Arsenal entertained Brighton and Hove Albion at the Emirates Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the Premier League. The Gunners made a dominant start to the game and were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Gabriel Jesus gave Arsenal the lead in the 57th minute before Kai Havertz killed the game off in the 87th minute. The contest ended with Mikel Arteta‘s men earning an impressive 2-1 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player fared during the match against the Seagulls.
GK: David Raya – 7/10
He had to make just one save during the game and secured a comfortable clean sheet at the Emirates.
RB: Ben White – 7/10
White kept things solid at the back and was lively going forward.
CB: William Saliba – 7/10
He dealt with the danger when needed and did enough to secure a clean sheet.
CB: Gabriel – 7/10
The Brazilian sensation performed well enough to restrict the opposition from scoring today.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 7/10
He made a few important interceptions inside his half and engineered two good chances in the final third.
CM: Martin Odegaard – 7.5/10
Odegaard was a constant menace in the opponent’s half and did everything but score today.
CM: Declan Rice – 7.5/10
He anchored the midfield with conviction and was not shy of having a strike at goal.
CM: Kai Havertz – 7.5/10
Havertz came back to defend when needed and managed to kill the game off with a good finish in the 87th minute.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 7.5/10
Saka caused a lot of headaches for his marker but there was no goal for him.
ST: Gabriel Jesus – 7.5/10
The Brazilian striker gave Arsenal the all-important lead in the 57th minute and made two good chances in the final third.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 8/10
Martinelli made a handful of dangerous runs with the ball and managed to engineer some meaningful openings for his teammates.
Substitutes:
ST: Eddie Nketiah – N/A
LW: Leandro Trossard – N/A
RW: Reiss Nelson – N/A
CM: Emile Smith Rowe – N/A
CB: Jakub Kiwior – N/A
