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29 ALEXANDRE Lacazette and Pierre- Emerick Aubameyang fired Arsenal to their second Premier League win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Burnley at the Emirates. It's the first time since the 2009/10 season the Gunners have once their opening two league games of a cam- paign. Last season's joint-Golden Boot win- ner Aubameyang followed up his strike at Newcastle on the opening day with another winner, with a superb individ- ual goal. Winning the ball back mid- way inside the Burnley half, the striker cut inside from the left wing and from the edge of the box fired down low into Nick Pope's bottom left corner. Lacazette had given the hosts the lead on his first start of the season, a brilliant finish on the turn from close range after Burnley failed to clear cor- ner, before Ashley Barnes scored his third of the season with an equaliser before the break. Reiss Nelson thought he'd immedi- ately given Arsenal the lead again, but had his strike chalked off for a tight, but correct, offside call. Arsenal came out firing in the second half, helped by the half time introduc- tion of Nicolas Pepe, and the home side were rewarded for their constant pressure with Gabonese forward Au- bameyang providing the moment of quality to earn them the three points on a day where Dani Ceballos and Da- vid Luiz both impressed on their de- buts. It was a typical Arsenal performance in truth, as they looked dangerous on the counter and strong in the final third, only denied more goals by the solid Pope. But at the back they showed the same problems from last season, with plenty of gaps for Burnley to get into and from crosses and set pieces they looked vul- nerable all game. This was highlighted by Barnes' equaliser, as he was left un- marked by the ball watching Nacho Monreal to pounce on a deflected shot to tap home. The second half saw Sead Kolasinac replaced Lacazette, recently back from an ankle injury, and was given a rous- ing reception following recent off-field events. The full-back, along with team-mate Mesut Ozil, was targeted by carjackers last month and the pair were unavaila- ble at Newcastle last weekend as police investigated further incidents. Ozil was ill in the week so missed out on being involved here, while Kolasi- nac came on in a more attacking role, playing on the left wing for the final 19 minutes. Fellow substitute Lucas Torreira came close to a third Arsenal goal late on, with Burnley failing to test Leno in the closing stages as they slipped to a 10th successive league defeat to the Gunners. maltatoday | SUNDAY • 18 AUGUST 2019 SPORTS FOOTBALL Unai Emery's side make it two Premier League wins from two Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette: Arsenal duo celebrate during the win over Burnley Aubameyang is in there somewhere, as his teammates celebrate his winner against Burnley