STEVEN Caldwell does not have a good track record against Arsenal. Or in the FA Cup. But, he stresses: "Records are there to be broken!"

In three Premier League meetings with the Gunners, the 27-year-old has suffered 5-0 thrashings at Highbury with both former club Newcastle and Leeds, where he spent a period on loan in 2004.

With Sunderland, he suffered a 3-0 Carling Cup defeat, before going down 3-1 in the league.

As for the FA Cup: "I've not got great memories of it really. I've often been on the bench or dropped for the games," he said.

"I think I probably played my first FA Cup game very late, when I was 23 or 24 maybe. But I never played much. This is probably the biggest FA Cup game if I get selected that I'll have played in, so I'm looking forward to it."

And it is with a steely determination that Burnley captain Caldwell is looking to set his Gunners record straight as the teams go head to head in the third round at Turf Moor on Sunday.

"It's been tough. It always is (against Arsenal)," the 27-year-old conceded.

"But this is one of those games. It's the cup, if we get a shot suddenly everything goes against them and maybe we can get a result.

"I do think getting in their face is the only way of beating them, not because they're soft in any way, but the facts of the matter are, if we stand off, they will beat us.

"If it's an open game, they will beat us.

"You have to get in their faces so they can't get their heads up to find passes. That doesn't mean getting in and kicking them and trying to wind them up, because they are far too smart for that.

"They maybe had a touch of that two or three years ago, but it's not there any more, and they're ready for that.

"So getting in their faces means getting tight to them - as tight as we can possibly get - and at least make them earn the right to beat us by showing their fantastic football. At least make them play around us, try not to stand off them and let it come easy for them."

And Caldwell has urged the Clarets to play as if this is their last hoorah.

"We need to treat this game like we might never get back there again, and you have a great chance if you play with that attitude," he said.

"There will be times when we have to sit in and soak up a bit of pressure, but we will have a time in the game when we are on top, and we have to capitalise on that time.

"If we do that, and defend for our lives, we can get a result."