Arsenal entertained Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium earlier today as they focused on securing a victory at home in the Premier League. The Gunners made a decent start to the contest and scored the opener in the 20th minute thanks to Gabriel Martinelli’s effort. Leandro Trossard doubled his team’s advantage in the first half injury-time as Mikel Arteta‘s men went into the half-time interval 2-0 up on the scoreline.
James Justin got a goal back for Leicester just after the restart before going on to score the equaliser with a great strike in the 63rd minute. However, the Gunners went in front once again in injury-time when Wilfred Ndidi scored an unfortunate own goal. Kai Havertz added another goal in the dying embers of the game as Arsenal secured a hard-fought 4-2 win at the Emirates.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player performed during the match against Leicester City.
GK: David Raya – 6/10
Raya made one solid save at the back but would be disappointed after conceding twice in the second half.
RB: Jurrien Timber – 8/10
He caught the eye at both ends of the pitch and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CB: William Saliba – 6.5/10
Saliba performed his defensive duties well but failed to keep things solid at the back in the second half.
CB: Gabriel – 7/10
He cleared the danger when he could and was a threat in the final third.
LB: Riccardo Calafiori – 7.5/10
Calafiori did his fair share of defending and gave a good account of himself in the opponent’s half.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 9.5/10
Saka caused all sorts of problems for the Leicester defenders but failed to register a goal.
CM: Thomas Partey – 6.5/10
He got stuck in with a few solid tackles to make life tough for the opposition.
CM: Declan Rice – 7/10
Rice was full of energy and running at the centre of the park and didn’t shy away from having a strike at goal.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 8/10
He was a constant menace in the final half and managed to score and create a goal for Arsenal today.
ST: Kai Havertz – 8/10
Havertz was already willing to have a strike at goal and managed to get his name on the scoresheet in injury time.
ST: Leandro Trossard – 8/10
He caused a lot of headaches for his marker and ended the game with a goal to his name.
Substitutes:
LW: Raheem Sterling – 6/10
Sterling failed to make an impact.
RW: Ethan Nwaneri – N/A
ST: Gabriel Jesus – N/A
