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Koscielny, Ozil, Aubameyang: Arsenal team news ahead of Burnley match

After the win against Valencia Arsenal are set to have their final league match of the season. The Gunners are set to travel to Burnley on Sunday, having hopes of only the fifth place. Arsenal head coach Unai Emery is expected to line-up youngsters with several players may well be rested. "We arrived home at 6am and today we cancelled training because it's important to rest," Emery said. "Tomorrow we are going to prepare for Sunday's match but I am going to decide with the players who are hungry and in good physical condition to play this match." Both Sead Kolasinac and Ainsley Maitland-Niles picked up knocks in Thursday's 4-2 win in Valencia but are expected to recover in time, allowing Emery to continue with a three man defence that could be required against Burnley's powerful front two of Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood. The Spaniard is likely to hold either Perre-Eerick Aubameyang or Alexandre Lacazette in reserve having one eye on the Europa League final in Baku. Mesut Ozil could also make a rare appearance in a Premier League away game with Arsenal determined to impose themselves on Sean Dyche's side. "We struggled a lot here against [Burnley]," Emery said. "I remember this match and I watched it two weeks ago when they drew with Chelsea. It was a very tough match against Chelsea and I’m expecting the same on Sunday in Burnley. "We are going to play with the idea of imposing our gameplan, our capacity and our team against them. We know it’s going to be a difficult match with long balls, second actions and set-pieces, so we need to defend well in these situations." Probable Arsenal XI: Leno; Mustafi, Sokratis, Monreal; Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Torreira, Kolasinac; Ozil, Mkhitaryan; Aubameyang

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