Head-to-head

• Arsenal have only lost one of their last 11 league matches at home to Burnley, a 1-0 defeat in September 1974.

• Burnley lost in their only previous visit to the Emirates Stadium - 3-0 in the FA Cup fifth round on 8 March 2009.

• Arsenal have won their last three league games, having only taken one point from their previous three matches.Arsenal

• They are the joint leading scorers in the division, alongside Manchester United, with 66 goals in 28 matches.

• However, the Gunners have yet to score in the opening 15 minutes of a home match in any competition this season.

• Cesc Fabregas needs one goal to equal the club record tally scored by a midfielder in a Premier League season: Robert Pires scored 14 goals in three consecutive seasons (2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05).

Burnley

• Burnley have only won one of their last 16 league matches - 2-1 at home against West Ham on 6 February.

• Their away form is the worst in the English leagues, having earned just one point from 14 matches. The Clarets have conceded two or more goals in all bar one of those games.

• They have lost their last eight away league matches.

• Burnley have the worst defensive record in the top flight, conceding 55 goals.

• Stephen Jordan celebrates his 28th birthday on Saturday.

Arsenal

Fabregas: 16 goals (13 league); Arshavin: 9 goals (7 league)

Burnley

Fletcher: 11 goals (7 league); Alexander: 6 goals (5 league)

Referee: Alan Wiley

Assistant referees: Shaun Procter-Green & Mark Scholes

Fourth official: Mike Dean