Sunday, December 22, 2024

Player ratings: Arsenal 2-1 Fulham

Arsenal were handed a new, tough test on Saturday night.

The Gunners were aiming to maintain their 100% record but found themselves 1-0 down following a Gabriel mistake in the 56th minute.

Arsenal had dominated the game, but now they had to show character and perform in a different game state. The team were very bad at trying to come from behind last season but at their first attempt this time, they showed different bite.

Martin Odegaard, who ran the show today, saw his deflected shot find its way in and then Gabriel made amends for his earlier error by poking the ball home for the winner.

Use our player rater tool below to have your say on how the players performed, and see the average of all the other fans. Scroll down to see how we rated the players and who we chose as the man of the match and flop of the match.

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Here’s how I rated the players:
Aaron Ramsdale – 8
William Saliba – 9
Ben White – 8
Gabriel Magalhaes – 7
Kieran Tierney – 6
Mohammed Elneny – 6
Granit Xhaka – 6
Gabriel Martinelli – 7
Martin Odegaard – 10
Bukayo Saka – 7
Gabriel Jesus – 7

Man of the match: Martin Odegaard. It has been a slow start to the season for the new captain, but after two goals last week, he was excellent in this game and got the important equaliser that propelled the team to victory. He was very unlucky not to get an assist with some exquisite through balls. 

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