Arsenal and Chelsea shared the spoils in West London this evening. Here are our Arsenal player ratings:
David Raya – 7.0
Started strong with a great early save and was comfortable with his distribution, though he couldn’t do much to stop Chelsea’s goal.
Ben White – 7.0
Dealt well with the ever-dangerous Pedro Neto, despite the Portuguese winger scoring from a central position.
William Saliba – 7.0
Another solid performance from the Frenchman, who kept Jackson and Palmer at bay with composed defending.
Gabriel Magalhães – 7.0
Matched his defensive partner’s level and worked hard to limit Chelsea’s attacking threats.
Jurrien Timber – 7.0
Had a busy evening against Madueke but contributed to Arsenal’s offensive play when possible.
Martin Odegaard – 7.5
Returned to form, providing the assist for Arsenal’s goal and making several other impressive passes that could have led to goals.
Thomas Partey – 5.5
Struggled against the in-form Moisés Caicedo, but provided some defensive cover. Needed to contribute more when in possession.
Declan Rice – 6.5
Showed determination, though his passing didn’t create many clear opportunities in this must-win game.
Bukayo Saka – 5.5
Typically strong in big games, but fell short of expectations tonight and struggled to make an impact.
Kai Havertz – 7.0
Played well and was unlucky to have a goal disallowed for offside. Came close to netting a winner.
Gabriel Martinelli – 8.0
One of his best performances in recent memory, capped with a well-taken goal that will boost his confidence.
Substitutes
Leandro Trossard – 4.5
Had two promising chances to score the winner but couldn’t capitalize on either.
Mikel Merino – 6.5
A decent cameo, slotting well into midfield and maintaining Arsenal’s rhythm.
Gabriel Jesus – N/A
Played too little to make a noticeable impact.
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Personally goal aside, I thought Martinelli was headless. He put in crosses to nobody, when he managed to and missed tackle after tackle. Yes he scored and well done but apart from that, toothless.
Plus, I 100% disagree with the Partey score. I thought he was our best player. He was immense.
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I wanted to scream at times. He has had a propensity to cross into an empty box but it was borderline criminal to not find heads to aim at when they were actually there
I was screaming Sue.
insane to suggest Martinelli was player of the match
Partey was, once again, our best player and it’s good to see most of our fans are mentioning this.
As for Martinelli, he’s another player who gives his all and deserves recognition, (especially his well taken goal) but no way MOTM for me.
I would say a 6.0 and pleased to see that Saka is being marked sensibly.
Thomas Party was our best player in the game. He prevented palmer getting involved much in the game and he was everywhere in the field. Please, revisit your ratings.
Thomas was indeed our best player. He did not allow Palmer do his magics, as for Martinelli he did better 2day than all the games he has played this season but not the MOTM.
You rated Partey 5.5, on what parameters? One of the players that raised their games on the day.
On flip side, where is Jon Fox?
The Partey disrespect, I just won’t get what’s up with you. dude was literally our best player
In my not-at-all-humble opinion, Martinelli was worth his rating. He prevented Gusto from scoring early in the game, kept the pressure on Chelsea’s right side, and scored our goal. He’s not perfect, but who is?
Martinelli probably was not an 8, but hands down the best attacking player. Saka was garbage today, but won’t get the hate that Martinelli or Havertz get at times.
Referring to Saka as garbage sounds pretty hateful to me.