Arsenal 2-1 Burnley: Premier League as it happened

What an incredibly dramatic and massively controversial finish. The fallout from that final eight minutes will rumble on for some time to come, no doubt. Neither Wenger nor Dyche covered themselves in glory, it must be said.

It's now time for us to hotfoot it over to Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea look to move eight points clear of second-place Arsenal with a win over Hull.

We hope you can stay with us for that one.

Full-time

Arsenal 2-1 Burnley

No pressure for Sanchez as he chips a cool penalty down the middle. Arsenal have snatched in at the death.

Goal: Arsenal 2-1 Burnley (Alexis Sanchez)

Good Lord. Koscielny, who looked to be in an offside position, stoops to try and head home Sanchez's cross at the back post and receives a boot to the face from Mee.

Moss takes a moment before pointing to the spot again.

PENALTY TO ARSENAL

Arsenal are losing their heads here as Mustafi goes into the book.

A furious Wenger appears to push fourth official Anthony Taylor and is sent from the touchline. Surrounded by stewards, he is trying to watch the game from the tunnel.

Incredible late drama in north London. Gray smashes his penalty straight down the middle. Cech almost got a hand to it, but it was just too powerful.

Goal: Arsenal 1-1 Burnley (Andre Gray)

Stunned silence around the Emirates as Moss points to the spot after Coquelin brings down Barnes.

PENALTY TO BURNLEY

Lowton makes an important intervention after Bellerin immediately speeds to the byline and Heaton denies Coquelin with a superb save.

SEVEN minutes of added time are signalled by the fourth official.

Welbeck does indeed come on for Giroud, who has not managed to score in a sixth consecutive match.

Lowton then hurts himself while launching a dreadful shot into orbit and Wenger withdraws Ozil in favour of Bellerin.

Burnley continue to probe and Arsenal look to finish them off on the counter. Danny Welbeck is set to enter the fray with Giroud possibly still struggling with that ankle knock.

Vokes proves his aerial prowess with a flick-on for Barnes. Gabriel and Koscielny, who had looked to be in some pain himself, combine to thwart the striker.

Mustafi is back in the wars after taking another arm to the face from Vokes. This could be a nervy final 10 minutes or so for Arsenal.

It's a good job that Coquelin is now out of the treatment room...

Marney is carried off and replaced by Tarkowski. Defour also makes way for Vokes.

Barton replaces Hendrick and Arsenal fans bay for another red when Marney stops a counter-attack by scything down Ozil. It's only a yellow for the former Tottenham midfielder, who looks to have badly hurt himself in the process.

The stretcher comes out.

With Barton not yet on the pitch, Defour produces a dipping free-kick that is pushed over the bar by Cech.

Xhaka's red card has offered Burnley real impetus.

This should be a real concern for Arsenal moving forward.

An anxious Wenger responds to that dismissal by sending on the fit-again Coquelin in place of Iwobi.

We did say to keep an eye on this particular battle. Xhaka, who was also sent off by Moss against Swansea back in October, gifts possession to Defour before launching into an ill-advised two-footed tackle on the Belgian.

The referee consults with his assistant before producing a straight red card. Brainless. Can Burnley take advantage?

Red card: Granit Xhaka (Arsenal)

Marney looks to instantly get Burnley back on level terms with a stinging drive that is well held by Cech.

Burnley's stubborn resistance is finally broken as Mustafi beats Ward and glances Ozil's corner in at the far post.

That is the German centre-back's first goal for Arsenal.

Goal: Arsenal 1-0 Burnley (Shkodran Mustafi)

Alex Iwobi drives forward with purpose before seeing a shot deflected behind. The referee produces a yellow card for Lowton, who had earlier impeded Sanchez.

A moment of real controversy there. Moss waves away Arsenal's penalty appeals after Mustafi is clumsily tripped by Gray.

Gray gets away from Koscielny but disappointingly arrows a reckless cross straight into Cech's midriff.

The Arsenal goalkeeper then launches a swift counter-attack that leads to Keane conceding a corner.

Alert defending from Mee to stop Monreal's low pass from reaching Ramsey. Mustafi is now left holding his jaw after being caught by a stray elbow from Barnes.

Hendrick concedes possession and Arsenal come surging forward once more. Iwobi finds Sanchez, who cuts in from the left flank and hammers a fierce drive just over the crossbar.

This is a better tempo from the hosts.

Giroud inadvertently blocks an effort from Ramsey before teeing up his teammate for an attempt at replicating that scorpion goal netted against Crystal Palace on New Year's Day.

This one goes over.

Monreal immediately tries to beat Heaton with a low hit that was never likely to nestle in the back of the net.

The second half is off and running. No changes from Wenger or Dyche at the interval.

No goals at the break. Arsenal have had plenty of shots, but their tempo is just a bit too ponderous at the moment and that has allowed Burnley to get plenty of men behind the ball.

Dyche will be encouraged. Can his side hold on to secure only their second away point of the season?

Half-time

Arsenal 0-0 Burnley

Cech bravely dives at the feet of Gray and stays down after a potentially painful collision. Arsenal will want to take no chances given his history, but it looks like the 34-year-old will be fine to continue.

Just the one minute of added time to be played at the end of this first half.

Sanchez comes close to breaking the deadlock after Ozil's free-kick is initially headed away by Marney.

He has the presence of mind to move free of Boyd and ends up bending an effort narrowly wide of the far post.

Burnley win themselves a rare corner and Mee's knockdown into the danger area is booted away.

Sanchez also drifts inside before producing a low shot that is comfortably dealt with by Heaton.

Mustafi causes consternation in the Burnley backline with another penetrating forward pass. Mee does not quite get enough on his header and Ozil manages to take Keane out of the game before being stopped in his tracks by Heaton.

Sanchez's turn to wince in pain now after appearing to have his achilles trodden on by Lowton.

Koscielny somehow earns Arsenal another corner despite heading a free-kick onto the roof of the net.

Giroud is down and holding his ankle in some discomfort after a robust sliding challenge from Mee that the home supporters and Wenger certainly thought was a foul.

That is one to watch given that a similar problem forced him off at Swansea last weekend.

Sanchez and Ramsey combine to set up Ozil, whose latest drive is put behind by Mee.

Giroud looks to execute a bicycle kick after a skillful rabona cross from Ramsey, but Keane is alert to clear the danger.

Gabriel vents his fury at the officials after being denied a corner following a 50-50 challenge with Mee. Ozil then brings another smart save from Heaton following a Sanchez pass before being flagged offside.

Gray, a boyhood Arsenal fan, collects Boyd's low cross and shoots tamely straight at Cech.

Granit Xhaka and Steven Defour briefly go head-to-head before their little tiff is broken up by teammates. That might be an interesting battle to watch, particularly given the former's woeful disciplinary record.

Boyd's poor clearing header from a searching Gabriel cross allows Ozil to fizz a low shot wide of Heaton's left-hand post. He may have been better off leaving that for Ramsey, who was in close proximity.

Giroud fires well wide before a Burnley free-kick comes to nothing. A decent early pace to this game.

A wonderful move almost puts Ramsey through, but Keane manages to force him wide. Sanchez then sees a shot blocked as Arsenal continue to turn the screw.

Burnley have been under the cosh for the last few minutes, so Dyche will be relieved to see Barnes test Cech's reflexes with a powerful drive from distance.

Barnes comes close to making contact with Lowton's low cross, but Petr Cech is able to collect.

At the other end, Heaton, wary of a potential touch from Giroud, denies Mesut Ozil with an athletic save low to his right. Mee then deflects Alex Iwobi's effort wide and Koscielny guides a header straight at the goalkeeper.

Sanchez scoops the ball inside to Giroud, whose attempted knockdown for Nacho Monreal is too powerful and rolls out of play for a goal kick.

Arsenal are beginning to dominate possession now after a confident start from Burnley.

Shkodran Mustafi sends a lofted pass in towards Sanchez and the Chilean heads wide after a little nudge in the back from Lowton.

A touch from Giroud takes Alexis Sanchez's whipped cross away from Ramsey and Ward is in the right place to head clear.

Ward denies Aaron Ramsey a shooting chance and looks to immediately spring forward. Marney knocks a superb long ball towards Barnes, but his cutback is easily intercepted.

George Boyd earns an early-free kick for the visitors. Mee peels away at the back of the box and finds Barnes, but his header is hacked clear.

Jeff Hendrick then shoots well wide.

Referee Jonathan Moss gets us underway in north London. Arsenal will kick from left to right in this first half. Burnley are sporting their light blue away strips with claret trim.

October's meeting between these two sides ended in dramatic fashion when Laurent Koscielny notched a controversial late winner with the last kick of the game to mark Arsene Wenger's 20th anniversary in charge of the Gunners with a fifth successive victory.

Dyche reaches the landmark of 200 games in charge of Burnley today...

An emphatic victory for Claude Puel's men, who had lost all of their last four top-flight matches, leaves fallen champions Leicester still searching for their first away league win of the season.

The Foxes have now conceded more goals this term than in the whole of their title-winning campaign. They remain 15th and only five points above the relegation zone. Southampton jump above Burnley and Bournemouth into 11th.

Full-time

Southampton 3-0 Leicester

Another wretched afternoon on their travels for Leicester gets worse as Tadic extends Southampton's advantage with a late penalty. Morgan was penalised for dragging down Shane Long.

Goal: Southampton 3-0 Leicester (Dusan Tadic)

Goa..no! Leicester captain Wes Morgan puts through his own net after a dangerous Dusan Tadic free-kick at Southampton, but the offside flag is raised against Maya Yoshida. That was a very tight decision.

It is also worth noting that the Saints have lost sought-after centre-back Virgil van Dijk to an ankle injury.

Dyche makes seven changes from his midweek FA Cup team, with regulars Tom Heaton, Stephen Ward, Mee, Matthew Lowton, Marney, Barnes and Andre Gray all restored.

Nick Pope, Jon Flanagan, Tarkowski, Tendayi Darikwa, Joey Barton, Michael Kightly and Sam Vokes drop out.

Burnley name the exact same matchday squad that beat Southampton 1-0 last weekend thanks to a late free-kick from substitute Barton on his Premier League return for the club.

Wenger sticks with the same starting XI that returned to the top four with that big win at Swansea. Bellerin, Gibbs and Coquelin are all on the bench, with Rob Holding, Jeff Reine-Adelaide and Ainsley Maitland-Niles making way.

Gabriel keeps his place at right-back and Giroud leads the line as expected.

As for Burnley, Dean Marney and Ashley Barnes are both expected to be fit after missing Tuesday's 2-0 FA Cup third round replay win over Sunderland. Sean Dyche is also hopeful that Johann Berg Gudmundsson will be in the frame after a hamstring injury.

Scott Arfield was described by his manager as being "more touch and go", while defender Kevin Long is set to be sidelined for a few weeks following a minor knee operation.

James Tarkowski will also be pushing to start after impressing in both ties against the Black Cats. However, he will find it very hard to break up the established centre-back partnership of Michael Keane and Ben Mee.

Hector Bellerin, Francis Coquelin and Kieran Gibbs are all back in contention for Arsenal, while Olivier Giroud returned to training on Wednesday after being withdrawn after 60 minutes at Swansea with an ankle complaint. The oft-maligned French forward has managed five goals in his last five appearances.

However, Theo Walcott is not yet ready to return from a calf issue and Arsene Wenger believes that club captain Per Mertesacker, who recently agreed a one-year extension to his expiring contract, is still a few weeks away from being available for selection as he steps up his recovery from a long-term knee injury.

Mathieu Debuchy still has a hamstring problem and Santi Cazorla, also believed to have signed on for a further 12 months, could miss the rest of the season after undergoing a second procedure on his chronic achilles condition. Fellow midfielder Mohamed Elneny is away on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Egypt.

There is one Premier League match already in progress this afternoon, of course. The half-time whistle has just sounded in the day's midday kick-off at St Mary's, where Southampton lead Leicester City 2-0 courtesy of goals from James Ward-Prowse and Jay Rodriguez. Speaking of wretched away records...

We will keep you up to date with the second half of that one as well as building up to Arsenal vs Burnley.

There can surely be no excuses for Arsenal this afternoon. Having watched Liverpool lose at home to Swansea yesterday and Tottenham, Manchester City and Manchester United all draw, the Gunners can jump two spots into second and move within five points of Chelsea before the leaders host Hull City later on.

Arsene Wenger's men, who thrashed Swansea last time out, have not lost a home league game since the opening day of the season and are seeking a fifth successive top-flight victory at the Emirates Stadium.

While mid-table Burnley have certainly exceeded expectations and will be confident of retaining their Premier League status with a healthy 10-point gap to the bottom three, their away record is, frankly, abysmal. The Clarets, while formidably strong at Turf Moor, have picked up just one point from a possible 27 on their travels, scoring a pitiful three goals in the process.

The chances of them ending a run of five successive losses against today's opponents dating back to 2010 seem incredibly remote, although, as Swansea proved at Anfield yesterday, anything is possible...