Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka gifted a bizarre equalizer to Burnley in a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Saturday that further damaged his team's chances of reaching the European qualification positions. Xhaka received a pass from goalkeeper Bernd Leno inside Arsenal's penalty area and attempted a risky pass around Burnley striker Chris Wood to teammate David Luiz with his weaker right foot.

The ball went straight to Wood and deflected into the net off the striker's hip in the 39th minute. "There is always risk to play out from the back but this is our style," Leno said. "I think we have more than enough situations where it works to our advantage." That goal canceled out a sixth-minute opener by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a game that only really came to life in the final 15 minutes. After Arsenal was denied a penalty for an apparent handball against substitute Erik Pieters, the Burnley defender seemed to give away a spot kick in a separate incident in the 84th when a goal-bound volley from Nicolas Pepe appeared to strike Pieters' arm and deflect onto the crossbar.