Arsenal secured a 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest this afternoon. Here is our player ratings.
David Raya – 7.0
Commanded his area well when needed, but he had little to do for most of the match.
Jurrien Timber – 7.5
Replaced Ben White at right-back and delivered a good performance. Defended solidly and supported Bukayo Saka effectively when required.
William Saliba – 7.5
As solid as ever, Saliba managed Taiwo Awoniyi’s threat effectively, keeping the Nigerian striker quiet throughout the game.
Gabriel Magalhães – 7.5
The Brazilian was reliable at the back and ensured Forest posed no significant goal threat.
Riccardo Calafiori – 7.5
Impressive on both ends of the pitch, the Italian continues to win over fans at the Emirates with his solid defensive and attacking contributions.
Mikel Merino – 7.0
Played a steady role in Arsenal’s midfield, maintaining possession well, though without any standout moments.
Jorginho – 7.0
Replaced Declan Rice and performed adequately, despite picking up a yellow card.
Martin Odegaard – 8.5
Arsenal sorely missed their captain, and this performance showed why. He was instrumental in dictating play and brought creativity to the midfield.
Leandro Trossard – 7.0
A much-improved display, Trossard posed a consistent threat and contributed to Arsenal’s attacking efforts.
Gabriel Jesus – 6.5
Still struggling to find the back of the net, but his link-up play and work rate were vital to Arsenal’s attack.
Bukayo Saka – 8.5
Outstanding as always. His goal and assist demonstrated his growing influence, and Forest simply couldn’t handle him.
Substitutes
Thomas Partey – 8.0
Made an immediate impact with a brilliant goal and helped Arsenal maintain control of the game.
Oleksandr Zinchenko – 6.5
Helped keep Arsenal threatening but didn’t have a standout contribution.
Ethan Nwaneri – 7.5
Fearless and clinical, Nwaneri took his goal beautifully and is making a strong case to start matches.
Raheem Sterling – 6.5
Provided the assist for Nwaneri’s goal but didn’t make a significant overall impact.
Jakub Kiwior – N/A
Came on too late to make a meaningful contribution.
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One of the rare games I’ve missed; so I do not have much to contribute . . .
Bigger winning margin than I expected.
Glad Nwaneri scored.
Clean sheet.
Congratulations Arsenal. Let the wins flow on.
No way trossard should be rated higher than Jesus… Trossard was simply useless in the attack.. no shot no chance created no nothing
Harsh on Jesus – I was pleased with both him and trossard looking very bright and something like their best – and Jesus was the more involved of the two from what I saw, so it makes no sense for him to have a lower rating. As stated in the article, jesus’ link up was vital to our attack – really was very good linking with saka, odegaard and timber on the right, in particular.
I thought jorginho was excellent in the first half – looked like the experienced pro that he is, kept everything calm and played some nice passes, including one in the lead up to saka’s goal.
No doubt saka and particularly odegaard were the stars, though. Both were fantastic.