Arsenal v Burnley: Key stats and talking points

Arsenal can't seal the Premier League title on Monday night (20:00 BST), even with a win, after Man City's midweek victory pushed any celebrations back. But three points would edge them closer to ending a 22 year wait. Burnley, already relegated, have nothing at stake — yet they've shown they can still upset bigger plans.

Gunners in dreamland with two games to clinch the title

Arsenal have spent three seasons living with the sting of near misses, always measured against a relentless Manchester City side that has dominated the Premier League.

Six titles in eight years, Arsenal finishing runners up three times, and every doubt that comes with it.

Even the 2-1 defeat in April at the Etihad felt, to many, like the script repeating itself.

That sense of scepticism only deepened on Wednesday night.

Mikel Arteta revealed in his press conference that he missed City's 3-0 dismantling of Palace as he was at a "good dinner", but digesting the scoreline later may have reinforced the level Arsenal must match.

This time, however, the picture is different.

The Gunners are 180 minutes from ending a two decade wait for the title.

Burnley first, then Crystal Palace.

Win both, and the trophy finally returns to north London for the first time since 2004.

No games in hand for City. No late surge to overhaul them.

And they seem to have turned last season's pain into a habit of meeting these moments head on.

Arteta's men couldn't have asked for a more favourable opponent either, on paper.

They've lost just one of their 19 Premier League games against Burnley and have been ruthless against relegated sides, winning all 10 such fixtures this season.

Control has been their trademark.

Eighteen clean sheet wins, seven by 1-0, and a bench that keeps delivering—17 goals scored or assisted by substitutes.

The opportunity is there to finish the job and put that "bottle jobs" tag to bed once and for all.