Player Ratings: Luton Town 3-4 Arsenal

Declan Rice's 97th minute winner seals dramatic victory for Arsenal at Luton as Gunners go five points clear



Player Ratings: Luton Town 3-4 Arsenal

Rice Rice Baby. Declan's 97th minute capped an astonishing match at Kenilworth Road on Tuesday evening


Luton Town 3-4 Arsenal 

Declan Rice was Arsenal's hero after he grabbed a 97th minute winner to break Luton hearts and send Mikel Arteta's determined side five points clear at the top of the Premier League after an astonishing 4-3 win at Kenilworth Road. 

 

Find out who impressed with our Player Ratings: 

David Raya: 4/10 - Two huge errors meant two goals conceded which could have been costly for Arsenal. Owes Declan Rice big time after the Gunners midfielder got him out of jail with his 97th minute winner. Simply not an ugrade on Aaron Ramsdale. Quote all the distribution stats you like, but as a keeper whose job it is to keep the ball out of the net, Raya, alas is simply not good enough

RB: Ben White - 7.5/10 - Excellent cross for Jesus' emphatic header towards the end of the first half. Engaged in an absorbing duel with Alfie Doughty

CB: William Saliba - 8/10 -Stood firm against a physical but mostly fair Luton side despite some robust challenges 

CB: Gabriel Magalhaes - 7/10 - Questions have to be asked regarding Luton's aerial threat especially relating to the goal 

LB: Jakub Kiwior - 5/10 - Not his natural position but did not impress. 

DM: Declan Rice - 9/10 - Outstanding. Absolutely outstanding

CM: Kai Havertz - 7.5/10 - Easing into his role nicely. Excellent movement off the ball, deserved his goal but perhaps should have had more. 

CM: Martin Odegaard - 7/10 - Not hsi most influential game but let's face it, against Luton's physicality how many inherently creative midfielders have flourished this season?

RW: Bukayo Saka - 7/10 - Always lively even if he wasn't as effective as he would have liked to have been. On the wrong end of some agricultural challenges but simply got on with it

ST: Gabriel Jesus - 7.5/10 - Excellent goal and claimed an assist for Havertz's strike. A crafty presence throughout with real guile to harrass Luton's increasingly beleagured backline 

LW: Gabriel Martinelli - 7/10 - Took a hefty whack on hbis lower back early on which neccesitated painkillers ut showed character to grab the opener shortly afterwards. Played through the pain barrier for the cause as he never let the Hatters defence settle. 

Substitutes

SUB: Oleksandr Zinchenko (64' for Kiwior) - 7/10

SUB: Leandro Trossard (64' for Martinelli) - 6.5/10


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