Aaron Ramsey's early goal was enough for the Gunners as it was the only goal that separated the Clubs after Ninety Minutes at the Turf Moor. Arsene Wenger's side has their valuable three points as the Emirates side move closer to the Mourinho's Man with trailing with four points-though the Stamford Bridge side has two games in their bag.
Its the first eight match winning streak for Arsene Wenger's side since the year of the Invincible.
The Welshman capitalized the confusion created by the Yellow Outfit on Twelfth Minute after Heaton saved Chile Star Alexis Sancez's shot and the FA'14 star got the ball past Heaton & Co.
The hosts were lacking quality movements at the situation of stalemate against Spurs and it was a similar story again here at Turf Moor against The Gunners.The Clarets were boosted by the return of midfielder Matt Taylor, who replaced Jones almost at the end of the fixture, after being sidelined for seven-and-a-half months with an achilles injury.It’s now just one goal in six games for the Turf Moor Side who travel to Goodison Park to face Martinez's Everton on Saturday.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche: "We wanted to get into Arsenal's backline today, we played the ball more direct but we lacked that little bit of quality up front.It was an awful goal to concede from start to finish but beyond that I thought it was even in the first half, and in the second half it was more open and both sides had chances.We feel we have quality in this side and people forget that we are coming to the end of a run against the top sides. But there is still a belief and a spirit in this side and we will fight to the end to stay in this Premier League. You can see from this performance that there is a huge desire in this side.There are no guarantees obviously and we have to show that we have that little bit of quality to finish things off. There are six massive games coming up for this team and we have to show that we can turn that competitive edge into wins. "
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "It was a battling performance more than a fluid performance, and that was because Burnley are perfectly organised and very fit to keep their shape for the full 90 minutes.They made life very difficult for us. The first goal was vital and we were a little bit in between: do we go for another or try to keep it tight. That is not always the best place to be. When you have not scored the second goal you are always under threat, but I thought we did enough to deserve to win the game.I don't think that our game against Chelsea will decide the Premier League title, they have two games in hand, but we have to just to keep going. We have promised ourselves to do as well as we can until the end and then we will see where we stand."
Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin tells Sky Sports: "It was probably one of the hardest victories in this run. Lots of teams have dropped points here and they played direct football, but I think we coped well.I always knew that I could do a job for the team, I just needed a chance to show it. The loan spell at Charlton really helped me get my confidence up. We have been winning games and playing well - we have the FA Cup semi-final coming up as well - we'll just have to see where it all takes us."
Aaron Ramsey reaction: "It's definitely one of the tougher games. A lot of big teams have dropped points here. We looked solid. They like to get the ball forward and we dealt with it very well.Maybe in the past we've been guilty of going forward and been punished. We were under pressure but we felt pretty comfortable out there.I like to be involved a lot more playing in the middle, but I'm doing a job on the right and I'm happy with the way I'm playing.It's a long time since we've had the majority of the squad fit. There's definitely competition for places - it keeps people on their toes. We're on this fantastic run - so it's difficult to get your place back."
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