Arsenal secured an important 3-1 win against Brentford this evening. Here is how we rate the players:
David Raya – 6.0
This was an off day for Raya. He could have done better for Brentford’s goal and nearly gifted them a second with a fumble.
Jurrien Timber – 7.0
A busy game for Timber, who managed to perform well despite an early booking.
William Saliba – 7.5
Another composed and assured performance from the Frenchman, who kept Brentford’s attackers in check and showed them who’s boss.
Gabriel Magalhaes – 7.5
Known for his attacking prowess on set pieces, Gabriel focused on his defensive duties today and excelled in a solid all-around display.
Riccardo Calafiori – 5.5
After seeing Myles Lewis-Skelly perform well at left-back in recent matches, Calafiori’s struggles against Mbeumo were disappointing.
Thomas Partey – 7.0
Partey controlled the midfield, ensuring Brentford players had little to work with.
Mikel Merino – 7.5
His inclusion ahead of Declan Rice raised eyebrows, but Merino delivered a strong performance and capped it with a goal.
Martin Odegaard – 6.5
A quiet evening for Arsenal’s captain, who needs to rediscover his form. He may be missing Bukayo Saka’s presence.
Ethan Nwaneri – 7.0
Nothing spectacular, but the teenager put in a confident and assured display, showing no fear in a tough game.
Gabriel Jesus – 6.5
Although he scored, Jesus wasn’t at his best, losing possession too often and falling short of his high standards from the Crystal Palace game.
Gabriel Martinelli – 8.0
A standout performance. Martinelli scored a brilliant goal and caused constant problems for Brentford’s defence.
Substitutes
Myles Lewis-Skelly – 6.5
The youngster impressed again, defending well against Mbeumo despite his limited time on the pitch.
Leandro Trossard – 6.0
He didn’t have much time to make an impact but helped Arsenal maintain control of the game.
Declan Rice – 6.0
Came on and did what was needed to see out the win.
Jorginho – N/A
Didn’t play long enough to warrant a rating.
Oleksandr Zinchenko – N/A
A late cameo with little time to make an impact.
Wow, that why i think ratings are BS. We obviously watched different games.
Better performance from most of the starters. Odegaard and Califiori was below per. It was a good win but one of the area this team is terrible at is capitalizing on counter attack. There is several times that they could hit Brentford on a counter but Merino keep on recycling the ball to the defenders.
And it’s embarrassing to see Admin give Merino such a high rating while giving a lower mark to Thomas Partey who controlled the midfield really well. Partey received an 8 rating from others.
When Partey doesn’t play there, the team struggles a lot to create chances. That’s why against Brighton we will be in trouble because he will play right back. Look for example against Ipswitch Town: Havertz took his spot, and we struggled to create anything but today he was combining with Nwaneri who got 2 goal involvements.
Jorginho can cover for partey – we tend to do well when he plays. Not sure that will happen, though.
Shows how it’s so subjective as the TV made Jesus man of the match.
Partey was the man of the match for me
Timber misses BHA game. I suppose Partey will be RB.
The most interesting thing was, had the Nwaneri kid got his name on the score sheet chances are he would have been the man of the match