Arsenal clashed heads with Aston Villa at Villa Park earlier today as they look to secure a positive result on the road in the Premier League. The Gunners made a decent start to the game but conceded the opening goal in the 36th minute when Matty Cash found the back of the net. Mikel Arteta’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Leandro Trossard equalised for the North London giants in the 52nd minute. However, Emi Buendia scored the winning goal for the home team in injury time as Arsenal crashed to a tough 2-1 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player fared during the clash against the Villans.
GK: David Raya – 6.5/10
Raya made his fair share of saves during the game, but still ended up conceding two goals today.
RB: Ben White – 7/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
CB: Jurrien Timber – 6.5/10
Timber performed his defensive duties well, but won’t be happy about conceding twice this afternoon.
CB: Piero Hincapie – 7/10
He put his foot through the ball when he could, but it was not enough.
LB: Riccardo Calafiori – 6/10
He didn’t do much wrong defensively, but lacked quality in the opponent’s half.
CM: Martin Odegaard – 7/10
Odegaard caught the eye at times, but there was no goal for him.
CM: Martin Zubimendi – 6.5/10
He anchored the midfield well but offered very little going forward.
CM: Declan Rice – 7.5/10
Rice offered good protection for his teammates at the back and engineered two key chances in the final third.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 7/10
He caused a lot of headaches for his marker but failed to register a goal.
ST: Mikel Merino – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal. Merino was replaced at half-time.
LW: Eberechi Eze – 6/10
Eze made one good run with the ball and was substituted at half-time.
Substitutes:
ST: Viktor Gyokeres – 6/10
Gyokeres failed to get into the flow of the game.
RW: Noni Madueke – 6/10
He made one decent run with the ball.
LB: Myles Lewis-Skelly – N/A
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – N/A
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