Nick Pope made some superb saves and Alexandre Lacazette missed an open goal as Arsenal were held to a 0-0 draw by lowly Burnley at Emirates Stadium.
Playing in the Premier League for the first time since a defeat to Manchester City on January 1, Arsenal could have moved into the top four with a victory over a side that had conceded six goals across their last two away games.
Yet Pope’s resistance and Lacazette’s profligacy saw Sean Dyche’s team come away with a potentially vital point in their bid to stay up.
Mikel Arteta’s side, meanwhile, are now without a win in five games in all competitions as they failed to bounce back from their EFL Cup loss to Liverpool.
Aaron Ramsdale was somewhat caught cold for Liverpool’s goals in Thursday’s defeat, but Arsenal’s goalkeeper made a fine stop to keep out Dwight McNeil’s cross-shot.
Arsenal had 78 per cent possession in the opening 15 minutes, but it was not until the 20th that they troubled Pope, who made a smart save to deny Martin Odegaard, with follow-ups from Lacazette and Ben White blocked.
Having only just been booked for a foul on Kieran Tierney, Ashley Westwood was fortunate not to receive his marching orders when he flung an arm out at Gabriel Magalhaes.
An Odegaard free-kick landed on the roof of the net as Arsenal upped the pressure after the restart, before Pope pulled off a fantastic save from Emile Smith Rowe’s low effort.
Smith Rowe turned provider for Arsenal’s best chance, cutting back for the onrushing Lacazette, only for the striker to prod wide of an open goal as Arsenal’s winless run rumbled on.
