Player Ratings: Preston 0-3 Arsenal 

Find out who impressed with our Player Ratings after Arsenal beat Preston 3-0 

Arsenal give superb display to see off Championship side Preston.

Gabriel Jesus scored his first goal since late January before talented teen Ethan Nwaneri continued to impress with another superb performance including an excellent goal, prior to Kai Havertz making it 3-0 after the break

I have to say a massive well done to the magnificent travelling Arsenal support here at Preston. For 5,656 loyal Gooners to make the long trip up to Lancashire on a Wednesday evening for a League Cup game shows you just how outstanding their support really is. Absolutely superb pic.twitter.com/5iZmDuUQv9

— Layth (@laythy29) October 30, 2024

Find out who impressed with our Player Ratings

Tommy Setford: 8/10 - A night the 18-year-old will never forget after earning a clean sheet on his first team Arsenal debut. Wonderful to see with the promise of so much more to come from the Dutch netminder

Jurrien Timber: 7.5/10 - A powerful presence as the Dutch defender strives for rhythm and full fitness before being replaced at half time as per pre-match plans

William Saliba: 7.5/10 - Good to have the world class centre-half back in defence after being sorely missed during the 2-2 draw vs Liverpool. Preston's attack won't play against a better defender all season 

Jakub Kiwior:  8/10 - Two assists and a solid performance along the backline underlined an excellent evening's work for the Polish defender

Alex Zinchenko 6.5/10 - Solid but appeared to get in the way of attacking progress at times. Another player who showcases just how strong Arteta's squad is these days. Once a marquee signing, now a dependable replacement on League Cup nights

Ethan Nwaneri: 9/10 - Boss Arteta hailed the talented teenager as 'unbelievable'. Scored a superb goal past Freddie Woodman to make it three first team goals in this tournament for the first team this season. The sky is the limit for this exciting attacker. No wonder the vociferous travelling Gooners sang: "He's one of our own..." He certainly is. And how wonderful that fact is.

Jorginho: 7/10 - Solid and reliable. Captained the side and helped guide his younger colleagues through what could have been a trickey test. As it was, the young guns, with the Brazil/Italian's leadership passed their Deepdale test with flying colour

Mikel Merino: 7.5/10 - Another excellent performace. Replaced at half time which was always the plan with tough trips to Newcastle, Inter Milan and Chelsea coming up.

Raheem Sterling: 8/10 - Lively and was exceptionally unlucky not to score late on after Woodman denied the 29-year-old

Gabriel Jesus: 7.5/10 - Scored his first Arsenal goal since January which his workrate fully deserved. As Arteta opinined after the match, his strike should boost his confidence significantly.

Gabi Martinelli: 7/10 - Not as influential as he would have liked

Substitutes:

Kai Havertz: 7/10 - Emphatic header to make it 3-0 after the interval only underlined the strength in depth in this Arsenal squad

Ayden Heaven: 7/10 - Shone during the Gunners pre-season tour of the States and fully deserved being handed a first team debut along with Tommy Stetford in goal

Myles Lewis-Skelly: 7/10 - Wonderful to see the 18-year-old show such controlled aggression against seasoned Championship professionals 

Thomas Partey 7/10 - Solid

Bukayo Saka: 7/10 - Simply loves playing football