Arsenal welcomed Bodo/Glimt at the Emirates Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure an easy win at home. The Gunners made a dominant start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 23rd minute when Eddie Nketiah tapped the ball in from close range. Rob Holding doubled Arsenal’s advantage just four minutes later as Mikel Arteta’s men went into the half-time break 2-0 up on the scoreline.
The home side were solid in the second half and managed to kill the game off in the 84th minute when Fabio Viera got his name on the scoresheet. The contest finished with the Gunners earning an impressive 3-0 win at North London.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player performed during the match against Bodo/Glimt.
GK: Matt Turner – 7.5/10
The talented keeper made a few solid saves to keep his clean sheet intact.
RB: Takehiro Tomiyasu – 7.5/10
He was solid when defending inside his half and made two good runs with the ball.
CB: Rob Holding – 8.5/10
The English talent did his fair share of defending and doubled Arsenal’s advantage in the 27th minute.
CB: Gabriel – 7/10
The Brazilian centre-back didn’t do much wrong on the defensive end of the pitch and was accurate with his passing.
LB: Kieran Tierney – 7/10
Tierney made a couple of crucial defensive contributions and engineered one good chance in the final third.
CM: Fabio Viera – 9/10
He caused a lot of headaches for the opposition defenders and ended the game with a goal and an assist to his name.
CM: Albert Sambi Lokonga – 6.5/10
Lokonga anchored the midfield well and kept the ball moving with conviction.
CM: Granit Xhaka – 7/10
He had a few bright moments in the game but got replaced just before the hour mark.
RW: Marquinhos – 7/10
Marquinhos did his fair share of defending but lacked quality in the final third.
ST: Eddie Nketiah – 7/10
He caused a few problems for the opposition and managed to open the goal-scoring with an easy finish.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 7/10
Martinelli created some decent chances for others around him and made two dangerous runs with the ball.
Substitutes:
ST: Gabriel Jesus – 7.5/10
He was always willing to run with the ball and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CAM: Martin Odegaard – 7/10
Odegaard added some creativity to Arteta’s midfield.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10
He offered very little after coming off the bench.
RB: Ben White – 6/10
White was solid at the back.
LW: Reiss Nelson – N/A
He didn’t get enough time to make an impact.
