Rodriguez Aims To Be A Record-Breaker

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Clarets look to keep building with positive outcome at Arsenal

2020-12-11T10:40:23.303Z

Rodriguez Aims To Be A Record-Breaker

Clarets look to keep building with positive outcome at Arsenal

2020-12-11T10:40:23.303Z

Clarets look to keep building with positive outcome at Arsenal

Jay Rodriguez is ready to try and re-write history as the Clarets go looking for their first points at the Emirates Stadium.

Burnley have been beaten on all six of their previous Premier League visits to Arsenal’s current home – despite some close calls epitomised by losing to a 98th-minute penalty in 2017.

Sean Dyche’s men have often pushed the Gunners close and even though Rodriguez is not reading too much into Arsenal’s current run of form – which has brought them progress in Europe but just one point from the last 12 on domestic duty – he hopes this is the time the tables are turned.

“It’s a strange statistic, but those statistics are there to be broken,” said the Clarets’ striker, who was the width of a crossbar away from giving the Clarets a first Premier League win over the Londoners anywhere in February’s 0-0 draw at Turf Moor.

“And the best place to start is on Sunday. That’s what the aim is," he added.

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“Sometimes you can’t put your finger on these things and hopefully we can change that on Sunday.

“They will be up and ready, especially after their recent disappointments, and we are going to face the best Arsenal side, I feel.

“We will have to be at our best to compete and get a positive result.

“I feel it's a strange season for everyone with what’s going on at the moment and I feel we can go to any team and cause problems for them.

“They have great players and the way they play is exciting and they create chances.

“We have got to stop that and create problems in their defence to push them back and hopefully a combination of that can be a positive result."

The Clarets will head to the capital for Sunday evening’s game in 18th place in the table after just one win so far.

But Dyche’s men look to be heading back towards their best with just one defeat in their last four games.

And following a 1-1 draw with Everton last weekend, Rodriguez is seeking to maintain the momentum and close the gap on an Arsenal side currently occupying 15th spot, seven points better off than Burnley.

“We have been unlucky in certain games and I feel the points don’t reflect how we’ve played,” he said.

“Now we’ve started to put good performances together, and we keep believing in the work we do, hopefully these games will turn into wins and we’ll move up the table.