Bottom-of-the-table Burnley proved too hard to break down for a wasteful Arsenal side on Sunday evening. Despite full domination, ball control, fine teamwork, ball possession and drive, Mikel Arteta’s team lacked the essential – the ability to put the ball into the opponent’s net. Across London, meanwhile, Liverpool showed how to turn domination into points with an efficient 3-1 victory at Selhurst Park.The Gunners dominated the game and probably deserved to be in front, but there was no final product despite a few very promising attacks. Alexandre Lacazette had a terrific run that ended in a thunderous strike that was just off target. Bukayo Saka’s neat touch and shot saw the ball curl just on the wrong side of Nick Pope’s right-hand post.FT: Arsenal 0-0 Burnley pic.twitter.com/HZpp45C3YG— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 23, 2022 The Clarets were on the back foot, but their discipline and constant pressing always made them on the brink of launching a counter-attack that could end badly for Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. The Gunners needed to be careful, but they kept squeezing the noose around the visitors’ necks. Saka, Lacazette, Emile Smith Rowe and Martin Odegaard all tried their luck, but were either off-target or kept out by Pope as nerves started to get the better of the hosts.Late pressure brought no goals and it was Lacazette’s effort that rolled wide that made most of the fans at Emirates realize that this wasn’t their day. In the end, Burnley had a dangerous counter-attack that nearly saw them snatch what would have been a highly undeserved winner.In South London, everything went Liverpool’s way. Virgil Van Dijk scored a fine header inside the opening ten minutes to make the early Reds pressure count. Andy Robertson’s perfect cross and the Dutchman’s bullet header made it look so easy. You cannot help but wonder why don’t all the teams score goals like this all the time.Liverpool close the gap with Man City to 9️⃣ points with a game in hand 🔴👏 pic.twitter.com/4YxH2LAYSI— 433 (@433) January 23, 2022 Jurgen Klopp’s team was all over the Eagles who couldn’t cope with the visitors’ energy. And again they conceded after another exquisite Robertson’s delivery. The Scotsman’s ball found Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the far post and the former Arsenal midfielder had an easy task to chest it down and finish calmly.But it seemed that Liverpool’s half-time break lasted longer than it should have. Palace were all over the visitors at Selhurst Park after the restart and after a missed header from Conor Gallagher, Jean-Philippe Mateta squared nicely for Odsonne Edouard to tap in and get his team back in the contest.But Liverpool proved too strong and regained control over the match after some 20 minutes. In the end, a late penalty from Fabinho restored a two-goal lead and a deserved win for the Reds.Patson Daka scores in his third consecutive Premier League game for Leicester 🔥 pic.twitter.com/lTcplja10N— GOAL (@goal) January 23, 2022 Leicester City and Brighton shared the spoils in an entertaining 1-1 draw at King Power Stadium. Patson Daka scored for the Foxes straight after the restart to return the happy feeling following that shocking injury-time defeat at the hands of Tottenham. It was a lovely team move from Brendan Rodgers’ team with Ademola Lookman, James Maddison and Harvey Barnes playing their part in the build-up. However, the Seagulls are comeback specialists and they’ve done it again through former Manchester United and Arsenal man Danny Wellbeck, who planted a header beyond Kasper Schmeichel from a Neil Maupay cross.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 23FridayWatford – Norwich 0-3 (0-0)/Sargent 51, 74, Kucka 90+2 og/SaturdayEverton – Aston Villa 0-1 (0-1)/Buendia 45+3/Manchester United – West Ham United 1-0 (0-0)/Rashford 90+3/Leeds United – Newcastle United 0-1 (0-0)/Shelvey 75/Brentford – Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 (0-0)/Toney 71 – Moutinho 48, Semedo 78/Southampton – Manchester City 1-1 (1-0)/Walker-Peters 7 – Laporte 65/SundayLeicester – Brighton 1-1 (0-0)/Daka 46 – Welbeck 82/Arsenal – Burnley 0-0 Crystal Palace – Liverpool 1-3 (0-2)/Edouard 55 – Van Dijk 8, Oxlade-Chamberlain 32, Fabinho 88 pen/19:30: (1.75) Chelsea (3.70) Tottenham (5.40)***odds are subject to change
