LONDON — There was so much about Arsenal’s 1–0 win over Burnley on Monday night which was all too familiar. The scoreline, the nature of the goal and the anxious agony that came with the closing stages for a nervy Emirates crowd had all been seen plenty of times before. The ecstasy that may await, however, would be very new.
Kai Havertz’s towering header from a Bukayo Saka corner proved to be the slender difference as the Gunners made painfully hard work of their already relegated visitors. Mikel Arteta’s league leaders dominated the first half, snatching a deserved winner in the 37th minute, but eventually let the weight of the moment sink onto their shoulders, slipping deeper and deeper as the minutes of stoppage time ticked by slowly. There was more relief than anything else at the final whistle.
