Arsenal faced off against Aston Villa at Villa Park earlier this evening as they hoped to secure a good result on their travels in the Premier League. The Gunners made a slow start to the contest and conceded the opening goal in the seventh minute when John McGinn got his name on the scoresheet. Mikel Arteta‘s men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
The North London club struggled to mount a comeback in the second half and crashed to a narrow 1-0 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player fared during the contest against the Villans.
GK: David Raya – 6/10
He made a couple of solid saves during the game but couldn’t do much about McGinn’s excellent finish in the seventh minute.
RB: Ben White – 6.5/10
White kept things tidy when defending inside his half but struggled to make an impact going forward.
CB: William Saliba – 6.5/10
He got stuck in with a few solid tackles but failed to secure a clean sheet this evening.
CB: Gabriel – 6.5/10
The Brazilian talent cleared his lines when required and was good on the ball as well.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 7/10
Zinchenko did his fair share of defending and had a couple of bright moments on the left flank.
CM: Martin Odegaard – 6.5/10
The Arsenal captain got himself into some dangerous areas but wasted a couple of decent chances to find the back of the net.
CM: Declan Rice – 7/10
The England international was a positive influence in both halves.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6.5/10
Havertz worked his socks off at both ends of the pitch.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6.5/10
Saka had some bright moments in the final third but lacked quality in front of the Aston Villa goal.
ST: Gabriel Jesus – 6.5/10
He made two good runs with the ball but failed to find the back of the net.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 6/10
Martinelli tried to make things happen for Arsenal but was unable to threaten the opponent’s goal.
Substitutes:
LW: Leandro Trossard – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
ST: Eddie Nketiah – N/A
RW: Reiss Nelson – N/A
