Player Ratings: Arsenal 2-2 Spurs

Arsenal 2-2 Spurs: Find out who impressed in the North London derby



Player Ratings: Arsenal 2-2 Spurs

A banner at the Emirates. CREDIT: @laythy29


Arsenal threw away two leads in the North London derby against Spurs in an entertaining but ultimately frustrating encounter at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon

Cristian Romero's own goal gave Arsenal the lead but Heung-Min Son equalised 180 seconds before half time.

Bukayo Saka's penalty put the Gunners ahead again after the interval but Jorginho's mistake handed Son an equaliser to make the final score on a breathless encounter 2-2.

Find out who impressed in our Gooner Fanzine Player Ratings 

 

GK: David Raya - 6.5/10 - Excellent reactions and footwork to keep out Johnson in one of the saves of the season so far, but could the Brentford loanee have done more to prevent the first equaliser moments later, after Arsenal failed to clear their lines 

RB: Ben White - 6/10 - Won penalty after Romero handled his close range shot 

CB: William Saliba - 7/10 - A superb player with excellent anticipation 

CB: Gabriel Magalhaes - 6/10 - A solid performance but will be frustrated with the way both goals were conceded 

LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko - 6/10 - Kulusevski never let the Gunners Ukrainian settle but always excellent with possession 

CM: Martin Odegaard - 6.5/10 - An emphasis on hard work covering in the middle where Spurs based most their their attempts to break through, rather than flair was the order of the day for the Gunners captain who recently signed a deserved new deal

CM: Declan Rice - 5.5/10 - Arteta hooked the former West Ham midfielder at half time after picking up an injury 

CM: Fabio Vieira - 5/10 - Not his most effective game after encrouaging performances over the last few weeks

RW: Bukayo Saka - 7.5/10 - Always lively, always influential. Forced an own goal and finished his spot kick with aplomb 

ST: Eddie Nketiah - 5/10 - Anonymous 

LW: Gabriel Jesus - 6/10 - Worked hard defensively and put in a shift 

Substitutes

Jorginho (46' for Rice) - 4/10 - Lost the ball to Maddison who sent Son free to make it 2-2 

Kai Havertz (46' for Vieira) - 5/10 - Underwhelming

Reiss Nelson (77' for Jesus) - 6/10 

Emile Smith Rowe (90' for Saka) - N/A - Came on in the 96th minute 

Subs not used: Mohamed Elneny, Cedric Soares, Jakub Kiwior, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Aaron Ramsdale


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