Arsenal delivered a solid win over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, coming back from an early goal to collect all three points.
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In truth the Gunners were a much more dangerous team and kept Chelsea from dangerous areas for most of the game.
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Who starred, and who slumped in North London?
Arsenal vs Chelsea player ratings out of 10
David Raya: 6.5 — Might’ve done better on Rogers’ goal but made a terrific save on Estevao late in the game.
Ben White: 6.5 — A busy, no-frills performance.
Ezri Konsa: 6 — Offside on what would’ve been a momentum-building goal.
Gabriel Magalhaes: 6.5 — An uncharacteristically average day, but still effective. Lead the way in keeping the danger areas clear for Raya late.
Riccardo Calafiori: 6.5 — Just fine, denied an early goal.
Declan Rice: 8.5 — 14 of his 18 line-breaking passes were into the final third. His clever and unpunished clip of Morgan Rogers late took a cutback lane away for Chelsea.
Myles Lewis-Skelly: 5.5 — Moved the ball well but offered little in the duel or defensively
Bukayo Saka: 7 — A game-high four shots but somehow still a bit quiet compared to his lofty standards.
Martin Odegaard: 8 — Lost a header on Rogers’ opener but then did almost nothing else wrong. Delivered a game-high 1.46 xG+xA.
Christos Tzolis: 8 — A massive upgrade on the left who is keeping Eberechi Eze off the pitch.
Kai Havertz: 9 — Spectacular with a goal and a game-high 10 touches in the opposition box, but it was his dummy of Tzolis’ entry pass on Odegaard’s goal that took the cake.
Subs
Martin Zubimendi (on 67'): 7
Piero Hincapie (On 67'): 7
Mikel Merino (On 77'): N/A
Viktor Gyokeres (On 78'): N/A
Chelsea player ratings out of 10 at Arsenal
Emiliano Martinez: 6.5 — Outstanding early, could he have done more on Havertz’s goal?
Maxence Lacroix: 6.5 — No problems on the day.
Josh Acheampong: 6 — Beaten by Tzolis en route to Arsenal’s winner.
Wesley Fofana: 7.5 — Very busy, painting his name all over the defensive stat sheet. Elite in the air.
Jorell Hato: 6.5 — Picked up a solid assist.
Reece James: 6.5 — Very good for much of the match but lost Odegaard on the goal. That was big.
Romeo Lavia: 6.5 — Not the issue. But the issue wasn’t there, as Chelsea need an enforcer along with James and Lavia.
Pedro Neto: 6.5 — A real threat on the right, hit the post.
Morgan Rogers: 7 — Tremendous goal early but failed to affect the game for spells in this one.
Cole Palmer: 5.5 — Could’ve been sent off early and a few classy moments of playmaking can’t overtake an overall subpar day.
Joao Pedro: 7 — Ran his socks off and created a glorious and almost absurd chance when he released Pedro Neto with a back-to-goal chop of over 50 yards.
Subs
Malo Gusto (On 60'): 7
Pep Chavarria (On 60'): 6
Estevao (On 81'): 6.5 — Nearly beat Raya.
Danny Welbeck (On 87'): N/A
