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Arsenal are back in Premier League action today as they host Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium. Spirits will be high after the Gunners midweek triumph over Atletico Madrid, with the Gunners currently on a seven-game winning streak in all competitions.

Arsenal can match a 56-year-old European record set by Leeds United when they face Slavia Prague in Tuesday's Champions League league-phase showdown. Mikel Arteta 's men have been near-flawless since the latest continental campaign kicked off, scoring eight goals and conceding none in wins over Athletic Bilbao, Olympiacos and Atletico Madrid.

Mikel Arteta hopes Arsenal’s Premier League game with Everton will be moved after their Carabao Cup quarter-final against Crystal Palace was scheduled for two days after it. It was announced on Monday that Arsenal will host Palace on December 23, just 48 hours after the Gunners travel to Everton.

Brighton, meanwhile, fell to a surging Manchester United side 4-2 to drop them into the bottom half of the domestic standings. They took down Barnsley 6-0 in the third round of the Carabao Cup in late September, when Diego Gomez scored four goals, including three in the first half.

Burnley had won back-to-back league games to move five points clear of the bottom three prior to Arsenal's visit, but were unable to lay a glove on the Londoners and will move quickly on after a sixth defeat of the season.

Fans saw two different versions of Arsenal on Saturday as the Gunners fought their way to a 2-0 win over Burnley. To begin, there was a champion-like strut from the league leaders, brimful of confidence and sure of their own abilities to put the Clarets to the sword;

Viktor Gyokeres and Declan Rice scored a headed goal apiece and Arsenal extended their Premier League winning streak to five games with a 2-0 triumph away to newly promoted Burnley on Saturday.