Arsenal welcomed Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Emirates Stadium earlier today as they looked to secure a good result at home in the Premier League. The Gunners made a quick start to the game and scored the opening goal in the sixth minute when Bukayo Saka found the back of the net. Martin Odegaard doubled his team’s advantage just seven minutes later as Mikel Arteta‘s men went into the half-time break 2-0 up on the scoreline.
The North London club sat on their lead well in the second half but conceded a goal in the 86th minute when Matheus Cunha got his name on the scoresheet. The match ended with Arsenal securing a hard-fought 2-1 win at the Emirates.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player fared during the match against Wolves.
GK: David Raya – 6.5/10
The talented keeper made a few decent saves at the back but failed to secure a clean sheet.
RB: Takehiro Tomiyasu – 7.5/10
Tomiyasu performed his defensive duties well and had a couple of bright moments in the opponent’s half. He has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10
The French sensation made one important clearance at the back and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Gabriel – 7/10
Gabriel was a strong presence in the air and made one key chance going forward.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 6.5/10
Zinchenko was far from convincing defensively and managed to secure an assist.
CM: Martin Odegaard – 8/10
The Norway international managed to engineer a few decent chances for his teammates in the final third. He doubled Arsenal’s lead in the 13th minute.
CM: Declan Rice – 7/10
Rice anchored the midfield with conviction and had a few strikes at goal.
CM: Leandro Trossard – 7/10
He earned the ball back a few times and made one key chance in the opponent’s half.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 8.5/10
Saka was a constant menace in the final third and managed to score the opening goal in the sixth minute.
ST: Gabriel Jesus – 6.5/10
The Brazilian forward caused a few headaches for the opposition but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 6.5/10
Martinelli was a threat at times in the final third but there was no goal for him.
Substitutes:
ST: Eddie Nketiah – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10
Havertz struggled to get into the rhythm of the game.
RB: Ben White – 6/10
White failed to make an impact.
CM: Jorginho – N/A
CB: Jakub Kiwior – N/A
