Arsenal entertained Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium earlier today as they focused on collecting maximum points at home in the Premier League. The Gunners made a decent start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
The North London club conceded the opening goal in the 84th minute when Leon Bailey found the back of the net. Ollie Watkins doubled the away team’s advantage just three minutes later as Mikel Arteta‘s men crashed to a tough 2-0 loss in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player performed during the clash against the Villans.
GK: David Raya – 5.5/10
He failed to make a save in the game and won’t be pleased after conceding twice in the latter stages of the game.
RB: Ben White – 7/10
White kept things solid at the back and made two good chances for his teammates going forward. He was replaced in the 66th minute.
CB: William Saliba – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when needed but won’t be happy after allowing two late goals today.
CB: Gabriel – 6/10
The Brazilian was far from convincing on the defensive end of the pitch.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 6/10
He came back to defend when he could but offered very little in the Aston Villa half.
CM: Martin Odegaard – 7/10
Odegaard caused a few headaches for his marker but didn’t do enough to get his name on the scoresheet.
CM: Declan Rice – 6/10
Rice offered decent protection for his teammates at the back but lacked quality on the ball.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6.5/10
He managed to impress at times but failed to register a goal.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 7/10
Saka engineered some meaningful chances for others around him but there was no goal for him today.
ST: Gabriel Jesus – 7/10
Jesus caused some chaos for the opposition defenders but struggled to make a difference for the Gunners in the final third.
LW: Leandro Trossard – 6.5/10
He made two decent chances for his teammates from the left flank but failed to find the back of the net.
Substitutes:
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 6/10
He made one good chance in the final third.
RB: Takehiro Tomiyasu – 6/10
Tomiyasu looked shaky at the back.
CM: Jorginho – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CAM: Emile Smith Rowe – 6/10
He struggled to get into the flow of the game.
ST: Eddie Nketiah – N/A
