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Arsenal 0-1 Burnley: Gunners IMPLODE as Granit Xhaka is sent off before Aubameyang heads into his OWN net to leave Mikel Arteta's side 15th after SEVENTH defeat of the season

Daily Mail | December 13, 2020

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This is not what Mikel Arteta had in mind when he declared it was time to get Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang back among the goals.

There were 73 minutes on the clock and Arsenal were down to 10 men when Aubameyang rose high at the near post and unwittingly glanced a swerving corner past his own goalkeeper.

He has not scored from open play since the opening day of the Premier League campaign and here he was handing Burnley a lead as he attempted to help out his defenders.

Burnley grabbed a 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Sunday to boost their hopes of climbing out of the bottom-three this month
Granit Xhaka saw red for grabbing the throat of Ashley Westwood just as the Gunners were beginning the dominate the game
Having lost their momentum, the Gunners then went behind, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang flicking into his own net

Having lost their momentum, the Gunners then went behind, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang flicking into his own net

In the stands, an Arsenal supporter pulled his face covering over his eyes.

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