Arsenal welcomed Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Emirates Stadium earlier today as they looked to earn a victory at home in the Premier League. The Gunners made a good start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 25th minute when Kai Havertz found the back of the net. Mikel Arteta‘s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Bukayo Saka doubled Arsenal’s advantage in the 74th minute as the Gunners earned an impressive 2-0 win in front of their home supporters.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player performed during the match against Wolves.
GK: David Raya – 7.5/10
Raya made some solid saves at the back and did enough to secure a clean sheet today.
RB: Ben White – 7/10
He kept things solid inside his half and was not shy of having a strike at goal.
CB: William Saliba – 7/10
Saliba gave a good account of himself on the defensive third of the field and would be quite happy with the clean sheet.
CB: Gabriel – 7/10
The Brazilian talent put his foot through the ball when needed and did enough to restrict the opposition from scoring.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 7/10
Zinchenko didn’t do much wrong at the back and made one decent run with the ball.
CM: Martin Odegaard – 7/10
He was a constant menace in the final third but there was no goal for him.
CM: Thomas Partey – 7.5/10
Partey was a positive influence at both ends of the pitch.
CM: Declan Rice – 7/10
The England international earned possession back twice and engineered one decent chance in the final third.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 9/10
Saka was a real headache for the Wolves defenders and ended the game with a goal and an assist to his name.
ST: Kai Havertz – 8/10
He caused a lot of chaos in and around the opponent’s penalty box and did well to score and create a goal this afternoon.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 7.5/10
Martinelli caused some problems for his marker but failed to find the back of the net.
Substitutes:
LB: Jurrien Timber – 6.5/10
He made two promising runs with the ball after coming off the bench.
LW: Leandro Trossard – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
ST: Gabriel Jesus – N/A
