Ashley Westwood: Last News

Burnley ace Ashley Westwood suffered a serious looking injury following a tackle from the West Ham man.The two sides met in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon though Westwood needed urgent treatment and was stretchered off following a challenge from Vlasic.The game was paused for over five minutes as Westwood received treatment from the Burnley medical staff with Josh Brownhill replacing him. Westwood reportedly smiled as he was carried off the pitch to applause from both sets of fans.Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland midfielder Ray Houghton said: "Sometimes the most innocuous challenges can turn out to be the biggest injuries. "If I was the managers, I'd be getting the players away from Westwood; let the medical teams deal with it.

Arsenal fans have slammed the Premier League officials after Ashley Westwood avoided a red card for a 'stamp' on Kieran Tierney.The Gunners welcomed Burnley to the Emirates on Sunday afternoon as the pair fought to a drab 0-0 draw.In the first half, Westwood lunged in on the Scottish defender, but he only connected with the full-backs legs.The Burnley man was flashed a yellow card initially, and VAR decided that a yellow was the right decision for the challenge.And Arsenal fans have taken to social media to fume over the challenge as they questioned why Westwood's punishment wasn't more severe."Another week, another poor major decision by the referee. What’s new," one fan fumed.Another added: "Ashley Westwood stamps on Kieran Tierney’s calf, but luckily for him, he’s wearing a Burnley shirt rather than an Arsenal one, so a yellow card is deemed sufficient."While a third suggested: "Imagine if his name was Granit Xhaka...""Tierney has already kicked the ball before Westwood extends his leg to make the 'tackle', and full studs on Tierney's leg.

Leicester dropped more points in their battle to finish in the top four as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday.

Mikel Arteta being sacked. The former England and Arsenal playmaker has picked out Granit Xhaka’s recent red card as a reason that the Spaniard could end up losing his job later this season.

Arsenal captain to another, William Gallas is unhappy with Granit Xhaka. The Swiss midfielder let the Gunners down by losing his head and subsequently his place on the pitch by grabbing Burnley midfielder Ashley Westwood round the neck last Sunday.

There’s very little festive cheer at Arsenal in the week before Christmas

Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong gave his brutal assessment of the club during the 1-0 defeat to Burnley.

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has been disappointing this season, and was sent off against Burnley last weekend after grabbing Ashley Westwood by the throat.

Both Gary Neville and Jamie Redknapp highlighted Granit Xhaka's ill-discipline a full week before the Arsenal man was sent off during his side's 1-0 defeat to Burnley.

Graeme Souness laid into Mikel Arteta's tactics following Arsenal's shock defeat to Burnley on Sunday.

Arsenal fan had Twitter in meltdown after finding a novel way to use his face mask during the Gunners' painful defeat to Burnley.Mikel Arteta's side were beaten 1-0 by the Clarets at the Emirates, stretching their shocking run of form to just one win in eight Premier League games.Granit Xhaka was sent off for a moment of madness as he grabbed Ashley Westwood around the throat, before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored an own goal to give the visitors victory.The game was played in front of 2,000 socially distanced supporters at the Emirates - most of whom probably wished they hadn't succeeded in getting tickets.And it was all too much for one fan as, unable to watch, he pulled his face mask up over his eyes so he didn't have to see the

Granit Xhaka had to eat his words as he was sent off in Arsenal's defeat to Burnley - with his programme notes coming back to haunt him.

Arsenal's seventh loss from 11 games - and it came after Xhaka was sent off for grabbing Ashley Westwood with the scores still level. Afterwards, Arteta blasted the midfielder's dismissal as "unacceptable" - saying it was even worse than when Pepe was given his marching orders for headbutting Ezgjan Alioski during the Gunners' 0-0 defeat at Leeds.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has claimed his side "threw the game away" and called Granit Xhaka's sending off "unacceptable" after the Gunners suffered a 1-0 defeat against Burnley.

Arsenal players believed they could avoid defeat against Burnley, even after going down to 10-men through Granit Xhaka's sending off.The midfielder was shown a straight red card after a VAR check showed he grabbed Ashley Westwood round the neck.The Swiss international initially saw yellow after breaking up a Burnley counter attack - but a VAR check saw referee Graham Scott go over to the monitor for a closer look.Footage showed in the scuffle that took place between both sets of players after the tackle, Xhaka placed his hands around the neck of Westwood, who fell to the ground. Arsenal also went down to 10-men in similar circumstances at Elland Road as Nicolas Pepe lost his against Leeds recently - but drew the tie.

Arsenal are just five points off the relegation zone after losing 1-0 to fellow strugglers Burnley.This was just the second win of the season for the Clarets in the Premier League.And it came about largely through the Gunners, who shot themselves in the foot on two occasions.Granit Xhaka was sent off for a show of petulance after grabbing Ashley Westwood by the throat.And soon after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored in the wrong net to give Burnley the three points.Here are the five worst performers for Arsenal on a dismal night at the Emirates.Be careful what you wish for, Arsenal fans, after begging Aubameyang to get on the scoresheet.He finally did so - shame it was in the wrong net.And as disastrous as he was in his own box, he was

Arsenal's turmoil continued on Sunday as the Gunners fell to a shock defeat at home to Burnley.

Arsenal have now lost four back-to-back Premier League home games for the first time since 1959 as Burnley took advantage of Granit Xhaka's red card to seal a deserved victory at the Emirates.