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 decent start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 38th minute when Kai Havertz scored with a good finish. Mikel Arteta‘s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Declan Rice was sent off by the referee in the 49th minute before Joao Pedro equalised for the visitors just nine minutes later. The North London club kept themselves in the game and had to settle for a 1-1 draw at the Emirates.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player performed during the clash against the Seagulls.
GK: David Raya – 7.5/10
Raya made a few solid saves at the back and did enough to restrict the opposition to just one goal.
RB: Ben White – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well but offered very little going forward.
CB: William Saliba – 7/10
Saliba did his fair share of defending but failed to keep a clean sheet today.
CB: Gabriel – 7/10
The Brazilian talent cleared the danger when he could and was good on the ball.
LB: Jurrien Timber – 6/10
Timber performed his defensive duties well and made one good chance in the final third.
CM: Martin Odegaard – 6.5/10
Odegaard caught the eye at times but failed to make a difference in the opponent’s half.
CM: Thomas Partey – 7/10
He earned the ball back multiple times for his team and completed one good dribble during the game.
CM: Declan Rice – 5/10
Rice made one decent run with the ball but let his teammates down by getting sent off by the referee early in the second half.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 8/10
The England international was a constant menace in the final third and picked up an assist for setting up Havertz’s opener.
ST: Kai Havertz – 7/10
Havertz caused a few problems for the opposition defenders and managed to score the opening goal in the 38th minute.
LW: Leandro Trossard – 6.5/10
He managed to shine at times but lacked quality in front of the Brighton goal.
Substitutes:
LB: Riccardo Calafiori – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 6/10
He struggled to get into the flow of the game.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 6/10
Zinchenko kept things solid at the back.
