Arsenal hosted Tottenham in the 194th North London Derby, fresh off the heart-warming news that club captain, Martin Odegaard, extending his stay at the club till 2028. In all honesty, the home side underwhelmed in a game that they had shown dominance in recent seasons, with Tottenham finishing the game with greater possession, while matching Arsenal for total shots (13) and big chances (4).
Without further ado, here are the Gooner Daily player ratings for the Arsenal vs Tottenham game.
Starting XI
David Raya: Made an amazing save in the first half and was rather blameless for the goals conceded. (6)
Ben White: Should have done better to close down James Maddison for the first equalizer. (6)
William Saliba: Did well to win most of his duels. (7)
Gabriel: Looked very assured with Saliba alongside him. (7)
Oleksandr Zinchenko: Struggled defensively against Dejan Kulusevski. (6)
Declan Rice: Looked off the pace and was subbed at half time due to injury. (6)
Fabio Vieira: Returned ahead of Havertz to the starting XI and played okay. Was subbed at half time due to injury. (6)
Martin Odegaard: Led the press on the opposition in the first half, but didn’t influence the game as you’d expect from him. (6)
Gabriel Jesus: Was wasted on the wing due to Trossard’s late injury. Had a glaring chance to put his team ahead and missed it. (6)
Bukayo Saka: Was the undoubted star of the game, earning a goal and assist for his team. (9)
Eddie Nketiah: Had a stinker leading the line and failed to impose himself on the game (5)
Substitutes
Jorginho: Replaced Declan Rice in half time and was culpable for the equalizing goal in the second half. (5)
Kai Havertz: Put up another underwhelming performance. Had a moment to score a goal from the edge of the box and skied it. (5)
Reiss Nelson: Showed glimpses of some attacking impetus but didn’t make any major impact. (6)
Emile Smith Rowe: Did not play enough to earn a rating. N/A
Sayonara.
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