsenal vs Burnley is available in the United States on USA Network / NBC Universo.

The match kicks off at 3:00 PM EDT on Monday, May 18 at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal Lineup vs Burnley

  • Arsenal (4-3-3): David Raya, Cristhian Mosquera, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Riccardo Calafiori, Martin Ødegaard, Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard
  • Subs: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Piero Hincapié, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Noni Madueke, Martín Zubimendi, Max Dowman, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Viktor Gyökeres

Burnley Lineup vs Arsenal

  • Burnley (4-2-3-1): Max Weiss, Kyle Walker, Axel Tuanzebe, Maxime Estève, Lucas Pires, Lesley Ugochukwu, Florentino Luís, Loum Tchaouna, Hannibal Mejbri, Jaidon Anthony, Zian Flemming
  • Subs: Martin Dúbravka, Quilindschy Hartman, Joe Worrall, Bashir Humphreys, James Ward-Prowse, Josh Laurent, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Marcus Edwards, Zeki Amdouni

Arsenal Last 10 Matches

  • Sunday, May 10 - West Ham 0, Arsenal 1
  • Tuesday, May 5 - Arsenal 1, Atletico Madrid 0
  • Saturday, May 2 - Arsenal 3, Fulham 0
  • Wednesday, April 29 - Atletico Madrid 1, Arsenal 1
  • Saturday, April 25 - Arsenal 1, Newcastle 0
  • Sunday, April 19 - Manchester City 2, Arsenal 1
  • Wednesday, April 15 - Arsenal 0, Sporting CP 0
  • Saturday, April 11 - Arsenal 1, Bournemouth 2
  • Tuesday, April 7 - Sporting CP 0, Arsenal 1
  • Saturday, April 4 - Southampton 2, Arsenal 1

Burnley Last 10 Matches

  • Sunday, May 10 - Burnley 2, Aston Villa 2
  • Friday, May 1 - Leeds 3, Burnley 1
  • Wednesday, April 22 - Burnley 0, Manchester City 1
  • Sunday, April 19 - Nottingham Forest 4, Burnley 1
  • Saturday, April 11 - Burnley 0, Brighton 2
  • Saturday, March 21 - Fulham 3, Burnley 1
  • Saturday, March 14 - Burnley 0, Bournemouth 0
  • Tuesday, March 3 - Everton 2, Burnley 0
  • Saturday, February 28 - Burnley 3, Brentford 4
  • Saturday, February 21 - Chelsea 1, Burnley 1

Arsenal Squad 2026

  • 1 - K. Ranson - GK
  • 1 - David Raya - GK
  • 13 - Kepa - GK
  • 13 - J. Porter - GK
  • 35 - T. Setford - GK
  • 2 - Jaden Dixon - DEF
  • 2 - Joshua Nichols - DEF
  • 2 - W. Saliba - DEF
  • 3 - Cristhian Mosquera - DEF
  • 4 - B. White - DEF
  • 5 - P. Hincapié - DEF
  • 6 - Gabriel Magalhães - DEF
  • 12 - J. Timber - DEF
  • 33 - R. Calafiori - DEF
  • 89 - M. Salmon - DEF
  • 6 - I. Ibrahim - MID
  • 7 - B. Saka - MID
  • 8 - M. Ødegaard - MID
  • 10 - E. Eze - MID
  • 16 - C. Nørgaard - MID
  • 19 - L. Trossard - MID
  • 23 - Mikel Merino - MID
  • 36 - Martín Zubimendi - MID
  • 41 - D. Rice - MID
  • 49 - M. Lewis-Skelly - MID
  • 56 - M. Dowman - MID
  • 7 - B. Bailey-Joseph - FWD
  • 9 - Gabriel Jesus - FWD
  • 10 - C. O'Neill - FWD
  • 11 - A. Annous - FWD
  • 11 - Gabriel Martinelli - FWD
  • 14 - V. Gyökeres - FWD
  • 20 - N. Madueke - FWD
  • 29 - K. Havertz - FWD

Burnley Squad 2026

  • 1 - M. Dúbravka - GK
  • 13 - M. Weiß - GK
  • 32 - V. Hladký - GK
  • 2 - K. Walker - DEF
  • 3 - Q. Hartman - DEF
  • 4 - J. Worrall - DEF
  • 5 - M. Estève - DEF
  • 6 - A. Tuanzebe - DEF
  • 12 - B. Humphreys - DEF
  • 18 - H. Ekdal - DEF
  • 23 - Lucas Pires - DEF
  • 3 - O. Pimlott - MID
  • 6 - G. Brierley - MID
  • 7 - E. Agyei - MID
  • 8 - L. Ugochukwu - MID
  • 11 - J. Anthony - MID
  • 16 - Florentino - MID
  • 17 - L. Tchaouna - MID
  • 20 - J. Ward-Prowse - MID
  • 24 - J. Cullen - MID
  • 28 - H. Mejbri - MID
  • 29 - J. Laurent - MID
  • 52 - K. M. Brown - MID
  • 7 - J. Bruun Larsen - FWD
  • 9 - L. Foster - FWD
  • 10 - M. Edwards - FWD
  • 19 - Z. Flemming - FWD
  • 25 - Z. Amdouni - FWD
  • 27 - A. Broja - FWD
  • 31 - M. Trésor - FWD
  • 35 - A. Barnes - FWD

Last Time Arsenal Won Premier League

The Invincibles. Arsène Wenger's side went the entire 38-game season unbeaten, 26 wins, 12 draws, zero losses, finishing 11 points clear of Chelsea with 90 points.

No Premier League team has gone unbeaten since.

That was 22 years ago. Arsenal have finished runner-up four times under Mikel Arteta, including the last three consecutive seasons.

Has Arsenal Won The Premier League Yet

No Arsenal FC have not won the Premier League yet, but it's in their hands. If they win their last two games, they will become 2026 EPL champions.

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