Arsenal entertained Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result in the Premier League. The Gunners began the game well and managed to score the opening goal in the fourth minute thanks to Leandro Trossard’s effort. Mikel Arteta‘s men controlled the game and went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Ben White doubled Arsenal’s advantage in the 52nd minute before Kai Havertz killed the game off just five minutes later. Havertz scored again in the 65th minute before White got his name on the scoresheet once again just moments later. The contest finished with Arsenal securing a dominant 5-0 win in the London derby.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player performed during the clash against the Blues.
GK: David Raya – 6.5/10
He had to make just one save in the game and secured an easy clean sheet tonight.
RB: Ben White – 9/10
White was solid when defending inside his half and managed to score twice in the second half.
CB: William Saliba – 7/10
He earned the ball back twice and did enough to keep a clean sheet.
CB: Gabriel – 7.5/10
The Brazilian talent cleared the danger when needed and would be quite happy after restricting the opposition from scoring.
LB: Takehiro Tomiyasu – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well and made one good chance going forward.
CM: Martin Odegaard – 9.5/10
Odegaard made a lot of excellent chances for his teammates to score and has got two assists to show for his efforts.
CM: Thomas Partey – 7.5/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the pitch.
CM: Declan Rice – 8.5/10
Rice caught the eye in both halves and ended the game with an assist to his name.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 8.5/10
Saka was a constant menace in the final third and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
ST: Kai Havertz – 9/10
Havertz caused all sorts of problems for the Chelsea defenders and managed to score twice in the second half.
LW: Leandro Trossard – 8/10
He opened the goal-scoring early in the game and worked hard for his team defensively as well.
Substitutes:
ST: Gabriel Jesus – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 6/10
He added some pace to Arteta’s attack.
CM: Jorginho – 6.5/10
Jorginho anchored the midfield well.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 6.5/10
He earned the ball back once.
CM: Fabio Vieira – N/A
